NHL and Players Reach Tentative Deal to End Lockout
Description:The National Hockey League and locked out players reached a tentative agreement to end a bitter labour dispute on Sunday (January 6) morning and salvage a season that appeared to be slipping away. The deal was announced jointly by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHL Players Association (NHLPA) Executive Director Donald Fehr after a marathon 16-hour negotiation session that began on Saturday (January 5) and ended in the early hours of Sunday morning.(2:01)