NHLPA chief Donald Fehr is holding a conference call shortly to provide an update on CBA talks.
In the meantime, here are a few tweets from reporters covering the union meetings in Chicago.
NHLPA exec director Don Fehr said the players are “pretty unified” and called a lockout “a last resort.” Believes deal can be done by 9/15.
— Adam Jahns (@adamjahns) August 17, 2012
Fehr believes there's "plenty of time to get (a new CBA) done." #nhlpa
— Tracey Myers (@Tramyers_NHL) August 17, 2012
Fehr said players are "interested, focused and sobered." #nhlpa
— Tracey Myers (@Tramyers_NHL) August 17, 2012
NHLPA exec. dir. Don Fehr after Chicago meetings: “the hope is we’ll be able to find a way through the disparate positions which now exist”
— Adam Jahns (@adamjahns) August 17, 2012
More from NHLPA exec. director Don Fehr re: lockout: "If it has to be, it will be a real shame...but [the players] are prepared for it."
— Adam Jahns (@adamjahns) August 17, 2012
We’ll post a rundown of the conference call ASAP.
Try to contain your excitement.