Daly statement regarding Alberta Labour Board ruling

NEW YORK -- Bill Daly, Deputy Commissioner of the National Hockey League, released the following statement regarding today's ruling by the Alberta Labour Board:

"We are pleased with the Alberta Labour Board's ruling today that the lockout of Players is effective on a League-wide basis, including in Alberta, and we are extremely appreciative of the decisive manner in which the matter was handled.

"We are hopeful that this ruling will enable both the League and the NHL Players' Association to focus all of our efforts and energies on negotiating a new Collective Bargaining Agreement in order to get our game and our Players back on the ice."