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5 unusual facts about Ted Saskin

Bob Goodenow

On July 28, 2005, Goodenow announced his resignation as Executive Director, with Ted Saskin being named his replacement.

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On July 28, 2005, Goodenow was asked to step down as NHLPA chief and was replaced by Ted Saskin, NHLPA Senior Director of Business Affairs and Licensing and the head negotiator during the CBA contract talks.

Robyn Regehr

Off the ice, Regehr was named to an NHLPA committee formed in 2007 to find a replacement for ousted Executive Director Ted Saskin.

Shawn Horcoff

In the summer of 2007, with the NHLPA looking for a replacement for ousted leader Ted Saskin, Horcoff was one of five players named to the search committee that eventually selected Paul Kelly.

Ted Saskin

Saskin had previously served as NHLPA Senior Director of Business Affairs and Licensing since 1992, as one of Goodenow's new deputies when the latter assumed the role of executive director after the forced resignation of Alan Eagleson.