NHL players, league unable to close contract gap

Union rejects Commissioner Gary Bettman's proposal; league dismisses players' counteroffers. Further game cancellations seem possible as early as Friday.

NHL proposes 50-50 revenue split; other terms may be sticking points

League tries to spur negotiations amid lockout with deal that would limit contracts to five years and postpone eligibility for unrestricted free agency. Players want clarifications before responding.

Kings' banner celebration turns into a real bummer

The Stanley Cup banner was supposed to be raised at Staples Center on Friday night. Whenever it actually happens, it won't be the same.

Alberta Labour Board dismisses NHLPA claim lockout is illegal

The board rules that lifting the lockout 'would be detrimental to the ongoing relationship between the parties and the ability of the league to function properly.'

These local hockey teams aren't locked out

The Ontario Reign begins play next weekend. There are also high school and college games on the schedule.

NHL hits players' wallets, cancels regular-season games to Oct. 24

Hockey players were set to get their first paychecks Oct. 15, but it may be first of many missed paydays as the league and players' union have had no sustained talks on new labor deal.

Kings bring Cup to 9-year-old hockey player injured in hiking fall

Genny Shepler fractured her skull and bruised her brain stem after slipping about 30 feet in the mountains near her home in July. Her walking when Cup arrives is another step in her recovery journey

Gary Bettman, Donald Fehr meet for NHL labor talks

The NHL commissioner and union director are trying to 'bridge the gap on the major issues' in labor dispute.

Call it the Fehr Factor

Former MLB players' union boss is now in a similar capacity in the NHL, which is in the middle of a labor strife. With Fehr involved, it could be a long winter for hockey fans.

Economic issues emerge as sticking points in NHL lockout talks

Talks between the players' union and the NHL advance on safety, schedules and drug testing, but players oppose reductions to their share of hockey revenue.

NHL cancels rest of exhibition games; no agreement is imminent

The league releases a terse statement about the move. The season is set to start Oct. 11, but a resolution that would save the full season appears ever more unlikely, with talks at a standstill.

Some questions and answers as the NHL lockout continues

Time is running out before the Oct. 11 season opener, and no full-scale talks have taken place since Sept. 12. When can fans expect the season to start? The Times' Helene Elliott gives her insights.

The Stanley Cup: A sports trophy like no other

The NHL title won by the Los Angeles Kings in June literally etches their names in history, on the surface of the most magical championship hardware in sports.

Coaches turn attention to other matters during NHL lockout

Kings to have 52 names engraved on the Stanley Cup

Luc Robitaille honors mother's Stanley Cup request

The Los Angeles Kings' president of business operations takes the Cup to his parents' home in Norbertville, Canada, at the request of his mother, Madeleine, who has liver cancer.

NHL cancels preseason games through Sept. 30

On the fourth day of the NHL lockout, the league announces that exhibitions have been canceled through Sept. 30. Four Kings games and three Ducks games have been eliminated.