The national hockey League (NHL) and players ‘ Association NHL reached an agreement concerning the restart of the season, which will be held on August 1, and the terms of the new collective agreement. This means that for the next six years NHL is safe from the threat of another lockout, and that the speakers in her ice hockey star certainly will again participate in the Olympic games. A compromise demanded concessions from both sides. Players will be forced to put up with the freezing at least for the season the ceiling of salaries, but the NHL agreed to increase them to minimum salary and salary beginners.On the achievements of the agreements in principle between the NHL and its players Union announced all U.S. media covering the sport. To become effective, they must be approved by the Council of owners of clubs of NHL, but it’s usually a “technical” step. And on ESPN and TSN called them “fantastic” and “breakthrough” event. This is not surprising, given the importance of agreements like the North American and world hockey.They can be divided into two parts. The first relates to the immediate future of the NHL, that is the resumption of the suspended in March the pandemic in the early stages of the season. Previously, the League introduced the format of the ending, suggesting instead finish the regular season and the traditional play-off expanded to 24 teams — a variant of the Cup stage. Sources ESPN and TSN confirmed that in accordance with the arrangements she starts on the 1st of August and that the NHL as a whole will hold it in two so-called bubble — cities, where participants will be able to live in conditions of at least partial isolation. The role of the “bubbles” selected canadian Toronto and Edmonton. The latter will take the final series of the Stanley Cup.Collective bargaining agreement — the basic document governing the relationship between employers and employees in all American sports leagues. Without it they cannot function. It was the differences associated with provisions in collective agreements, led to several crises experienced by the NHL for the past quarter of a century. We are talking about three lockouts. The first happened a long time ago, in 1994. The other two — very fresh. One was launched in 2004, disrupting the whole season, the second — in 2012, it has reduced the season by about half.The last lockout led to the signing of the current collective agreement. Formally term of its action expires in September 2022. However, the negotiations over a new contract started some time ago, and about the prospects for the process, differing views were expressed. The part of the players expressed dissatisfaction with some financial parameters of the contract, for example, large payments to the escrow account of the NHL. And experts as the cause that reduces the probability of veryrednova conflict, indicated primarily on the “financial health” of the League. The commercial situation before the pandemic really looked absolutely safe. Its revenues grew constantly, and the growth crisis 2013 and 2018 turned out to almost double — from $2.63 billion to $4,86 billion, Another clear sign of “health” — expansion NHL. In 2017, the League appeared in 31 of the club — “Vegas Golden knights”, and 2021-m will appear in the 32nd from Seattle. And newbies are willing to pay enormous entrance fees to the budget of the NHL. For club of Las Vegas, it made $500 million for the club from Seattle — already at $150 million more.In the end we won the point of view of optimists. The NHL and players ‘ Association not to wait for two years and decided to prolong the collective agreement right now for six years until 2026. Prolongation demanded concessions from both sides.For players the main one along with safeguard eksrou-payments to the date of termination of the contract should be reduced from 20% of the contract amount to 6%, can be considered a compromise about a hard salary cap. Because of the inevitable financial losses caused by the pandemic, the NHL has insisted that — contrary to rule — not to raise it next season, and to be frozen at $81.5 million, Respectively, in hockey it is much harder to achieve the best contractual terms. The “unfrozen” the ceiling is only when commercial revenues the NHL will return to “zocoronline” level of $4.8 billion for the first time in a decade and a half will increase the minimum annual salary under the first contract — from $850 thousand to $1 million (with a premium beginners will be able to do about $4 million). Will increase and the minimum wage — first $700 thousand to $750 thousand, and the expiration of the collective agreement — up to $800 million In 2018, ended which lasted two decades, a series of players from the strongest League in the Olympic games, transforming the hockey tournaments in their framework in superhits. Olympics in Pyeongchang NHL, lowering its ratings, ignored first of all, as supposed experts, because of the low assessment of the potential of the Korean market. The next Olympics will be held in Beijing in February 2022, and the Chinese market the League perceives as much more promising. However, the sources, explaining the reticence of League President Gary Bettman in the responses to questions regarding her participation in the Beijing Olympic games, often referred to as time on the uncertainty of the collective bargaining agreement and the threat of a lockout.According to ESPN and TSN, the new collective agreement provides for the performance of the players from the NHL at the Olympics and 2022, and 2026, however, after talks with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). However, in February Sportsnet told me that the international ice hockey Federation (IIHF) and international Olympic Committee is ready to settle requirements.ia League on conditions for the participation of its players in the Olympics. They, in particular, affect the parameters of the distribution of the proceeds of the Olympic hockey tournament, insurance players pay for their flights to Beijing and back and transfer of the NHL part of the media rights to the Olympic hockey tournament.Alex Armor
