Brendan Shanahan, a player with the Detroit Red Wings and a [Getty Images]

UNITED STATES - JULY 22: Brendan Shanahan, a player with the Detroit Red Wings and a member of the National Hockey League Competition Committee, left, Colin Campbell, NHL executive vice president and director of Hockey Operations, center, and Gary Bettman, NHL Commissioner, participate in a news conference in New York, Friday, July 22, 2005. The NHL Board of Governors approved a new collective bargaining agreement with its players union and rule changes for the 2005-06 season. An agreement between owners and players was reached July 13, following a 10-month lockout of players that resulted in cancellation of the 2004-05 season. (Photo by Diane Bondareff/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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