How long could a strike last before it would start doing some serious damage to hockey?

This strike started with only 52 days left in the season.

A strike could have started as early as next week.

Since the strike started last Tuesday, no one had seen him.

"The strike has already started," said a top agent at a Christmas party.

There was an estimated $200 million in the fund when the strike started.

In the last few days, the strike started getting attention from some interesting quarters.

They each were given 3 strikes and $5 to start with.

"And this time if the strikes start, the Government has nothing left to give the miners," he continued.

Union officials declined to say when any strike might start.