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Canada Russia hockey
Russian goalie Vladislav Tretiak stops a shot by Canadian Gary Bergman during the original 1972 Summit Series. The NHLPA is considering staging another tournament between the two nations if the NHL locks out its players on Saturday.
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Nazem Kadri
Nazem Kadri is one of 22 players the Toronto Maple Leafs re-assigned to their AHL affiliate the Marlies on Saturday.
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Sidney Crosby
Sidney Crosby scrums with reporters following collective bargaining talks in Toronto in August.
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Donald Fehr
NHL Players' Association executive director Donald Fehr reacts during a meeting with the Toronto Star editorial board, October 9, 2012.
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DOUG GILMOUR
Doug Gilmour was at the top of his game when a lockout erased the first half of the 1994-95 season. The former Leaf captain signed with a Swiss club in an effort to stay sharp.
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Bill Daly
NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly blames both sides for not being able to reach a collective bargaining agreement before Saturday's deadline.
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Gary Bettman-Donald Fehr
Saturday will come and Saturday will go and nothing of substance will have changed for either NHL commissioner Gary Bettman (left) or NHLPA head Donald Fehr, Damien Cox writes.
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Donald Fehr
NHLPA head Donald Fehr (centre) stands with players (from left) Steve Montador, Jason Spezza, Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin following collective bargaining talks last month. This week the talks have moved to New York City and players have arrived to get updates as the Saturday midnight deadline looms.
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Fehr and players
NHLPA head Donald Fehr, centre, is joined by players Kevin Westgath, right, and George Parros after meeting with NHL officials on Wednesday in New York. The NHL and the players' association exchanged proposals in an effort to avoid a lockout this weekend.
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Donald Fehr
NHL Players Association executive director Donald Fehr, center, is joined by players Kevin Westgath, right, and George Parros after meeting with NHL officials, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 in New York. The NHL and the players' association exchanged proposals on Wednesday, as negotiations resumed in an effort to avoid a lockout this weekend.
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Donald Fehr
Donald Fehr, executive director of the NHL Players' Association, addresses the media following meeting in New York, attended by 283 players. Most players expect to be locked out by NHL owners at midnight on Saturday.
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Sidney Crosby
Pittsburgh Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby isn’t sure the NHL season is going to start on time.
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Jonathan Gatehouse
Jonathan Gatehouse poses with his new book about NHL head Gary Bettman at Moss Park Arena.
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Michael Cohon
Lawyer Michael Cohen, left, lawyer Rob DeGregory, centre, and NHLPA director of operations Alexandra Dagg speak to reporters as they arrive at the Quebec Labour Relations Board in Montreal on Friday in their failed bid to prevent the NHL and Montreal Canadiens from imposing a lockout on the club's players.
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LOCKOUT CANUCKS
A padlock is seen on a gate outside Rogers Arena, the home of the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday. The NHL locked out its players at midnight Saturday, the fourth shutdown for the NHL since 1992.
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Rogers Arena
A padlock is seen on a parking lot gate outside Rogers Arena, the home of the Vancouver Canucks.
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Ilya Kovalchuk
New Jersey's Ilya Kovalchuk signed a lucrative deal with SKA St. Petersburg of the Russia-based KHL on Tuesday.
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Nail Yakupov
The Edmonton Oilers top overall draft pick, Nail Yakupov, is waiting for his transfer card to play in the Kontinental Hockey League in Russia during the NHL lockout.
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Upset fans
About a dozen fans protested the NHL lockout outside the league's offices in New York on Sept. 15.
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Nail Yakupov
Nail Yakupov, a winger from Russia who was chosen first overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round of the NHL hockey draft, pulls on an Oilers jersey on June 22, 2012, in Pittsburgh. Yakupov could be forced to return to the Ontario Hockey League if he wants to continue playing during the NHL lockout.
