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Representatives of the National Hockey League and NHL Players' Association met Monday in Toronto to discuss matters pertaining to Collective Bargaining. The League was represented by Commissioner Gary Bettman; NHL Board of Governors chairman Harley Hotchkiss of the Calgary Flames; Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs; Nashville Predators owner Craig Leipold and New Jersey Devils president Lou Lamoriello, plus NHL executives Bill Daly, David Zimmerman, Colin Campbell and outside counsel Bob Batterman. The NHLPA was represented by Bob Goodenow, Ted Saskin, John McCambridge, Ian Pulver, Mike Gartner, Trevor Linden, Bill Guerin, Vincent Damphousse, Bob Boughner, and Trent Klatt. Upon the conclusion of the meeting, the following statement was released by Bill Daly, NHL Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer: "The Players' Association began today's meeting by rejecting the two proposals made by the NHL on March 17. Thereafter, we discussed the status of our current situation and, in general terms, possible concepts for moving the process forward. The meeting concluded with both sides agreeing to explore these concepts further internally, and to talk again later this week."
