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BERLIN (Reuters) - The NHL players' association (NHLPA) denied on Wednesday it had forced German ice hockey players to miss a pre-Olympic training camp because of concerns they would not be adequately insured in case of injury.Eight German NHL players signed up ...

Blackhawks sign 5 players, but NHLPA files grievance against team for late notificationThe Chicago Blackhawks resolved some of the administrative problems surrounding their restricted free agents by signing five of those players on Monday.The Blackhawks announced they had agreed to two-year deals ...

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - National Hockey League general managers had some advice for players concerned about copping hard hits to the head -- " "We don't want an automatic penalty where a legal check results in contact with the other players head," Toronto ...

NHL GMs still not interested in adding rules to ban hits to head or staged fightsNHL general managers still have little interest in outlawing otherwise legal hits that result in contact to an opponent's head.The NHL Players' Association, acting on behalf of ...

NHLPA chief Kelly proposes rule to punish hits to head, but wants fighting to remain in NHLNHL Players' Association chief Paul Kelly urged the league's general managers on Monday to adopt a ban against intentional hits to the head.Kelly proposed a rule ...

NHL Players' Association boss Kelly says time to consider helmet rule, future of staged fightsThe head of the NHL Players' Association believes it is time to consider a rule mandating helmet use during fights and to examine the role of one-dimensional enforcers ...

NHL players' association declines to reopen CBA and ensures labor peace for 2 more seasonsThe NHL Players' Association is not thrilled with everything in the current collective bargaining agreement with the league, but sees no reason to stop playing under these terms ...

Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Kelly Nominated to Be NHLPA Executive DirectorThe NHL Players' Association officially nominated former assistant U.S. attorney Paul Kelly on Monday for its executive director position.The unanimous nomination was made during a conference call Monday night with the ...

Baseball Union Chief Donald Fehr Lends a Hand to Rebuilding NHL Players' UnionThe fractured NHL Players' Association listened to baseball union head Donald Fehr as it tries to rebuild. The message was clear: keep everything out in the open.Fehr, the executive director ...

NHLPA Executive Board Accepts Senior Director Ken Kim's ResignationThe NHL's Players' Association accepted senior director Ken Kim's resignation Friday. Kim and former executive director Ted Saskin were put on paid leaves in March following allegations they read players' e-mails.The NHLPA executive board, ...

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Topic: NHL Players' Association

NHLPA denies banning Germans from Games training camp

NHLPA files grievance against Blackhawks

General managers tell bruised players: "Keep your heads up!"

Hits to head still not banned by NHL GMs

NHLPA chief seeks ban on hits to head

NHLPA head: Time has come to consider fight rules

NHL players' association declines to reopen CBA

Paul Kelly nominated to be NHLPA leader

Baseball union chief Fehr meets with NHL

NHLPA board accepts Kim's resignation

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