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Game Over - Bettman Cancels 2004/05 NHL Season
By D.L. McCracken
Feb 16, 2005, 14:01

It has just been announced by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman that a deal between the National Hockey League and its Players Association cannot be reached and that the 2004/05 NHL hockey season has been cancelled.

Since Monday the two sides had been sequestered behind closed doors wheeling and dealing with last-ditch efforts to salvage what was left of the season.

The biggest stumbling block all along had been the League's demand for a player's salary cap. Until Monday the player's association was just as stubborn in their refusal to accept a cap. But with today's final deadline looming, a glimmer of hope was offered to fans as both sides attempted to resolve their differences but to no avail.




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