Happy birthday! (Photo: Bridget Samuels/flickr)

Later on today, the NHL and NHLPA will (probably) sign a Memo Of Understanding to formally end the lockout.

Today is also Marian Hossa‘s 34th birthday. Coincidence? Yes, probably. But we’ll wish him a happy birthday, anyway.

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It was announced today that Chris Campoli would be joining the Competition Committee.

According to Article 22 of the 2005 Collective Bargaining Agreement (link opens a PDF):

The NHL and NHLPA will establish a Player/Club Competition Committee (the “Competition Committee”) for the purpose of examining and making recommendations associated with issues affecting the game and the way the game is played. The issues to be considered by the Competition Committee will include: (1) the development, change, and enforcement of Playing Rules; (2) Player equipment regulations and standards; (3) Player dressing room and in-arena facility standards; (4) the scheduling of games played outside a team’s home arena and facility standards relating to said games (e.g., “outdoor”games, neutral site games, etc.); and (5) issues relating to schedule, compression andstart times for games. By mutual agreement the NHL and NHLPA can expand the issuesto be considered by the Competition Committee.

Campoli and Mike Cammalleri of the Montreal Canadiens join David Backes of the St. Louis Blues, Chris Clark of the Columbus Blue Jackets, and Ryan Miller of the Buffalo Sabres on the committee, replacing Mike Commodore and Mathieu Schneider. The committee will meet tomorrow, June 13.

After the jump, get the full press release from the NHLPA:

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