Owners vote for lockout if deadline passes

Commissioner Gary Bettman received a unanimous vote from the NHL owners on Thursday in support of a lockout of the players if the two sides can't reach a deal by Saturday night.

Neither side appears to be willing to budge, making it unlikely that better proposals from the owners or the players union will be presented before the new collective bargaining agreement deadline arrives.

Training camps are scheduled to open Sept 21 and the season is supposed to start Oct 11.