Now that the 2008 season is back on, the NLL has had to go back to the drawing board to rework the schedule — you know, since the owners were told to release their arena dates. It didn’t take too long for the new schedule to be released, given the circumstances.
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Alright fans, get your ticket refunds ready, the 2008 season is back on! It seems the NLL and the PLPA have finally come to an agreement.
Shortly after the cancelation announcement last week there were rumours circulating that both parties had begun negotiating again. Reaction to the rumour of renewed talks was mixed, with some saying it was in preparation for 2009, and others hoping it was to salvage this season. Looks like the faithful won this round.
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The PLPA is finally responding to the NLL press releases that are making their rounds on the news wires. One article of note, to me at least, is on the official PLPA website by credited to Executive Director Dave Succamore.
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Well, that was fun. It seems the NLL and the PLPA could not reach an agreement over the weekend.
According to NLL.com the PLPA rejected the proposal “without permitting all of the players to vote on the league’s final offer.” The website does not disclose the terms of the final offer.
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In case you haven’t been paying attention, the Professional Lacrosse Players Association (PLPA) and the NLL are trying to work out a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). I would really like to emphasize the word trying because, based on what I’ve read, it’s very subjective in this particular case.
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Over the past week I’ve been tooling around with the schedule. It’s all finally come to the point where I’ve got the schedule at least to where it’s somewhat more manageable, and most definitely more useful for all of you.
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A couple weeks ago, I mentioned I was still working on the 2008 Calgary Roughnecks schedule. At the end of the day, I had a downloadable schedule and one set up on Google Calendar. After some thought, I decided that instead of looking for an easier way I would just put the time and effort into setting up the full 2008 NLL schedule on GoNecksGo.com.
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So, yeah, there has been a little neglect going on around these parts over the past year, unfortunately. I’ve been trying to find some other people that would like to contribute to the site but it’s been a little difficult (interested? Let me know via email). I’ve still got some great ideas on what I’d like to do with this site and I’m looking forward to finding the time to do them.
Meanwhile, I’ve updated the schedule page for the 2008 season. Right now there is a .ics file and a link to the Google Calendar for the schedule. I’m working on creating the .cvs file that all you Outlook/Entourage users need for your calendars.
A Calgary Roughneck photo gallery has been a long time coming for GoNecksGo.com and it’s still not ready yet. I feel bad about that so I’m implementing a temporary fix as a way to promote fan photos of our beloved team.
Today I added the photos page of GoNecksGo.com for all to enjoy. Currently the images being shown are the most recent photos from the Calgary Roughnecks Flickr group on the photo sharing website Flickr.com. For now the six most recent photos in the group will be shown on GoNecksGo.com. You can find out more info on the photos page.
This is how photos will be displayed on the site until I can work out the best way to get a nice, friendly, and easy to use photo gallery going on GoNecksGo.com. If you’re not already a member of Flickr it’s dead simple to use and completely free to join — though you can pay for a pro membership if you upload a large number of images. So, what are you waiting for, get over to Flickr.com and join! Then join the Calgary Roughnecks Flickr group and start adding your pictures!
Thanks to a tip from former Roughneck announcer Barks, it seems that SportsNet will be showing the NLL All-Star game this year. This is especially good news given that there has been only spotty TV coverage of any NLL game in Canada this year. While Barks feels that the SportsNet broadcast will only be a feed of the Versus broadcast, at least it’s better than watching the game on the B2 network (purchased download).
It should be also be mentioned that there is a tape delay in the east and the game will be shown Sunday morning, around 10am I believe. For those in the east that subscribe to SportsNet Pacific or West may still get to see the game live. The U.S. fans will have to wait until Sunday at 2:30pm to see the Versus coverage of the game though.
Be sure to tune in and cheer on your favorite players March 10th at 8pm MST/7pm Pacific.