NEW YORK -- All 30 NHL owners are behind Gary Bettman's collective bargaining agreement and lockout plans, the commissioner said today following a meeting of the board of governors. The show of support comes just two days before the NHL is set to lock out the players if a new CBA cannot be reached with the NHL Players' Association.
The full audio of Bettman's news conference is below, as is union head Donald Fehr's chat from today. (The early scratchiness of getting the recorder situated goes away, so fight through the early part.)
---John Vogl
Gary Bettman
Donald Fehr
