The National Hockey League Players' Association has made its first proposal in the latest round of collective bargaining talks with the NHL.

With time running out on NHL labor talks, commissioner Gary Bettman cautioned Thursday that the league is prepared to lock out its players if a new collective bargaining agreement is not reached by Sept. 15, when the current deal expires.
The NHL and the NHL Players' Association are set for another round of negotiations this week with the hope of establishing a new collective bargaining agreement before the current one expires on Sept. 15.
NEW YORK | The NHL and the NHL Players' Association are set to resume labor talks Wednesday at the league offices in New York.
The NHL and the players' union opened negotiations on a new labor deal Friday by meeting for about 2 1/2 hours.

The NHL and the players' union opened negotiations on a new labor deal Friday by meeting for about 2½ hours.
The head of the NHL players' union said Monday that negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement will begin "very quickly" _ perhaps as early as this week _ and didn't rule out talks stretching into the season.
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