Under terms of the collective bargaining agreement, players don't have to work out until March 6.

So why is the new collective bargaining agreement not working?

They had a new collective bargaining agreement to work out, and it wasn't working.

We played within the rules of the collective bargaining agreement.

I think most of you know, the collective bargaining agreement is up.

The current collective bargaining agreement goes through the 2003-4 season.

The 1985 collective bargaining agreement called for a study committee on international play.

The players have worked without a collective bargaining agreement all season.

The officials have been without a collective bargaining agreement since March.

The players also are playing without a collective bargaining agreement.