Tentative deal to end NHL lockout
- Published: 6 Jan 2013 at 19.45
- Online news: Sports
The NHL and players have reached agreement on a "framework" of a deal to end their lockout and salvage the season, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said Sunday.
A Pittsburgh Penguins fan at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 3, 2012. The National Hockey League and players have reached a tentative deal to end their lockout and salvage the season, US media reports said Sunday.
The announcement came after a marathon 16-hour negotiating session that included both Bettman and NHL Players' Association chief Don Fehr that started on Saturday and spilled over into Sunday.
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