These were the words hockey fans were waiting to hear for the first 100-plus days of the NHL lockout. Commissioner Gary Bettman delivered them early Sunday morning.
Marathon talks between the NHL and the players' association stretched deep into Saturday night and then Sunday morning after the sides stayed apart for most of the previous two days.
Hockey is back, and it took nearly four months and one long night to get the game back on the ice.
Hockey is back, and it took nearly four months and one long night to get the game back on the ice.
Flyers All-Star Claude Giroux received the wakeup call he waited to hear for 113 days.
Mediation between the NHL and the players' association started again Saturday morning about 12 hours after it ended Friday night.
A federal mediator held over 12 hours of separate talks with the NHL and the players' association Friday before stopping for the night with a promise to get going again in the morning.
A federal mediator has finally been able to get the NHL and the players' association back together Saturday for their first face-to-face meeting since talks broke down two days earlier.
A federal mediator has finally been able to get the NHL and the players' association back together Saturday for their first face-to-face meeting since talks broke down two days earlier.
