Is based on what we now know to be a fairly conservative revenue estimate.
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The National Hockey League Players Association members have those affected by Hurricane Katrina in their thoughts during this extremely difficult time,.. It is our hope that this donation and the auction proceeds from the players? Opening night jerseys will assist the Red Cross in their massive relief effort, and help to ease the burden on the hurricane victims.
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But in any event each situation is different, and has to be assessed and judged on its own merit, and I'm comfortable that the [NHLPA] executive board and myself were able to review all the issues and attach a value that we each felt, at the end of the day, was fair compensation for the services I'll provide to this association.
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I obviously wasn't on the call. But I spoke with several of the player reps who called me afterwards to congratulate me.
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I know from first-hand discussions I've had with the overwhelming majority of our executive board (which consists of 30 player reps and seven executive officers) along with many more players and key player agents, that there is strong support for our executive committee and for me as the executive director. It was certainly gratifying to hear all the support that I have received from the membership.
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I look forward to addressing any concerns Tie or another individual may have with our direction. I don't think it's necessary or appropriate to have these discussions through the media. I can tell you that on any given day, I'm on the phone with dozens of players and today's traffic was heavier than usual. It was certainly gratifying to hear all the support that I have received from the membership.
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After good dialogue with members of the executive board, I decided that it was in the best interests of the membership to conduct a secret ballot vote amongst our player representatives and executive officers so that there are absolutely no questions regarding my election as executive director and general counsel.
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['] 'A lot of emphasis has been placed on player input through the competition committee,.. 'I've had frequent dialogue with (the league office) on a host of commercial issues where I think our input is respected.
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