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Canada 02 · 11-05-2013, 05:12 PM

Flames general manager Jay Feaster instructed his players get fitted for the guards after Calgary captain Mark Giordano suffered a broken ankle and veteran forward Lee Stempniak broke his foot after being hit by pucks last month.

However, Feaster says this is a mandatory team policy which may create a problem as such a policy could be viewed as a CBA violation.

"No team can unilaterally make a piece of equipment mandatory," Mathieu Schneider, Special Assistant to NHLPA Executive Director Don Fehr, told the Dreger Report.

All Flames players are complying with management's policy and are currently wearing some form of additional foot protection.

http://www.tsn.ca/blogs/darren_dreger/?id=435925

11-05-2013, 05:12 PM	#1
Canada 02 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Exp:	Flames make ankle guards mandatory - CBA violation? Flames general manager Jay Feaster instructed his players get fitted for the guards after Calgary captain Mark Giordano suffered a broken ankle and veteran forward Lee Stempniak broke his foot after being hit by pucks last month. However, Feaster says this is a mandatory team policy which may create a problem as such a policy could be viewed as a CBA violation. "No team can unilaterally make a piece of equipment mandatory," Mathieu Schneider, Special Assistant to NHLPA Executive Director Don Fehr, told the Dreger Report. All Flames players are complying with management's policy and are currently wearing some form of additional foot protection. http://www.tsn.ca/blogs/darren_dreger/?id=435925 Last edited by Canada 02; 11-05-2013 at 05:14 PM.