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Bob Goodenow, the former head of the NHL Players’ Association, has died
Bob Goodenow led the NHL Players’ Association through two major lockouts, including the full cancellation of the 2004-05 season, shaping players' rights and league policies.
- Bob Goodenow, former executive director of the NHL Players' Association, died suddenly at age 72 on September 13, 2025.
- Goodenow joined the NHLPA as deputy executive director in 1990 and became its second executive director in 1992 after Alan Eagleson resigned amid fraud allegations.
- He led the NHLPA through key labor disputes, including a 103-day lockout from October 1994 to January 1995 and the 2004-05 lockout, which caused a full season cancellation.
- The 2005 lockout concluded on July 13 with a new agreement that introduced a salary cap, a salary floor, and guaranteed players 54% of the league's total revenues; shortly afterward, Goodenow stepped down as NHLPA executive director, with Ted Saskin taking over the role.
- Goodenow transformed the NHLPA, expanding its staff, establishing player rights programs, and securing landmark gains in salary, benefits, and players’ control over their image rights.
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The former manager of the players' union was 72 years old.
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Bob Goodenow, former NHLPA executive director, passes away at age 72
One of hockey’s most important figures for over a decade passed away on Saturday. Former NHLPA executive director Bob Goodenow, who led the players’ association through the 2004-05 lockout, passed away at age 72, the NHLPA announced in a statement. The lockout was resolved on July 13, 2005, with the implementation of a salary cap, […]
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Bob Goodenow, the former head of the NHL Players’ Association, has died
Bob Goodenow, the former head of the NHL Players’ Association, has died. He was 72. A spokesman for the NHLPA said the organization learned that Goodenow had died from his wife, but he did not know the cause of death.
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