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...Goodenow and league commissioner Gary Bettman also presided over a 103-day lockout during the 1994-1995 campaign...
During this past season’s lockout, Goodenow vowed never to accept a salary cap. However, the final agreement, ratified last week, included a cap tied to league revenues...
Born in Detroit, Mich., Goodenow got his start on the ice by playing junior hockey before attending Harvard. After earning second-team All-ECAC honors as the squad’s captain in 1974, he enjoyed a brief stint in the International Hockey League before turning to the University of Detroit Law School...
Soon afterwards Goodenow became a player agent—representing, among others, Brett Hull—and eventually wound up with the NHLPA during the early 1990s. Goodenow took over the union in 1992, when then-director Alan Eagleson was forced out due to scandals that eventually landed him in jail...
While Eagleson was known for buddying up with owners, Goodenow remained staunchly loyal to the league’s players. During his 15 years, the average NHL salary soared from less than $300,000 to nearly $2 million...