Devils, Kovalchuk, NHL & Union Get Long-Term Deals
A byproduct of the revised 15-year deal was that the Devils helped the NHL and its players union reach an agreement on long-term contracts
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A byproduct of the revised 15-year deal was that the Devils helped the NHL and its players union reach an agreement on long-term contracts
Five weeks after rejecting Ilya Kovalchuk's landmark 17-year, $102 million contract with the Devils, the league approved a revised 15-year, $100 million deal on Friday after reaching an agreement with the NHL Players Association on an amendment covering long-term contracts.
The NHL has extended its deadline to Friday for approving Ilya Kovalchuk's $100 million, 15-year contract with the New Jersey Devils.
NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly says the New Jersey Devils have submitted a new contract to the league for Russian star Ilya Kovalchuk.
A top official of the National Hockey League Players' Association denied reports Thursday that Donald Fehr, the former leader of baseball's players' union, accepted an offer to take the top job at the NHLPA.
The NJ Devils could have some stiff competition for NHL star Ilya Kovalchuk. Yahoo! Sports is reporting that Kovalchuk's agent has reached out to the president of Russia's KHL.
The NHL has nixed New Jersey's second go at getting Ilya Kovalchuk signed with the Devils, the NY Post reports.
The NJ Devils may be on the brink of signing Ilya Kovalchuk for the second time this offseason.
Devils team president and general manager Lou Lamoriello said the Devils will continue working to re-sign the high scoring Russian.
An arbitrator in the case regarding his 17-year, $102 million contract has ruled in favour of the NHL cancelling the deal, according to reports. The league has blocked the contract, saying that it circumvents the salary cap.
Sim had 13 goals and nine assists in 77 games last season, his third with the Islanders.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Ilya Kovalchuk's landmark 17-year, $102 million contract with the New Jersey Devils was rejected by the NHL, which ruled that the longest deal in league history violated its salary cap.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Unlike the NBA's LeBron James, the biggest prize on the NHL free agent market isn't moving.
