A day after the league turned down three counter proposals from players, the NHL wiped out the third week of the season on Friday.
Pittsburgh Pengiuns' Sidney Crosby, center, stands with Dan Cleary, left, of the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews, right, as they listen to NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr speak to journalists during a news conference following collective bargaining talks with the league in Toronto on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012.
NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has canceled more games while holding out hope it can squeeze in a full regular-season schedule.
A day after the league turned down three counter proposals from players, the NHL wiped out the third week of the season on Friday.
A total of 135 games through Nov. 1 have been canceled, which amounts to 11 percent of the season.
In its third lockout since 1994, the NHL is sticking to its most recent proposal that stated a full 82-game-per-team schedule could be played if the season begins by Nov. 2. The league says a deal must be reached with the union by Thursday for that to happen.
Two weeks ago, the league called off 82 games from Oct. 11- 24, and another 53 were canceled Friday.
No new talks have been scheduled.