The NHL and the players' association reached a tentative agreement early Sunday to end a nearly four-month-old lockout that threatened to wipe out the season with play expected to begin by January 19.
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While the NHL and its players remain engaged in a boardroom battle over dollars and cents, professional hockey is still being played across the United States.
For the first time in eight days, the NHL and the players' association met at the league office for a little under 2 hours before finishing for the night in an attempt to reach a deal to end the two-month old lockout.
The NHL has made a new offer to the players' association that proposes a 50-50 split of hockey-related revenue and a full 82-game season starting Nov. 2.