The CBC has been signing its hockey talent to contracts on the condition they will not get paid if the National Hockey League is shut down by a labour dispute. The contracts are also one-year deals. That means they will end in June, 2005, season or no season, and with no extension.
So, Hockey Night's three old-timers, Cherry, Cole and Neale, may not see a minute of work in the coming season and may not receive a dime. When the season is over, so is their contract, with no assurance they will be re-signed.
"The deals with Neale, Cole and Cherry are strictly stop-gap measures to get the CBC through the World Cup and a shortened NHL season," a source said.
Looks like Healy decided to bale because of those conditions - exclusivity would have meant zero income next year in the event of a long lockout.
Maybe the other guys are toast after one year.
Cowperson
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