Ted Saskin
Ted Saskin
Ted Saskinis the former NHL Players Association executive director. He assumed the title after Bob Goodenow resigned on July 28, 2005, but was unanimously fired by the NHLPA on May 10, 2007, after a union-commissioned report concluded Saskin had quarterbacked a campaign to hack into player email accounts...
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I look forward to addressing any concerns that Tie or any other individual may have regarding our direction.
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I have spoken with Bryan and he expressed great remorse. I remain confident that this is an isolated occurrence in our sport.
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I have spoken with Bryan and he expressed great remorse.
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What Dick Pound said about a significant percentage, something approaching 30 per cent of our players, taking banned substances is completely without any foundation and remains extraordinarily irresponsible given that he should be aware of the fact that there have been hundreds of tests done on NHL players over the last few years (for international competitions) with no positive results other than this one.
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The parties met again today for approximately four hours and broke off with no progress to report.
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We resumed small group meetings with the league this week and spent the better part of four full days discussing a wide range of issues. Further small group meetings are scheduled starting Monday in Toronto.
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While this is regrettable, it is important to remember that hundreds of NHL players have been tested over the years as part of their participation in the Nagano, Salt Lake City and the upcoming Turin Olympics, in addition to many other international hockey competitions, and this is the first positive test for a banned substance.
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We will continue to evaluate the current program before deciding whether or not any changes are required.
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It's obviously going to be a fantastic showcase of hockey communities and the hockey culture here in Canada. The history of the league and the game itself was built by players from communities throughout Canada.
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That's part of the (collective bargaining) agreement. Obviously, a lot of people have noted that type of situation and it's something I raised as a concern to the membership.
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It was not a viable strategy, nor did it make sense.
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It's 100 percent certain coming out of today's meeting that nothing could impact the cancellation of the season.
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It's certainly not going to be resurrected after today,
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It's an internal union matter. Ted has worked diligently for the players ... but in the final analysis this will be a players' decision.