[EddyBeers]

Originally Posted by MissTeeks

Didn't the league in 2004/2005 always refer to it as a "work stoppage" and not a "lockout"?

The Jets and the Oilers also called it a "work stoppage" on their websites:

http://jets.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=83105

http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=641589

That is the problem though, they are not using the word correctly. It would be like if the players referred to the 94 strike as a lockout.