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Winnipeg Jets D Ron Hainsey anxious to get labour talks going again as NHL lockout drags on

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Winnipeg Jets\' Ron Hainsey, left, Anaheim Ducks\' Daniel Winnik, center, and Chicago Blackhawks\' Chris Campoli listen as NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly speak to reporters, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, in New York. Hainsey tells The Associated Press the players\' association is ready and willing to get back to the bargaining table with the NHL. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Mary Altaffer

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Winnipeg Jets defenceman Ron Hainsey tells The Associated Press the players’ association is ready and willing to get back to the bargaining table with the NHL.

Talks broke down again last week after two days of negotiations involving a federal mediator, and the hockey season is in jeopardy.

The sides haven’t been in touch with each other for several days since the NHL filed a class action suit Friday in U.S. District Court in New York, seeking to establish that its lockout is legal. In a separate move, the NHL filed an unfair labour practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board, claiming the players’ association has bargained in bad faith.

The NHL said it believes the union’s executive board is seeking authorization to give up its collective bargaining rights, a necessary step before players could file an antitrust lawsuit.

All games through Dec. 30 have been cancelled by the NHL.

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