I attended practice today for the first time in a week and saw a couple of unfamiliar faces on the ice. Assume some changes are in order over the next few days. Other observations:
- Craig Ludwig joined Coaches Martinson & Matvichuk on the ice this morning for the first time in a few days. Congrats to Craig on the birth of granddaughter Sydney!!!
- Tyler Ludwig is on league leave as he and his wife Taylor are having a baby. A little girl name Sydney was born this afternoon. She is beautiful!!!
- Look for more NHL players to sign on with CHL/AHL teams if the lockout continues. If the Winter Classic is cancelled which may happen as soon as Thursday a big point of leverage for getting a deal done will have passed. The NHL's contract with the University of Michigan calls for a $100,000 payment if the Classic is canceled before Nov. 3. The costs go up dramatically after the 3rd.
- The big issue for CHL teams trying to sign NHL players is the cost of injury insurance. For lower tier NHL players it is not so bad but for top line players it is cost prohibitive.
- Saw lots of work on getting in position to get pucks on net during drills today
- A new collective bargaining agreement CBA has apparently been ratified. Under the CBA, players will continue to have a formal arbitration
process, Standard Players Contracts, receive rights to medical records
and second and third medical opinions, travel reimbursement, and lodging
provisions. CHL Owners will pay the entire premiums for players’ off
ice insurance. The Salary Cap, Salary Floor, and Minimum Salary will
remain the same as the previous CBA, while adjustments were made to the
Injured Reserve, All-Star and Christmas Breaks, as well as pre and post
season travel reimbursement provisions.
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