National Hockey League v. National Hockey League Players' Association

  1. March 16, 2017

    Suspension Stands In NHL's Wideman Challenge

    A New York federal judge confirmed an arbitrator's decision to reduce a player's suspension for hitting a referee after sustaining a concussion, finding Wednesday that the National Hockey League did not show the arbitrator overstepped his bounds.

  2. October 03, 2016

    NHL Says Wideman Arbitrator Exceeded His Authority

    The National Hockey League again Friday urged a New York federal judge to toss an arbitration decision halving a player's suspension for hitting a referee, saying an arbitrator issued his own opinion rather than deciding whether the evidence supported NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman's action.

  3. September 19, 2016

    NHLPA Says Abitrator's Decision Was Within Rules

    The National Hockey League player's union Friday asked a New York court to uphold an arbitration ruling that cut in half Calgary Flames defenseman Dennis Wideman's suspension for striking a referee, arguing that to do otherwise would render arbitration hearings on disciplinary decisions pointless.

  4. August 29, 2016

    NHL Says Arbitrator Overstepped In Cutting Wideman's Ban

    The National Hockey League told a New York federal court Friday that the neutral arbitrator who cut in half Calgary Flames defenseman Dennis Wideman's 20-game suspension for striking a referee overreached by drawing his own conclusions on Wideman's intent, as the league seeks to overturn the arbitrator's decision.

  5. July 29, 2016

    NHLPA Wants League's Suit Over Wideman Decision Tossed

    The NHL Players' Association asked a New York federal court on Friday to toss the league's challenge of an arbitrator's decision to cut in half player Dennis Wideman's 20-game suspension for hitting a referee while dazed by a concussion, saying the arbitrator acted within his mandate when he weighed new evidence.

  6. June 09, 2016

    NHL Fights Reduced Suspension Over Player's Referee Hit

    The National Hockey League on Wednesday filed suit in New York federal court, challenging an arbitrator's decision to reduce Calgary Flames defenseman Dennis Wideman's suspension for hitting a referee, which the union has argued was unfair because Wideman had been dazed by a concussive blow just before the incident.

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