RTAB: USA Women's Hockey Boycott

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🗓️ 18 March 2017

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Attorneys for USA Women's Hockey and forward Meggan Duggan address their boycott of the upcoming World Championships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Contracts, salary caps, why do our favorite teams make some of the moves they do?
0:05.5	It's usually the money.
0:07.8	It's time for the Business of Sports with Andrew Brandt.
0:13.0	Welcome to another edition of the Business of Sports with Andrew Brand.
0:16.4	I had some really interesting stuff I want to shine the light on today as we deep dive into some legal and business issues in sports.
0:23.7	USA hockey.
0:25.0	It's been in the news this week, and the reason it has is we've got a boycott, and maybe that's not the right word.
0:31.3	We'll find out.
0:32.5	The approaching world championships are coming on March 31st in Michigan,
0:36.9	and members of the U.S.
0:38.5	Women's National Hockey Team have decided to not go as they negotiate for increased wages,
0:44.7	support, et cetera.
0:46.8	The lawyers handling the case are on with me, John Langel and DeSvagnolo from Ballard Sparer,
0:52.6	here in Philadelphia, and also one of the players, Ford
0:55.3	Megan Duggan, is with us. So welcome to you all.
1:00.0	Thanks for having us. Thanks very much. Thank you.
1:03.0	Start with John, sort of behind this boycott and tell me if that's the right word.
1:08.6	What is it that you're protesting and what is the end game here with the World
1:13.9	Championships approaching the end of the month?
1:16.6	Andrew, boycott is a fine word in our letters to USA hockey.
1:23.1	We said that the players would not appear for training camp on the 21st and would not play in
1:30.3	the World Championship unless we were able to reach an agreement.
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