CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG? IHL SAYS, YES WE CAN

     IHL Commissioner Robert Ufer announced this week that the
league, currently without a collective bargaining agreement, will
have one signed in the near future.  Ufer said that the IHLPA has
informed the league that they are "in agreement with us over the
revenue-sharing salary-structure concept."  But Ufer added that
while a deal is not certain, "There will be no work stoppage in
the IHL."  Houston Aeros Player Rep Curtis Hunt said that IHL
players are willing to agree to the "soft cap" proposal:
"Everybody wants to see no salary cap, but you have to
compromise, sacrifice" (Jody Goldstein, HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 10/6).