2012–13 NHL lockout

NHL labour dispute January 2013 2012–13 NHL lockout September 15, 2012 – January 6, 2013 (09 15 2012 1 6 2013) United States Canada Expiration of the 2005 NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement Stalemate over division of the NHL's league-related income and salary cap structure between NHL club owners and players Reduction of players' salaries to 46% of the league's income Extend entry-level contracts Revise revenue-sharing system Agreement reached to end lockout on January 6, 2013 New ten-year collective bargaining agreement ratified on January 9 2012–13 season reduced to 48 games per team National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) National Hockey League (NHL) Donald Fehr (executive director) Gary Bettman (commissioner) Bill Daly (deputy commissioner) The 2012–13 NHL lockout was a labor dispute between the National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) that began at 11:59 pm EDT on September 15, 2012. A tentative deal on a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) was reached on January 6, 2013, with its ratification and signing of a memorandum of understanding on the agreement completed by January 12, 2013, 2012 9 15 2013 1 12 days after the expiry of the previous CBA.Hackel Stu Tentative deal reached to end lockout Time Inc. January 6, 2013 http://nhl-red-light.si.com/2013/01/06/tentative-deal-reached-to-end-lockout/ January 6, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130108111201/http://nhl-red-light.si.com/2013/01/06/tentative-deal-reached-to-end-lockout/ January 8, 2013 The owners of the league's franchises, led by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, declared a lockout of the members of the NHLPA after a new agreement could not be reached before the expiry of the NHL collective bargaining agreement on September 16, 2012. The lockout shortened the 2012–13 NHL season, originally scheduled to begin on October 11, 2012, from 82 to 48 games, a reduction of 41.5 percent. The revised season started on January 19, 2013, and ended on April 28, 2013. An issue for the owners were desires to reduce the players' guaranteed 57% share of hockey-related revenues, introduce term limits on contracts, eliminate salary arbitration, and change free agency rules. The union's initial offers focused on increased revenue sharing between owners and a fixed salary cap that is not linked to league revenues. As the deadline for a work stoppage approached, the union unsuccessfully challenged the league's ability to lock out players of three Canadian teams – the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames (in the jurisdiction of Alberta), and the Montreal Canadiens (in the jurisdiction of Quebec). The dispute was the third lockout in the 19 years since Bettman became Commissioner in 1993, following player lockouts in 1994–95 and 2004–05, with the latter case leading to the cancellation of the entire season. This was also the third labor dispute for NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr who, as head of the Major League Baseball Players Association, led his union through a lockout in 1990 and a strike in 1994–95. During the lockout, many NHL players went to other leagues in North America and Europe. Many businesses in the United States and Canada located near NHL arenas lost money as a result of the games not played. Cancelled games All games on the original 2012–13 NHL calendar up to January 14, 2013, were cancelled, including the 2013 NHL Winter Classic between the Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs, which was rescheduled for 2014.NHL cancels Winter Classic https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/8583243/nhl-cancels-winter-classic-toronto-maple-leafs-detroit-red-wings-source-says ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures November 2, 2012 Katie Strang Craig Custance November 2, 2012 In addition, the 2013 All-Star Game, scheduled for January 27, was postponed to 2014 then postponed again to 2015 because of participation at the 2014 Winter Olympics. The revised 48-game schedule resulted in the cancellation of 510 regular season games, comprising 41.5 percent of the season. Issues The owners identified their key issues in their first offer, presented on July 13, 2012. Their offer retained the framework established following the 2004–05 NHL lockout but made numerous changes to player salary and movement rights:https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/8166038/nhl-first-cba-offer-nhlpa-reportedly-features-big-givebacks Sources: NHL makes first CBA offer ESPN July 14, 2012 September 11, 2012 Reduce the players' share of hockey-related revenues from 57 percent to 46 percent, while also redefining hockey-related revenues, so that the players' share would be reduced to 43 percent based on the definition in the expired CBA. Set a maximum term of four years on all new players' contracts. Eliminate signing bonuses and set a uniform salary for each year of a contract, thus eliminating front-loading of contracts. Extend entry-level contracts for players entering the league from three years to five. Extend qualification for unrestricted free agency from seven years in the league to ten. The players' union waited a month to offer a counter-proposal as it requested additional financial data from the league. When the union proposed it on August 14, it retained a salary cap, but de-linked it from revenue. It proposed a fixed cap for three years, followed by a players' option to return to the terms of the expired CBA in the fourth year. Fehr suggested their proposal could save the league as much as $465 million and would feature an enhanced revenue sharing system that would help lower-revenue teams.Johnston Chris https://nationalpost.com/sports/hockey/nhl/nhlpa-tables-offer-to-league-says-players-willing-to-accept-less NHLPA tables offer to league, says players willing to accept less National Post August 14, 2012 September 11, 2012 https://archive.today/20130130075856/http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/08/14/nhlpa-tables-offer-to-league-says-players-willing-to-accept-less/ January 30, 2013 live mdy-all Negotiations The two parties exchanged a pair of offers as the deadline for a lockout approached. The union's last offer before the expiry of the collective bargaining agreement continued to call for an unlinked salary cap that would steadily increase over a five-year term. Donald Fehr argued that if the league continued to see revenue increase at the seven percent average of the 2005–2012 CBA, the players' share of revenues would drop from the 57 percent they received in 2011–12 to a low of 52 percent in 2015–16, but increase in the final two years of the deal back to 54 percent. The NHL countered with a time-limited offer where it would continue with the existing definition of hockey-related revenue and a linked salary cap that would pay the players 49 percent of revenues in 2012–13 and fall to 47 percent by the sixth year of the deal.Stevenson Chris Tick, tick, tick... Calgary Sun September 13, 2012 S3 Each side rejected the others' offer, and some veteran players expressed willingness to sit out an entire season if necessary.Stevenson Chris http://www.winnipegsun.com/2012/09/13/jerome-iginla-willing-to-lose-a-season-for-a-fair-deal Jarome Iginla willing to lose another NHL season for a fair deal Winnipeg Sun September 13, 2012 September 17, 2012 The National Hockey League officially locked its players out when the CBA expired,Johnston Chris https://theprovince.com/business/hockey+officially+locks+players+expires/7249310/story.html No hockey: NHL officially locks out its players as CBA expires Vancouver Province September 15, 2012 September 17, 2012 September 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes and on September 19, cancelled all preseason games for the month of September.https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/bill-daly-missing-preseason-cost-nhl-100-million-in-revenue/article4582475/ Bill Daly: Missing preseason cost NHL $100-million in revenue The Globe and Mail October 2, 2012 The Canadian Press October 5, 2012 Johnston, Chris Toronto October 4, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121004231308/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/bill-daly-missing-preseason-cost-nhl-100-million-in-revenue/article4582475/ dead Several players then signed contracts to play in European leagues for the duration of the dispute.https://theprovince.com/sports/Locked+players+European+leagues/7252530/story.html Locked-out players eye European leagues Vancouver Province September 17, 2012 September 17, 2012September 2020 The NHLPA challenged the NHL's right to lock out the players in two Canadian jurisdictions. Sixteen members of the Montreal Canadiens unsuccessfully sought a temporary injunction from the Quebec labor Relations Board that would prevent the team from locking its players out of practice facilities and would have required the Canadiens to pay its players regardless.Beacon Bill https://vancouversun.com/sports/Commissioner+Bettman+shows+emotion+defending+stance+deal/7245823/story.html Labour board turns down players' request to block NHL lockout in Quebec The Vancouver Sun September 14, 2012 September 17, 2012 September 18, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120918033339/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Commissioner%20Bettman%20shows%20emotion%20defending%20stance%20deal/7245823/story.html dead Twenty-one members of the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers sought similar relief from the Alberta labor Relations Board, but the board ruled in favour of the NHL.http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=643215 https://web.archive.org/web/20121012232737/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=643215 dead October 12, 2012 Alberta labor board sides with NHL in lockout ruling National Hockey League October 10, 2012 October 11, 2012 Having cancelled the remainder of the preseason, and regular season games up to November 1,https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-cancels-first-2-weeks-of-regular-season-1.1133332 NHL cancels first 2 weeks of regular season October 4, 2012 The Canadian Press October 4, 2012 Canadian Broadcasting CorporationNHL ANNOUNCES CANCELLATION OF GAMES THROUGH NOVEMBER 1 TSN on October 16, Bettman offered a 50–50 revenue split in the owners' latest CBA proposal. Two days later, the Players' Association presented three counterproposals. Both sides were still far apart when negotiations ended."NHL unhappy with union response". ESPN. October 18, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2012. The league, which refused to negotiate with the NHLPA unless they used the league proposal as the starting point, withdrew its offer after negotiations failed.Gentile, Sean. NHL pulls last offer from players. The Sporting News via Buffalo Business First. Retrieved October 26, 2012.Lebrun, Pierre (October 25, 2012). NHL plans to withdraw proposal. ESPN. Retrieved October 26, 2012. Subsequently, on October 26, the NHL cancelled all games scheduled for November,http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=644323 https://web.archive.org/web/20121027211801/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=644323 dead October 27, 2012 NHL announces cancellation of 2012–13 regular-season schedule through November 30 National Hockey League October 26, 2012 October 26, 2012 including the annual Hall of Fame game, scheduled for November 9 at the Air Canada Centre, and the Black Friday Thanksgiving Showdown scheduled to air on NBC.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2012/10/26/nhl-canceled-november-games/1660995/ NHL games affected by Friday's cancellations USA Today October 26, 2012 October 26, 2012 In addition, the 2013 NHL Winter Classic was cancelled on November 2.NHL cancels Winter Classic https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/8583243/nhl-cancels-winter-classic-toronto-maple-leafs-detroit-red-wings-source-says ESPN November 2, 2012 Katie Strang Craig Custance November 2, 2012 The league and players' association resumed negotiations on November 6, meeting over six consecutive days in a neutral, undisclosed location.Podell, Ira (November 9, 2012). NHL labor talks under way for 4th straight day https://web.archive.org/web/20121112200741/https://sports.yahoo.com/news/nhl-labor-talks-extended-friday-093639248--nhl.html November 12, 2012 . Associated Press. Retrieved November 9, 2012. The NHL offered to pay a $211 million "make whole provision" over the first two years of the deal to honour existing player contracts; the NHLPA sought $590 million.Strang, Katie. "NHL, players meet briefly in NY". ESPN. November 11, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2012. On November 21, the NHLPA made a new proposal that left the sides $182 million apart, which Bettman immediately rejected."Gary Bettman: Sides 'still far apart'". ESPN. November 22, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012. Two days later, all games up to December 14 were cancelled, as well as the All-Star Game.NHL CANCELS ALL-STAR WEEKEND AND GAMES THROUGH DEC. 14. The Sports Network. Retrieved November 23, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140116093452/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=410123 January 16, 2014 The NHL and NHLPA agreed to mediation under the auspices of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service on November 26.McGran, Kevin (November 26, 2012). NHL lockout: Mediators called in for meetings this week. The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved November 26, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121129043720/http://www.thespec.com/news/article/843421--nhl-lockout-mediators-called-in-for-meetings-this-week November 29, 2012 The sides met with mediators on November 28 and 29, but the mediators quit after that point, determining they could not make any progress reconciling the two parties' demands.Strang, Katie. "Mediation yields no progress". ESPN. November 29, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2012. Following mediation, Bettman proposed a meeting between players and team owners to Donald Fehr, and Jamal Mayers tweeted that the NHLPA had made a similar offer to meet directly with owners.Stubits, Brian. "NHL lockout: Bettman reportedly suggests players/owners-only meeting". cbssports.com. November 29, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2012. From December 4 to 6, six team owners, 17–19 players, and staff from both sides met to negotiate and exchange proposals. The league offered to raise the "Make Whole" provision to $300 million and to give ground on player contracting and pension issues, but identified three components of the CBA they considered important: a five-year limit on player contracts, a ten-year length of the new CBA, and compliance issues. The players offered an eight-year limit on contracts and an eight-year CBA with an opt-out clause after six years. The NHL rejected the offer, and talks broke down again. After negotiations failed, Bettman delivered a press conference saying the "Make Whole" provision would be pulled off the table. He also stated that the league would deny the union's request to bring mediators back into the negotiations.Strang, Katie. "Sources: Sides exchange proposals". ESPN. December 6, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2012."NHL labor talks break down". ESPN. December 6, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2012. Four days later, the NHL cancelled all games up to December 30.NHL announces cancellation of 2012-13 regular-season schedule through December 30 NHL.com After talks broke down, rumours leaked that the NHLPA planned on filing a "disclaimer of interest" (a quicker, less formal way to dissolve the players' union, compared with decertification) Macramalla Eric Legal look: decertification vs. disclaimer of interest The Sports Network BellMedia December 11, 2012 https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=411412 December 21, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121221055835/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=411412 December 21, 2012 dead mdy-all and, with collective bargaining no longer in effect, pursuing an antitrust lawsuit against the NHL. The NHL responded on December 14 by filing a class action suit with the U.S. District Court in New York seeking to establish that its lockout was legal. Included in the lawsuit was a request for all existing player contracts to be "void and unenforceable", should the NHLPA be dissolved, resulting in all NHL players becoming free agents."NHL will seek to cancel contracts if NHLPA dissolves". Toronto Sun. December 15, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2012. The league also filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board, stating that the union had been negotiating in bad faith and that its threat to disclaim interest was a negotiating ploy that violated the collective bargaining process."NHL files lawsuit, labor charge against union". Fox News Channel. December 14, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2012."NHLPA eyes breakup; NHL responds". ESPN. December 14, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2012. In a vote conducted from December 17 to 21, the players authorized the union's executive board to file a disclaimer of interest, up until January 2, 2013, though it did not proceed with the filing.Strang, Katie. "NHLPA gives board OK on dissolution". ESPN. December 21, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012. On December 20, the league cancelled all games up to January 14, 2013.http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=648084 https://web.archive.org/web/20121221210553/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=648084 dead December 21, 2012 NHL announces cancellation of 2012–13 regular-season schedule through January 14 National Hockey League December 20, 2012 December 20, 2012 After a Christmas hiatus, the league made another offer to the players on December 27. The offer was reportedly for a ten-year contract with an opt-out clause after eight, and included a US$60 million salary cap taking effect in 2013, a six-year term limit on player contracts (seven years for teams re-signing their own players), an increase in the allowed amount of variance year-to-year in player contracts to ten percent from the originally proposed five, and the make-whole provision remaining the same as the previous offer.LeBrun, Pierre. "NHL presents 'comprehensive' offer". ESPN. December 28, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2012. The proposal required a minimum 48-game regular season schedule starting no later than January 19http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=648478 https://web.archive.org/web/20121231202319/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=648478 dead December 31, 2012 League offers comprehensive CBA proposal to Union National Hockey League Rosen Dan December 28, 2012 December 29, 2012 which would be preceded by a one-week training camp, thereby requiring an agreement to be reached by January 11. Face-to-face negotiations recommenced shortly thereafter.NHL and players to negotiate today with time running out. Business First (Buffalo, NY). Retrieved January 1, 2013. With the expiry of the NHLPA's authorization to file a disclaimer of interest, the two sides continued to discuss three key issues: player pensions, the salary cap (with the players requesting a US$65 million cap for the second year of the collective bargaining agreement), and contract lengths.Burnside, Scott. "What's the problem? Issues that divide". ESPN. January 3, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2013. Resolution Around 4:45 am EST on January 6, after approximately 16 continuous hours of negotiating, a tentative deal was reached on a new collective bargaining agreement to end the lockout.NHL lockout ends: Here are the (tentative) highlights of their new deal Canadian Press National Post January 6, 2012 http://sports.nationalpost.com/2013/01/06/nhl-lockout-ends-here-are-the-tentative-highlights-of-their-new-deal/ January 8, 2012 dead https://archive.today/20130216121356/http://sports.nationalpost.com/2013/01/06/nhl-lockout-ends-here-are-the-tentative-highlights-of-their-new-deal/ February 16, 2013 mdyNHL lockout timeline: Let's remember the whole nightmare SB Nation The terms included a limit of eight years on contract extensions and seven years on new contracts, a salary floor of US$44 million and a salary cap of US$60 million (a two-year transition period will allow teams to spend up to US$70.2 million in the deal's first season, prorated for the season length, and up to a salary cap of US$64.3 million in the second season), a maximum 50-percent variance in the salaries over the course of a contract, mandatory acceptance of arbitration awards under US$3.5 million, no realignment, and an amnesty period to buy out contracts that do not fit under the salary cap. Nhl and nhlpa reach deal on collective bargaining agreement The Sports Network BellMedia January 6, 2012 https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=412844 January 6, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130106041754/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=412844 January 6, 2013 dead mdy-allWyshinski, Greg (January 6, 2013). NHL lockout deal details: League moves on salary cap, limits player contracts. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved January 6, 2013. The NHL Board of Governors ratified the new CBA on January 9, Board ratifies NHL agreement Katie Strang ESPN January 9, 2012 https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/8829233/board-governors-ratifies-tentative-agreement-nhl-nhlpa January 9, 2012 followed three days later by the ratification of the deal by the NHLPA members,http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=649889 https://web.archive.org/web/20130114004451/http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=649889 dead January 14, 2013 Union ratifies new CBA National Hockey League January 12, 2012 January 12, 2012 and the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two parties, officially marking their agreement to the CBA.Memorandum of Understanding signed by both sides A 48-game schedule was played, starting on January 19, 2013, and ending on April 28, 2013, with no inter-conference games.http://www.nhl.com/ice/schedulebyseason.htm?date=01%2F13%2F2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130201053824/http://www.nhl.com/ice/schedulebyseason.htm?date=01%2F13%2F2013 dead February 1, 2013 2012–13 NHL regular season schedule National Hockey League April 28, 2013 Alternatives for players thumb|Evgeni Malkin as a Metallurg Magnitogorsk player in 2012. As in the 2004–05 NHL lockout, the players had numerous options for playing professional hockey during the lockout. All players eligible for the American Hockey League were assigned to their AHL clubs leading into the lockout, as were players still eligible to play junior hockey.http://sabres.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=641507 https://web.archive.org/web/20120920191042/http://sabres.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=641507 dead September 20, 2012 Sabres Loan Eligible Players To Rochester, Amateur Clubs – Buffalo Sabres – News National Hockey League October 1, 2012 More experienced players sought employment in European leagues such as the predominantly Russian Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), Finland's SM-liiga, Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), Austria's Erste Bank Hockey League (EBEL), the Czech Extraliga (ELH), the Slovak Extraliga, Switzerland's National League A (NLA), Norway's GET-ligaen, the United Kingdom's Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) and the Swedish Elitserien (SEL), the last of which largely resisted signing locked-out NHL players.NHL lockout: players launch public relations offensive. Toronto Star. Retrieved September 16, 2012.http://aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/sverige/elitserien/article15951971.ab Marknadsdomstolen ger Hockeyligan rätt Aftonbladet Karlsson Erik sv 2012-12-18 2013-01-13 By November 15, over 170 NHL players had joined teams in Europe. Pavel Datsyuk, Ilya Kovalchuk, Evgeni Malkin, and Alexander Ovechkin were among the stars who returned to their native Russia. Nicklas Backstrom also decided to play in Russia together with his teammate Ovechkin. Other players, such as Patrice Bergeron, Logan Couture, Patrick Kane, Rick Nash, Matt Duchene, Tyler Seguin, Jason Spezza, Max Pacioretty, John Tavares, Joe Thornton and Henrik Zetterberg, signed with teams in Switzerland."Where NHL players are playing". ESPN. November 15, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2012. The assignment of NHL players to the AHL caused a trickle-down effect that pushed AHL players to the ECHL, ECHL players to lower leagues such as the CHL, FHL and SPHL, and marginal players from those leagues out of professional hockey.Lockout forces St. Francis/Buff. State product to sit, wait. The Buffalo News. Retrieved November 1, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160203202252/http://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20121101%2FSPORTS%2F121109975%2F1004 February 3, 2016 With the large number of notable NHL players playing in Europe, American sports network ESPN signed a multi-platform deal with the KHL to televise the game of the week on its television and online platforms, a deal that cost the network less than US$100,000 in rights fees.Deitsch, Richard (October 10, 2012). KHL on ESPN a mixed bag of dull and surreal. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 26, 2012. This was followed by another American television network, MSG, also securing rights for broadcasting select KHL games. September 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes The 2012 Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland, also included a number of NHL players who would likely not have participated if not for the lockout.TAVARES, SPEZZA TO PLAY FOR CANADA AT SPENGLER CUP https://web.archive.org/web/20121224010600/http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/story/?id=412090 December 24, 2012 . The Sports Network. Retrieved December 21, 2012. Top NHLers, including Patrice Bergeron, Tyler Seguin, Jason Spezza, and John Tavares, helped Team Canada win its first Spengler Cup since 2007."CANADA CRUISES TO WIN OVER DAVOS IN SPENGLER CUP FINAL". The Sports Network. December 31, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140116093407/http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/story/?id=412529 January 16, 2014 During the lockout, several NHL players threatened to not return if the lockout was to end. Lubomir Visnovsky was the only one not to report to his NHL team, the New York Islanders, for the delayed start of the season and was suspended by the Islanders. His agent said on January 26, 2013, that Visnovsky would report to the team by February 11. Effects Gary Bettman stated that during the lockout, "the business is probably losing between $18 and $20 million a day and the players are losing between $8 and $10 million a day." The league office cut employees' pay by 20 percent, and some teams laid off employees and cut pay, as well.Allen, Kevin. "Tracking the damage of the 2-month-old NHL lockout". USA Today. November 15, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2012. In Canada, businesses in areas with NHL teams were hurt because of the lockout."Study: Canadian merchants taking hit". ESPN. December 4, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2012. Canadian lotteries also lost money. Molson-Coors reported reduced sales in Canada, blaming the lack of sales on the arenas being empty and people not having hockey parties taking away many beer-buying opportunities.Campbell Morgan NHL lockout has sobering effect on Molson sales https://www.thestar.com/business/article/1284442--nhl-lockout-has-sobering-effect-on-molson-sales November 21, 2012 Toronto Star November 7, 2012 In the United States, businesses located near NHL arenas were affected negatively due to the lockout.deMause Neil No, Virginia, there isn't an NHL lockout economic crash http://www.fieldofschemes.com/2012/12/24/4270/no-virginia-there-isnt-an-nhl-lockout-economic-crash/ January 7, 2013 Field of Schemes December 24, 2012Wawrow John Economic impact of NHL lockout worsens http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/penguins/economic-impact-of-nhl-lockout-worsens-667281/ January 7, 2013 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette December 21, 2012 December 30, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121230192551/http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/penguins/economic-impact-of-nhl-lockout-worsens-667281/ dead Kraft Hockeyville 2013 was cancelled due to the lockout.Kraft Hockeyville 2013 cancelled due to NHL Lockout https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/kraft-hockeyville-2013-cancelled-due-to-nhl-lockout-1.1265793 November 23, 2012 CBC Sports November 20, 2012 Hockey Day in Canada was moved from Lloydminster to Peterborough.http://www.meridianbooster.com/2013/01/16/hdic-put-on-ice-until-next-year HDIC put on ice until next year | Local | News | Lloydminster Meridian Booster www.meridianbooster.com 13 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20130207215307/http://www.meridianbooster.com/2013/01/16/hdic-put-on-ice-until-next-year 7 February 2013 dead During the lockout, NHL players participated in a few charity games. "Operation Hat Trick", a charity hockey game, was played at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City to raise money for Hurricane Sandy victims. The game, which was held on November 24, 2012, saw the team captained by Brad Richards defeat the team captained by Scott Hartnell, 10–6. Some of the NHL players that also participated in the game included Henrik Lundqvist, Martin Brodeur, Andy Greene, Bobby Ryan, and James van Riemsdyk.Burnside, Scott. "2012 wasn't just hockey apocalypse". ESPN. December 27, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012. Because of the shortened season, hockey card manufacturers did not include many rookies (such as Nail Yakupov) in the season's product lines.http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/nhl-lockout-costs-sports-card-dealers-sales-151350673--nhl.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140116145002/http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/nhl-lockout-costs-sports-card-dealers-sales-151350673--nhl.html January 16, 2014 NHL lockout costs sports card dealers sales February 11, 2013 When the season started on January 19, 2013, the Chicago Blackhawks began a streak of 24 consecutive games without a regulation loss, setting an NHL record. On June 24, the Blackhawks defeated the Boston Bruins to win the Stanley Cup."Blackhawks cap record-setting start with Stanley Cup win". scores.espn.go.com. June 24, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013. The average attendance for the season was 17,768, up 2.6 percent from the previous year."Despite Lockout, Fans of N.H.L. Have Tuned In". nytimes.com. June 22, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013. 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