Under terms of the collective bargaining agreement, players don't have to work out until March 6.
So why is the new collective bargaining agreement not working?
They had a new collective bargaining agreement to work out, and it wasn't working.
We played within the rules of the collective bargaining agreement.
I think most of you know, the collective bargaining agreement is up.
The current collective bargaining agreement goes through the 2003-4 season.
The 1985 collective bargaining agreement called for a study committee on international play.
The players have worked without a collective bargaining agreement all season.
The officials have been without a collective bargaining agreement since March.
The players also are playing without a collective bargaining agreement.