NEW YORK -- With the contentious battle between the NHL and players' association now headed to the courts, the NHLPA will be taking the next step toward dissolving the union.
Multiple sources confirmed to ESPNNewYork.com that the entire NHLPA membership will begin voting Sunday on whether to authorize the executive board the discretion to file a disclaimer of interest.
The voting, open to all 700-plus members of the NHLPA, will be done electronically over a five-day period. Should it pass -- a 2/3 majority vote is needed -- the NHLPA executive board has until Jan. 2, 2013 to file a disclaimer of interest.
A disclaimer of interest is a quicker, less formal way of decertifying the union, the latter of which can take months to process. By disbanding the NHLPA, the players would be able to file an antitrust lawsuit against the league in court, although they would also lose their rights to collectively bargain as a union and all the protection the union offers. Read more
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