After the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout and the implementation of a salary cap, the Avalanche were forced to release some of their top players.

After the NBA lockout ended, the Bulls lost Kurt Thomas to free agency, and released Keith Bogans.

After the lockout, the Pacers signed former two-time All-Star power forward David West to a two-year deal.

After the lockout, the Spurs signed T. J. Ford, who would eventually retire in the middle of the season after playing only 14 games due to a stinger after being elbowed by Baron Davis during a game against the New York Knicks on March 7, 2012.

After the 2004 – 05 lockout and before the start of the 2005 – 06 season, the league instituted a new rule preventing goaltenders from playing the puck behind the goal line, except within a trapezoid-shaped zone located behind the net.

After the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout canceled the 2004 – 05 season, Brodeur signed a contract extension with the Devils on January 27, 2006, that would pay him $ 31. 2 million over six years.

After spending the 2004 – 05 season back in Russia with Dynamo Moscow due to the NHL lockout, Afinogenov recorded his best season to date when NHL play resumed in 2005 – 06 with personal bests of 51 assists and 73 points.

After a May 23 neck surgery, Manning could not use the Colts ' facilities for practice and workouts due to the NFL lockout.

After the 1998 – 99 lockout, lower attendance and a weak Canadian dollar caused the owner Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment to start losing money on the franchise.

After the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout, in which Chára played in the Swedish Elitserien for Färjestads BK, he matched his previous NHL season's 16-goal total and tallied a career best 43 points, good enough for NHL Second All-Star Team honors.

After his production decreased to 73 points over 77 games in 2003 – 04, Thornton went abroad to play for HC Davos of the Swiss National League A due to the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout.

After the lockout, Kovalchuk returned to the Thrashers and scored 52 goals, tying him with rookie Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals for third in the league in scoring ( behind Jonathan Cheechoo of the San Jose Sharks ( 56 ), and Jaromír Jágr of the New York Rangers ( 54 )).

After the lockout officially ended and the NHL was set to resume play for the 2005 – 06 season, Bettman announced Bertuzzi's reinstatement on August 8, citing that " Mr. Bertuzzi ha paid a very significant price for his conduct ," adding that he felt Bertuzzi was " genuinely remorseful and apologetic.

After the lockout that canceled the 2004 – 2005 season, Irbe never played in the NHL again but chose to continue his career in Europe.

After the lockout, Gonchar signed a five-year, $ 25 million deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins on August 4, 2005.

After a year-long break from hockey during the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout, in which he actively participated in new Collective Bargaining Agreement ( CBA ) negotiations, Linden again appeared in all 82 games during the 2005 – 06 season, scoring seven goals and 16 points.

After some teams in need of a line change ( player substitution ) began deliberately icing the puck to stop play, and as part of a group of important rules changes following the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout, the NHL supplemented the icing rule prior to the 2005-06 season by not allowing the offending team to substitute players before the next faceoff, except to replace an injured player or when the goaltender must return to the net following an icing call.

After the lockout Kurri returned to Los Angeles but was traded to New York Rangers in 1996 for their playoff run.

After recovering over the lockout cancelled 2004 – 05 season, he re-signed with New Jersey in August 2005, agreeing to US $ 7 million for two years.

After the 2004 – 05 lockout, Leetch was signed by the Boston Bruins to a one-year, $ 4-million contract.

After official discussions with the owners stalled, on July 3, 1968, the NFLPA voted to strike, and the owners countered by declaring a lockout.

After the lockout he signed with Södertälje SK of the Swedish Elitserien.

After the 1998 – 99 NBA lockout, the posted an 18 – 32 record in the shortened season.

After a one-year absence due to the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout, Shanahan showed yet another return to form in the 2005 – 06 NHL season, tallying an impressive 40 goals and 81 points, good for third among Red Wings in scoring.

After Sullivan got to know Presley personally, he made amends by telling his audience, " This is a real decent, fine boy.

After the Draper incident, Sullivan began to work closely with Theodore Kirkpatrick of the anti-communist Counterattack newsletter.

After less than a year had passed in Silsbee's office, Wright learned that the Chicago firm of Adler & Sullivan was " looking for someone to make the finish drawings for the interior of the

After the success of Trial by Jury, Gilbert and Sullivan were suddenly in demand to write more operas together.

After the death of his brother Fred in 1877, Sullivan supported Fred's widow and children financially for the rest of his life, effectively adopting his nephew Bertie.

After Thespis, Gilbert and Sullivan went their separate ways until they collaborated on three parlour ballads in late 1874 and early 1875.

After promotional efforts by Carte and Sullivan, who included some of the Pinafore music in several promenade concerts at Covent Garden, Pinafore became a hit.

After the formation of amateur Gilbert and Sullivan companies licensed to perform the operas, professionals recognised that the amateur societies " support the culture of music and the drama.

After the expiration of the copyright on Gilbert and Sullivan works in 1961, and especially since the Sadler's Wells production and recording, various directors have experimented with restoring some or all of the cut material in place of the 1920s D ' Oyly Carte version.

After a run shorter than any of the earlier Gilbert and Sullivan operas premiered at the Savoy except Princess Ida, Ruddigore closed in November 1887, to make way for a revival of H. M. S.

After the unfavourable reception that the opera received on opening night, Gilbert and Sullivan made numerous significant cuts and alterations :< ref > A copy of the libretto, including material cut before the first night and during the initial run, is at at The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive .</ ref > Sullivan recorded in his diary:

After his return to London, Carte formed a new partnership with Gilbert and Sullivan to divide profits equally after the expenses of each of their shows.

After graduating from high school, Sullivan studied architecture briefly at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

After less than a year with Jenney, Sullivan moved to Paris and studied at the École des Beaux-Arts for a year.

After more than an hour's delay, three off-ice officials — Paul McInnis, Jim Sullivan and Vin Godleski — were tracked down to work the game.

After eating in soup kitchens and sleeping in homeless shelters with the Girl, Sullivan finally decides he has had enough.

After a few years, these shows were replaced by Game TV ( a half-hour interview show hosted by Nancy Sullivan and Dave Nemeth ), Game World ( which showed highlights of current game shows from around the world ), and standalone 30-minute call-in games like Super Decades and Trivia Track.

After graduating from Princeton University ( Phi Beta Kappa, 1908 ), where he competed on the American Whig-Cliosophic Society debate team, and graduating from The George Washington University Law School, he joined the New York City law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell, where he specialized in international law.

After the end of the Gilbert and Sullivan partnership, Carte, and later his widow, Helen ( and her manager from 1901 – 1903, William Greet ), staged other comic operas at the theatre by Arthur Sullivan and others, notably Ivan Caryll, Sydney Grundy, Basil Hood and Edward German.

After the release of the fourth and final single from the album, however, O ' Sullivan left the band to form the short-lived Slippery Feet.

After Presley left the stage, Sullivan stated, " I can ’ t figure this darn thing out.

After Mason left the stage, the camera then cut to a visibly angry Sullivan.