Turco’s Union Not Open to Replacements

Dallas Stars goalie Marty Turco does not share the same opinion as Brendan Shanahan when it comes to replacement players. Shanahan said he understood a minor leaguer taking advantage of the situation, knowing it may be his only shot to play in the NHL, and that NHL players are also going down to the minors, taking jobs away down there. Turco says any player who crosses the line, if there is one to cross, will never be part of the union.

Turco said the NHLPA would take a page from baseball and rescind union membership. There are 14 major league players who were replacement players in 1995 and are still not allowed to join the union.

“I don’t want to begrudge anybody anything, so if a player wants to play, he should be entitled to that,” Turco said. “But if he does, there is a price. If you turn your back on the union, you should not be allowed in, period. That’s just the way it is.”

Posted by David M Singer on Mar 03, 2005 at 04:19 AM
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So, what exactly is in Turco's Kool-aid©?
Posted by Michael on 2005-03-05 02:46:22 If 50% of the players cross the line, you have no union membership to worry about, unless it's a completely new union. Actually, a very small percentage needs to cross the line to "bust it" provided younger players without NHL experience do as well. Average career length is about five years for all players, and much less for most of the league (as the top of the league is top-heavy in terms of career-length). So, that being said - think of how many current union members wouldn't be "current" if the lockout was settled and the players got back on the ice immediately. Turnover in the NHL is high and missing a full-season is going to turn the league upside down player-wise without even considering any of the economic impact. Hey, I bet game program sales go up ;) (well, if you want to make a sales:attendance ratio, let's not get into the "how many will really show up?" thing).
Posted by David M Singer on 2005-03-03 17:46:33 Turco has a union! Cool! Not surprising that scabs would be denied union membership. But what do you do if 50% of the players in the league eventually cross the line? Deny them all membership in the "union"?
Posted by Casey on 2005-03-03 16:33:26

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