Greg Wyshynski, ESPNSep 14, 2023, 06:42 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL author. Two NHLPA executives met with Columbus Blue Jackets gamers on Thursday to research whether or not coach Mike Babcock violated gamers’ privateness when he requested to see pictures on their cellphones, union officers instructed ESPN. Marty Walsh, NHLPA government … Read more
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJul 27, 2023, 08:44 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL author. Earlier than Marty Walsh took over the Nationwide Hockey League Gamers Affiliation in February 2023, he witnessed soccer historical past. It was Sept. 2022 at Audi Area in Washington, D.C. Having served as Boston’s mayor from 2014 to 2021, … Read more
Jun 22, 2023, 08:04 AM ET Early in his time within the NHL, Darnell Nurse says he didn’t discover a variety of gamers speaking about what to do after hockey. Going into his ninth season, the chatter is now regular. “Persons are curious as to what there’s exterior the sport and what you are able … Read more
Could 19, 2023, 11:47 AM ET TORONTO — The NHL Gamers’ Affiliation promoted Ron Hainsey to assistant government director on Friday, placing him in a distinguished place on new leader Marty Walsh’s staff. Hainsey, a retired defenseman who performed over 1,000 NHL video games, joined the union two years in the past and was assigned … Read more
The NHL Gamers’ Affiliation released its annual player poll Wednesday, and, unsurprisingly, Edmonton Oilers captain — and Hart Trophy front-runner — Connor McDavid earned loads of peer reward. That is the eighth time a participant ballot has been carried out, with 626 individuals protecting 14 matters that embody most full participant, most impactful ahead in … Read more
U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh will turn out to be the brand new govt director of the Nationwide Hockey League Gamers Affiliation, sources instructed ESPN on Wednesday. Walsh, 55, succeeds Donald Fehr, who led the NHLPA from 2010 and negotiated on the gamers’ behalf by way of two collective bargaining agreements with NHL homeowners. … Read more
The NHLPA government board will meet this week in Florida to debate the doable appointment of U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh as its new government director, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Walsh, who served as Mayor of Boston from 2014 to 2021, has emerged because the main candidate to succeed Don Fehr, who’s … Read more
Friday’s announcement by the NHLPA and NHL NHL were made that they won’t host the 2024 World Cup of Hockey as originally planned. “Unfortunately in today’s environment it isn’t possible,” the NHL and players’ union stated in a joint statement. “… The NHL and players’ union continue to plan for next World Cup of Hockey, … Read more
Sweet, a distribution platform for non-fungible tokens (NFT), is now the official NFT partner of the NHL, the NHL Players Association, and the NHL Alumni Association. This licensing deal is one of the most significant in league history. This multi-year partnership, which is scheduled to launch in the 2022-23 NHL seasons, brings together the NHLPA, … Read more
Friday night was a big night for the NHL Players’Association. They announced that they have formed a search team to find Don Fehr’s successor. On Monday, the NHLPA executive board held conference calls and players voted throughout the week whether or not to replace Fehr. The 73-year old joined the NHLPA in Dec 2010 and … Read more