NHL players support union as talks with league begin

Posted August 14, 2012 6:34 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Some major star power on display here Tuesday in Toronto as the NHL Players’ Association fired its opening salvo in the battle over a new contract with the owners. CityNews’ Galit Solomon with why the players are not calling it a counter offer.

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