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NHL lockout news that I deem to be "important" and may not have mentioned during the semester:

- The meeting with the board of governors, originally scheduled for this Friday, has been canceled.

- "The Great One" thinks it might not just be this season that is in jeopardy.

- Gary Bettman is only the fifth worst manager of 2004, according to Business Week.

- The owners won't win many fans over if they replace their unionized players with scabs.

- When the NHL finally does return to the ice, fans will no longer have to settle for games resulting in ties; prepare for the era of the shootout.

- The Blackhawks' minor league team, the Norfolk Admirals, created some excitement a couple weeks back - by becoming involved in a wild brawl on the ice.

- Tommy Hawk (whose time is not cheap) was one of two mascots booed at halftime during the Chicago Bears season finale. The other mascot receiving catcalls was from the Minnesota Vikings.