NHL GETS ONE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT

     As part of the new collective bargaining agreement, NHL
officials and linesmen are in the process of considering a league
offer that would see them earn 72.5% of their annual salaries
even if they don't officiate a single game this season.  The NHL
has told officials that they will also receive credit for
seniority as if they had actually been working.  The NHLOA is
expected to ratify the CBA by early next week (Al Strachan,
TORONTO SUN, 11/10).