August 2012
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Ten ways for fans to send a message
In the past two weeks, we’ve received many great suggestions and ideas in addition to our own on how fans can voice their dissatisfaction and send a message to the NHL/NHLPA.
Unfollow and unlike the NHL on all social networking sites on September 15th, the CBA decision deadline. (Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, etc…)
Unfollow and unlike NHL players on all social networking sites on...
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NHL labour talks cancelled for day; League, union...
Via the Canadian Press, CBC Sports
The NHL’s latest round of collective bargaining talks ended before they began.
A scheduled bargaining session was cancelled Wednesday afternoon after top executives from the league and players’ union held a secret morning meeting to discuss the best way to move forward in the discussions.
They mutually decided to reconvene with their negotiating...
"NHL is Counting on Forgetful Fans"
Good read from @LukeDeCock of the News & Observer:
They haven’t canceled an NHL game yet, but the rookie tournament the Carolina Hurricanes have attended in recent years was wiped off the schedule Thursday. The Detroit Red Wings, who host the annual event in Traverse City, Mich., pulled the plug with less than a month left to run on the NHL’s labor agreement.
That agreement, for which the...
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"Call Us When NHL Labour Deal is Done"
Another voice of frustration- @Michael_Traikos of the National Post:
Wake me when it’s over.
That’s how most fans probably feel about the latest squabble between the NHL and the players’ union. They’re fed up.
Don’t talk to them about revenue sharing or salary rollbacks. Don’t tell them one side is being greedy and the other unreasonable. They don’t want to hear it. Not after what happened last...
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Red Wings cancel prospects tournament in Traverse...
By Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press, Sports
The collateral damage of a possible labor dispute in the NHL has begun to set in, as the Detroit Red Wings today canceled the annual prospects camp they host in Traverse City.
General manager Ken Holland told the Free Press that, “We had a conference call with all the teams involved. Due to the uncertainty of CBA negotiations and...
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NHL Studying NHLPA's "Alternative View"
By Kevin Allen at USA Today:
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and his negotiating team are huddled Tuesday afternoon to discuss an NHL Players’ Association proposal that would reduce players’ share of revenue by as much as $465 million while preserving the salary cap system.
“It’s clear to me that they didn’t put it together in an hour or two,” Bettman told...
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Fan View: Are the NHL Owners and Players Really...
From @JenConnic at Ranger Nation:
Dear NHL owners and players,
Hope your summer has been going well. It’s been a pretty exciting offseason so far with a great draft and lots of big-name player moves. And the Los Angeles Kings winning the Stanley Cup was a lot of fun. Here in New York we’re still basking in the glow of one of the most successful seasons the Rangers have played since 1994 and...
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Discipline another issue in labor talks
By Detroit Free Press (via USA Today)
One day after NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman promised the league would lock out its players if a new collective bargaining agreement was not in place by Sept. 15, the league and the NHLPA met for nearly three hours Friday at the NHL offices in New York.
The session centered on hockey issues, specifically an appeals process for supplemental discipline and the...
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Spread the word hockey fans! →
The more fans we have on board with #UnfollowNHLSept15, the bigger the message we send to the NHL and the bigger the impact we can make! Tell your friends, tell other fans, tell your teammates! Talk about it, write about it, tweet about it, blog about it, design about it! Get the word out about this social media initiative to help prevent a possible 2012-13 NHL lockout! Show the league just how...
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Rangers Nation: Letters →
nyrangersnation:
Dear NHL Fans,
I urge, no implore you, to write to the NHL Offices. Spread the word, find ways to take a stand. We can’t let Gary Bettman treat us like this. Gary Bettman was hired to get the Owners more money. That’s led to 2 lockouts and a 3rd if it gets to one this year. That would mean two…
We support letter writing and any other way to publicize your dissent. Thank...
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UnfollowNHLSept15 Updates
On September 15th, 2012, we are organizing a social media protest and merchandise boycott of the National Hockey League, secondary to the inability of the NHL and the NHL Players Union to develop a Collective Bargaining Agreement. Gary Bettman has set his deadline day for September 15th; now we have set ours.
#UnfollowNHLSept15 is taking a neutral position on the CBA negotiations. Neither side...
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Unfollow NHL September 15!
Welcome to the Tumblr for #UnfollowNHLSept15!
Let the NHL know how we, the fans, are ANGRY! We are disgruntled with how they are currently handling the CBA proceedings and are attempting to send a message.
Our plan is simple; unfollow the NHL, all NHL organizations and players on Twitter on September 15th if there is no updated CBA. Unlike them on Facebook and any other social networking sites...
