1994–95 NHL lockout

1994–95 NHL lockout
1994–95 NHL lockout
Date	October 1, 1994 – January 11, 1995 ; (3 months, 1 week and 3 days)
Location	United States ; Canada
Caused by	Expiration of the 1993 NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement in September 1993; 1993–94 season played without a collective bargaining agreement in place; Failure to reach a new agreement ahead of the 1994–95 season;
Goals	Salary cap; Revenue sharing;
Resulted in	NHL and NHLPA reach an agreement to end the lockout on January 11 with a collective bargaining agreement that does not include a salary cap; 1994–95 season begins on January 20; season reduced from 84 to 48 games per team;
Parties
National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA)	National Hockey League (NHL)
Lead figures
	Bob Goodenow (executive director) Gary Bettman (commissioner)

The 1994–95 NHL lockout was a lockout that came after a year of National Hockey League (NHL) hockey that was played without a collective bargaining agreement. The lockout was a subject of dispute as the players sought collective bargaining and owners sought to help franchises that had a weaker market as well as make sure they could cap the rising salaries of players. The lockout caused the 1994–95 season to be delayed and shortened to 48 games instead of 84 or 82, the shortest season in 53 years.