42 Quotes by Ted Saskin

Earlier this week, after a number of phone conversations between Chris and I, in which I requested to meet with him, a meeting was scheduled with Chris and the rest of the Red Wings on Thursday in Detroit. In addition, I have e-mailed and phoned Trent on a number of occasions, and he has chosen not to respond to me to discuss any concerns that he has.

Of equal importance is a discussion on whether the NHL is prepared to move in the direction of having a real revenue sharing program. We are certainly looking forward to hearing what they have developed in this area.

The National Hockey League Players Association members have those affected by Hurricane Katrina in their thoughts during this extremely difficult time, ... It is our hope that this donation and the auction proceeds from the players? opening night jerseys will assist the Red Cross in their massive relief effort, and help to ease the burden on the hurricane victims.

A financially healthy league is a positive for everyone, including the players, in the long run. We've always wanted teams to do well.

After good dialogue with members of the executive board, I decided that it was in the best interests of the membership to conduct a secret ballot vote amongst our player representatives and executive officers so that there are absolutely no questions regarding my election as executive director and general counsel.

This election process, which was agreed to by the full executive board and without any objections, will continue and will not be disrupted by such baseless actions.

It's 100 percent certain coming out of today's meeting that nothing could impact the cancellation of the season.

It's an internal union matter. Ted has worked diligently for the players ... but in the final analysis this will be a players' decision.

It's obviously going to be a fantastic showcase of hockey communities and the hockey culture here in Canada. The history of the league and the game itself was built by players from communities throughout Canada.