By admin, on November 30th, 2009
Articles 1 – 7 of the CBA are your precursors. They set out some general guides which whilst important to the functioning of the agreement, don’t make-up the “pith and marrow” of the agreement.
Article 1 – Definitions.
Definitions! I love definitions sections of legislation and agreements. For a lack of a better description, and with points awarded for complete obviousness of the term, definitions define what certain teams. Such definition is really essentially, particularly when they get in the hands of shifty lawyers, who like to suggest certain interpretations of a term to suit their goals. The CBA definitions section enlightens with such pearls as:
“League” or “NHL” refers to the National Hockey League.
“All-Star Game” means the hockey game so designated by the NHL in which All-Star Players play.
However, as not to make light completely of the definitions system, which as I said actually serves a very useful function there are many useful definitions contained within the agreement. A useful examples of this include “European Player” which affects draft exceptions on the basis of having not played in North America and being above a certain age; or a “Free Agent” which is the umbrella term which breaks down into “Restricted Free Agent” and “Unrestricted Free Agent” all defined.
Continue reading Naked Shootout : Article 1 – 7 – A Collection
By admin, on November 24th, 2009
The CBA is a big, scary 457 page document which has been legalised to death. How do I know it’s been legalised to death? I’m a law student. I see this shit every single day with fabulously over-written legislation and research papers as well as within ancient textbooks. I’m used to it. I decipher . . . → Read More: Naked Shootout: A Stripped Down Look at the CBA
By admin, on November 16th, 2009
My first ever NHL game was San Jose v Toronto at the Shark Tank. It was Ron Wilson’s return to San Jose and a match up between the first NHL team I’d fallen in love with and the team I loved the most now. After watching for so many years, I finally got to . . . → Read More: It’s not so much me… It’s Roenick
By admin, on November 7th, 2009
When I saw the Ben Fanelli hit this past weekend, saw his team mates huddled together, visible shaken as they wiped away tears with thick gloves, watched as the young boy lay so motionless on the ice, I admit to being reduced to tears. As a hockey player, as someone who’s had helmets kicked . . . → Read More: The Logic of Punishment
By admin, on November 1st, 2009
I’m taking a “break” for two and a bit weeks from here, purely because it’s Exam time at Law School and when you’re pulling massive massive study days, finding time to write a blog (no matter how much you love to do it!) kind of doesn’t happen.
So once I’ve sloughed my way through . . . → Read More: Study Mandated Break
