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Judge Orders Hearing on Mediation Request

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Judge Redfield T. Baum has scheduled a hearing for 9:30 MST tomorrow, the AP reports:

The mediation hearing is a good thing for Jim Ballsilie’s bid, which had been pushing for external mediation for some time.

PSE, the company formed by Balsillie to pursue the Coyotes, “has offered several times to mediate with the NHL,” the document said, “but the NHL has never been willing to mediate or even negotiate with the NHL.”

The red tape continues to get thicker and thicker.

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