Don Cherry
06-02-2003, 06:11 AM
Labor: As expiration date of CBA approaches, players and owners are miles apart.
By A.J. Perez , Staff writer
There are only so many players and coaches names that can fit on the Stanley Cup's finite silver real estate.
So every 13 years the oldest ring the portion of the Cup with all those names inscribed is removed, put into storage at the Hockey Hall of Fame, and a fresh one is added.
A silversmith will have to perform the task again after next season. Only this time, the new piece could remain nameless for quite some time.
The league's collective bargaining agreement (CBA) is set to expire Sept.15, 2004, and as soon as that happens, a work stoppage is all but certain to follow.
more on trouble for the minor major leauge (http://www.presstelegram.com/Stories/0,1413,204~21475~1429605,00.html)
By A.J. Perez , Staff writer
There are only so many players and coaches names that can fit on the Stanley Cup's finite silver real estate.
So every 13 years the oldest ring the portion of the Cup with all those names inscribed is removed, put into storage at the Hockey Hall of Fame, and a fresh one is added.
A silversmith will have to perform the task again after next season. Only this time, the new piece could remain nameless for quite some time.
The league's collective bargaining agreement (CBA) is set to expire Sept.15, 2004, and as soon as that happens, a work stoppage is all but certain to follow.
more on trouble for the minor major leauge (http://www.presstelegram.com/Stories/0,1413,204~21475~1429605,00.html)