The 2012 NHL Talks and the Bizarre Exchanges Reported in the Media

question 9

Multiple Choice

The 2012 NHL talks and the bizarre exchanges reported in the media between the National Hockey League Players' Association's (NHLPA) executive director, Don Fehr and the NHL commissioner Gary Bettman could be characterized as what stage of the bargaining process?

• A) The Crisis Stage
• B) Narrowing the Bargaining Range
• C) Obscuring the result
• D) Establishing the negotiation range

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