Donald Fehr is approaching six years in his post as the head of the NHL Players' Association.
In advance of the World Cup, the 68-year-old sat down with The Canadian Press to discuss next month’s tournament and other issues in the game, including fighting, future lockouts and European expansion.
CP: Was there any reluctance on the players’ side to the timing of the World Cup right before the season?
Fehr: You can write down that I chuckled because the answer is there is no time that doesn’t cause pressure somewhere ... And it’s not that pre-season is the best time, but it probably is, at the moment, better than the others .