NHL Cancels November Games
27 Oct, 2012
The NHL lowered the boom on Friday, canceling the remainder of November’s games and pulling its latest offer off the table as the lockout hit its 41st day.
That’s another 191 games, bringing the total number of canceled games to 326, or about 22 per team. All games through Nov. 1 already had been canceled.
Safe for now: The Jan. 1 Winter Classic outdoor game between the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs at Michigan Stadium, plus the Jan. 26-27 All-Star weekend in Columbus, Ohio. Those could be canceled soon without progress in talks.
Based on last year’s revenue of $3.3 billion, the league probably has lost more than $700 million in potential revenue. Even with the month cancellations, arena operators said it won’t help them find events to make up for the lost money.
“A lot of these things are booked a year in advance or more,” said Steve North, a board member of the Nashville-area Metropolitan Sports Authority. “It reminds me of a saying I used to hear from my grandfather – it’s not reasonable to cut off a dog’s tail an inch at a time to keep it from hurting so bad.”
The decision will cost players two more paychecks. They’ll be out 49 working days, technically 26.5% of their salary, although they might be able to make up some lost days if they get a deal done soon. The union had estimated it would lose 12.3% with the league’s plan to reduce their share of hockey-related revenue (HRR) immediately from 57% to 50%.
“I think we’re closer than it looks,” Phoenix Coyotes center Boyd Gordon said. “They’re saying that’s their best offer, but we’ll have to see. Anything can happen. It’s just one of those things right now we’re kind of in a little bit of a stalemate but hopefully it gets moving.”
The NHL, however, said that offer is no longer on the table.
“The proposal was made on the basis of being able to play a full 82-game season,” NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said by email. “That opportunity is now no longer available to us.”
Mathieu Schneider, special assistant to NHL Players’ Association executive director Donald Fehr, said players were disappointed by the league’s decision to pull the offer.
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