2008 NLL Season cancelled

[That Guy Mikey]

From The NLL Official Website

The National Lacrosse League has announced the cancellation of its 2008 season. The cancellation was triggered by the Professional Lacrosse Players Association's executive committee rejecting the league's last Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) proposal.

"I would like to apologize to our fans, first and foremost", said NLL Commissioner Jim Jennings. "We are deeply disappointed that the PLPA's executive committee rejected our proposal without permitting all of the players to vote on the league's final offer. The offer included annual raises for all players in each year of the contract. Our owners made the best offer they could make while maintaining a

sound business model".

Jennings continued, "This marked the fourth time we have had to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement in the past seven years. Professional sports leagues cannot do business without the stability of a long-term collective bargaining agreement. We will use this year to improve not only our relationship with our players but to improve our overall business model."

[Cactus Drags]

Never gotten into lacrosse, laregly due to its virtual non-existence over here. They've shown the college playoffs a few times, and it's been pretty entertaining. Still, they have a point, you can't be renegotiating CBAs every other year and expect to maintain a stable operation.

[oldskool]

Woohoo, Rochester gets a two-year title reign!

If anyone cared about lacrosse this would kill the sport like it did the NHL. That said, nobody cares so it's not going to make a difference at all. If anything it's going to increase viewership because ESPN is going to try to hammer them for losing a season, and as a result give them a ton of on-air face time.

[JuanJoseNYC]

I have never really gotten behind Lacrosse, but the business model for the CBA that they have been using the last few years is horrendous at best, hideous at worst. They need to come up with a 6 to 10 year plan, with player raises based on merit and statistical comparison against what he did the previous year and/or against whomever is competing in the preferred stat category. The NLL does not have a stable financial windfall to account for every player in the league. They have to do with whatever resources they have without the possibility of filing for bankruptcy.

[oldskool]

The season's uncancelled anyway.

[JuanJoseNYC]

It's uncancelled, for 2008?? OH NOES!!!

[OGpistolpete]

Yeah, I have heard some good things, so I will be looking for some games on Versus.