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NHL, union reach 'tentative agreement' to bring back hockey

1/6/2013

Fire up the Zamboni, because the National Hockey League lockout may be over. A tentative agreement has been reached between the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players' Association, after a marathon 16-hour negotiating session at a Manhattan hotel. While the details need to be ironed out, both sides agreed on a framework for a new collective bargaining agreement. "There's still a lot of work to be done, but the basic details of the agreement have been agreed upon," NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said. The lockout has lasted 113 days so far. [Source]

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