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NEW YORK (AP) - The NHL filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board, claiming that a players' association policy that would penalize members who became replacements is coercive and in violation of their rights.
The league and the union have been unable to hammer out a new collective bargaining agreement, and the lockout that was imposed by the NHL in September forced the cancellation of the entire hockey season.
If a new deal can't be reached in time for next season, the NHL said it would explore the use of replacement players.
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