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Gary Bettman shocked the hockey world yesterday during Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) discussions in New York when he interrupted delegations to inquire what the “C” represented. “I have a question before we continue!” he blurted out just before NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr was about to commence his opening statements for the day.
“This acronym we all keep using…I know it’s Bargaining Agreement, but the C part… what’s that stand for?,” inquired Bettman to a silent and obviously stupefied audience of both players and owners. “Cooperative? It’s cooperative isn’t it?” continued Bettman gazing at a room of wide-eyed colleagues and nearby reporters trying to take in what had just happened right in front of them.
That moment had marked the 110th day of NHL lockout meetings, as well as the single most quiet moment in discussion history between players and owners.
“You could honestly hear a pin drop. It was THAT quiet,” a puzzled Sidney Crosby told reporters afterward. “I remember thinking to myself ‘did he just say that? He’s not serious, right?”.
Bettman later apologized for his interruption and insisted he was only “joking in order to lighten the mood.” He even back-peddled as far as to say he was mis-quoted.
“Look, before you all blow this out of proportion, just know that I am the commissioner of the NHL and I obviously know that the C stands for Collective,” he insisted.
“Collective Bargaining Agency, okay. There. Now can discuss more important issue like how we plan to get this game back on the field!?”.
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“This acronym we all keep using…I know it’s Bargaining Agreement, but the C part… what’s that stand for?,” inquired Bettman to a silent and obviously stupefied audience of both players and owners. “Cooperative? It’s cooperative isn’t it?” continued Bettman gazing at a room of wide-eyed colleagues and nearby reporters trying to take in what had just happened right in front of them.
That moment had marked the 110th day of NHL lockout meetings, as well as the single most quiet moment in discussion history between players and owners.
“You could honestly hear a pin drop. It was THAT quiet,” a puzzled Sidney Crosby told reporters afterward. “I remember thinking to myself ‘did he just say that? He’s not serious, right?”.
Bettman later apologized for his interruption and insisted he was only “joking in order to lighten the mood.” He even back-peddled as far as to say he was mis-quoted.
“Look, before you all blow this out of proportion, just know that I am the commissioner of the NHL and I obviously know that the C stands for Collective,” he insisted.
“Collective Bargaining Agency, okay. There. Now can discuss more important issue like how we plan to get this game back on the field!?”.
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