Posts Tagged Arbitration

  • Ilya Kovalchuk Arbitration Hearing Concludes…And The Winner Is?

    It appears as if the NHL and NHLPA will finally have an answer as to which side will emerge victorious in the grueling Ilya Kovalchuk saga.Richard Block—who was elected to be the arbitrator in the Kovalchuk hearings—has concluded his two-day hearings and now has until Monday to render a ...

  • Antti Niemi Arbitration Award Unveiled

    On Saturday, the Chicago Blackhawks and their Stanley Cup-winning goalie Antti Niemi learned that the third party arbitrator decided that Niemi was worth $2.75M in 2010-11. The Blackhawks now have 48 hours to either accept this award, reject it completely, or trade Niemi. What is important now, and ...

  • Non-Rumor: The Bruins Agree To Wheeler’s Arbitration Ruling

    With the Arbitration ruling handed down, the Boston Bruins agreed to the decision, and Blake Wheeler is off the Free Agency market reporting a $2.2 million dollar 1-year contract. The 6 foot 5, 208 pounder of Robbinsdale,MN had a somewhat disappointing season last year, but most of the Bruins' ...

  • How the Blake Wheeler Arbitration Will Affect Everybody in the NHL

    Blake Wheeler is scheduled to have his arbitration hearing at 9:00 AM EST. That is how long the Boston Bruins have to work out a contract with their arbitration eligible power forward. This kid could be the subject of trade talks, especially if the salary is too high. The Bruins are a very fiscally ...

  • Arbitration and the Three Vancouver Canucks

    By now you have all heard that Tanner Glass, Jannik Hansen, and Mason Raymond have filed for arbitration after having received qualifying offers as RFA’s. Now I can understand Raymond taking this to arbitration as he had a minimum qualifying offer of $700,000, but Glass and Hansen, not so much...

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