"Donald Martin Fehr" is the executive director of the National Hockey League Players Association. He became nationally prominent while serving as the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association from 1985-2009.

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We discussed it so much with the players that there is no need for it. The executive board has the authority, anyway.

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We always thought it was out of line. Were we surprised? No.

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The kind of activity we've seen so far in certain respects is encouraging.

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A 50-game penalty for a first-time steroid positive is not necessary to deter steroid use. Indeed, you have never defended your proposal on the basis that it is.

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We share your concern about the criticism our program has received, and, in response, the players have demonstrated, several times now, their willingness to take all reasonable measures in response.

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Hopefully, we can move on to other things. I still think it was something much better handled by agreement than it would have been by legislation.

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The economics of the industry are good. But my ability to predict what happens in negotiations over the last 25 years has not been good.

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I don't understand one thing. It's traditional in this country, when someone is accused, to let him tell his story to an independent body.

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