Madison Square Garden owner James Dolan looking to Interfere in Labour Dispute -NHL Lockout Update
When all else has seemed to have failed between the National Hockey League (NHL) and Players’ Association, it looks like James Dolan, owner and CEO of the Madison Square Garden in New York city, is willing to offer his services and help in negotiating a
deal between the two stakeholders.
Federal mediation became a part of the equation recently, but failed to woo either side into accepting the decision that they made. The situation now seems to be completely different from the one face by the National Basketball Association (NBA), something
Dolan faced and helped to resolve, but is still willing to make it right.
There has been no confirmation of whether the owner of the Madison Square Garden, one of the biggest and most well known arenas in the world, has contacted or officially offered his services to either NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman or anyone from the player
side, including NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr.
Looking at Dolan’s wishes to become part of the labour negotiations, certainly points out just how serious the situation has gotten in the past few weeks as the lockout closes in on becoming more than three months old now. With the New York Rangers being
the second ranked team in the league, in terms of revenue generation, James Dolan is facing the heat and wants the season to return as soon as possible, like many other fans all around the globe.
Up until this point, the NHL has lost the entire preseason due to the lockout, followed by a major chunk of the 2012-2013 regular season, 2012 NHL Winter Classic which was supposed to be played between the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs, along
with the All-Star Game. Hundreds and millions of dollars have been lost due to the deadlock between the two stakeholders and at this moment, there is no clear picture on how this could work out in the upcoming days.
Updates should be expected in the next couple of days as team owners gear up to face players, face-to-face, after the NHLPA and league failed to work something out on their own.
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