Tentative NHL deal will end lockout

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Tentative NHL deal will end lockout
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The National Hockey League and the NHL Players'
Association struck a tentative agreement early
Sunday that will end a three-month lockout of
unionized players. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman
said the "basic framework" of a deal had been
agreed upon after a 16-hour negotiating session
at a Manhattan hotel. The details must be
approved by both the players and the league's
governing board. Although it is too early to
provide details about what it might mean for a
shortened hockey season, it looks as though the
season could start anywhere from January 15 -19.
The NHL scrapped its preseason and all games
through the end of 2012 after its contract with
the players expired on September 15, with no
agreement between the two sides.
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