NHL Lockout ends with marathon negotiation session

NHL players are flocking back to their teams after an agreement was reached to end the lockout.

According to CBC News, the NHL and NHLPA reached an agreement on an eight year collective bargaining with an option for a further two years early Sunday morning.

The league has yet to announce whether the shortened season will run 48 or 50 games. The Stanley Cup playoffs will take this season to a late June finish.

Teams will play 3.5 games per week on average once the season begins. The main concern will be health as players will push themselves over the shortened season. The 2011-12 NBA season, which was cut short by a lockout saw a rise of 14 per cent in player injuries.

Training camps are expected to start either this Wednesday or Thursday with the season set for a tentative January 15th or 19th start.