1994–95 NHL lockout

The 1994–95 NHL lockout came after a year of NHL hockey that was played without a collective bargaining agreement. The lockout caused the 1994–95 season to be shortened to 48 games.

Contents 1 Background 1.1 The issues at hand 2 The end of the lockout 3 References 4 See also

Background

This 104 day lockout stretched from October 1, 1994 to January 11, 1995. A total of 468 games were lost due to the lockout, along with the All-Star Game. Much like the 2004–05 NHL lockout, the big issue was the implementation of a salary cap. The NHL owners were strongly in favor of the cap while the players were opposed to it.

The issues at hand

Going into the negotiations both the players and the owners agreed on one big issue, the small market franchises. The league wanted to tie salaries to revenue in order to subsidize the operation of weaker teams while the NHLPA sought revenue sharing to help the smaller market teams. However, large market teams such as Toronto, Detroit, the New York Rangers, Dallas, and Philadelphia eventually broke with the league, as they feared that an extended lockout would outweigh the benefits from getting a salary cap.

The end of the lockout

The lockout ended on January 11, 1995. This caused the league to shorten its season to 48 games from 84 the year before. During the lockout the NHL and NHLPA agreed to shorten the season to 82 games. San Jose, which was to host the All-Star game that year, was awarded the 1997 game instead. The lockout would eventually lead to two Canadian teams moving to the United States. The Nordiques of Quebec went to Colorado after the 1994-95 season, and the Jets of Winnipeg would go to Phoenix a year later.

The salary cap for rookies was instituted, and all players signing rookie contract needed to sign two-way contracts.

References

• CBC Sports flashback to 1992 and 1994. Retrieved July 24, 2005.

See also

• 1994–95 NHL season

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