Escrow tops NHL players' list of concerns ahead of CBA talks
Losing upward of 10% of their salaries to escrow is something players want to fix.
Olympic participation, health care and hockey-related revenue are all considered important topics for NHL players going into a key period of labor talks.
But an overwhelming majority of NHL Players' Association representatives surveyed by The Associated Press and Canadian Press name escrow as the biggest issue in collective bargaining talks.
Under the labor deal, NHL owners and players divide hockey-related revenue 50/50, and if player salaries exceed that split a certain percentage is withheld in escrow to make it even.
According to the AP/CP survey, 25 of 31 union representatives call escrow the biggest bargaining issue.
Owners and players face separate September deadlines to terminate the current CBA effective the fall of 2020. Losing upward of 10% of their salaries to escrow is something players want to fix.
06/16/19 13:00:04 (GMT -4:00)
CLEVELAND (AP) - Oscar Mercado hit his second home run of the game - a leadoff blast in the seventh inning - and the Cleveland Indians continued to dominate Detroit with an 8-6 win over the Tigers on Monday night.
Mercado, who came into the game in a 1-for-25 skid, homered into the bleachers in left field off Victor Alcántara (3-2) to break a 5-all tie. Mercado also hit a solo home run off Detroit starter Daniel Norris in the fifth.
Mikolas, O'Neill lead Cardinals to 7-0 win over Pirates 7-0
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Indians' Dan Otero completes rehab assignment with single-A Mahoning Valley
by Chad Krispinsky / Jul 15, 2019
NILES, Ohio (WKBN) - Cleveland Indians' Reliever Dan Otero completed a rehab assignment at single-A Mahoning Valley Monday night against Hudson Valley.
Otero tossed 2/3 of a scoreless inning, allowing one hit with a strikeout in the outing. The right-hander tossed fourteen pitches, with eleven strikes.
Otero was placed on the 10-day injured list on June 2 with a sore right shoulder. It was the first time in his career that he was place on the I-L.