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Primer: How could escrow lead to lockout?

There are a couple of issues that will be major talking points in the next collective bargaining agreement negotiations between the NHL and NHLPA.

One of them is escrow. What is it, and what are the issues? Let's take a look.

WHAT IS ESCROW?

The players and league divide all hockey-related revenue evenly, 50-50. Sometimes, the combined salaries of all players exceeds their 50 percent share of revenue that season.

In anticipation of this, the league withholds a certain percentage of their salaries during the year, which is put into escrow.

The money taken from salaries throughout the year is pooled together in its own bank account.