The NHL Lockout that occurred during the 2004-05 season of the National Hockey League was responsible for the cancellation of the leagues 88th season. First time, since the inception of the Stanley cup in 1919, the cup stayed unclaimed due to the lockout stage. A complete season of a major league from North America was cancelled on account of the labor dispute. After just one day of the collective agreement of the National Hockey League Players Association and the league governing body, the lockout stage started and lasted for three hundred and ten days.
Related Issues:
The Commissioner of the National Hockey League was trying to convince to players of the league to accept a structure for their salary, which was linking their income with that of the league revenues. This was called as the cost certainty by the league. The National Hockey League Players Association under the leadership of its executive director Mr. Bob Goofenow argued with the league over these factors. According to the association, the cost certainty was more than the expression of the salary cap offered to them. This was not acceptable to the association players at any cost. Each of the given six concepts of the National Hockey League to the players was rejected downright by them.
Conclusion:
A public poll that was conducted by a Canadian company found that, more than half the people polled, held the National Hockey League Players Association responsible for the lockout, while only 21% thought that the owners of the NHL teams were responsible.
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