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Chelios, review committee deny 'hijacking'
Chelios, review committee deny 'hijacking'
Former Detroit Red Wing Chris Chelios, seen in June 2009, has denied reports that he and the players review committee have 'hijacked' the troubled union. Former Detroit Red Wing Chris Chelios, seen in June 2009, has denied reports that he and the players review committee have 'hijacked' the ...
Ian Penny's letter to the NHLPA
cbc.ca — In a conversation several weeks ago Chelios urged me to tear up my contract extension and then... threatened me by claiming that I would not survive a review. This indicates that he has prejudged the matter and will not approach a review with the ... (more) Ian Penny's letter to the NHLPA
Baumgartner swings at new NHLPA review committee
cbc.ca — In his resignation email from the NHLPA advisory board, issued over the weekend, ex-player Ken Baumgartner questions... the motives of the union's four-member review committee. Baumgartner and fellow advisory board members Ron Pink, Steve Larmer, Ian ... (more) Baumgartner swings at new NHLPA review committee

Larmer quits NHLPA board, slams Chelios
cbc.ca — Ex-player Steve Larmer, one of the most respected voices in the NHL Players' Association over the past... two decades, has resigned from the NHLPA advisory board a day after interim executive director Ian Penny parted ways with the tattered union. Larmer ... (more) Larmer quits NHLPA board, slams Chelios
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Ottawa owner's trivial pursuit of Heatley’s $4 million bonus
Puck Daddy — ... Barring any bombshells lingering off the record, this would appear to be a slam-dunk case for NHLPA lawyers. Provided, of course, that Chelios doesn't scare them all away. ...

NHLPA review committee memo #2: Chelios, Lidstrom, Recchi, and Blake deny 'hijacking' union
Snapshots — ... about the Chelios commitee's desire to lead the players down the primrose path are simply inaccurate: November 3, CBC Sports : "We are disappointed by the suggestions made by Steve Larmer and others that the NHLPA has suspended operations … or that our review committee has hijacked the union somehow, that we had employees under surveillance and suspended the offices of ombudsman, divisional player representatives and advisory board," the memo says.“We did not do any of that. Regarding the ombudsman, divisional player representatives and advisory board, we simply advised them ...

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