2008 National Lacrosse League Season Cancelled; Players' Association Rejects League Proposal
October 16, 2007 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Orlando Titans News Release
New York, NY -- 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."
Titans Chief Operating Officer Timothy Kelly said, "we were looking forward to playing our sophomore season at the Garden in front of the greatest fans in the world. We want to apologize to all of our fans, and we're looking forward to coming back stronger and better than ever in 2009."
Titans season and group ticket holders will receive an email regarding ticket refunds shortly. They also may call their season ticket services representative at 888-8TITANS.
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