Following the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout, which eliminated the 2004 – 05 season, the Islanders made several player moves to increase offense for 2005 – 06.

Following the end of the 2011 NBA lockout that saw the 2011 – 12 season shortened to 66 games, the Jazz bid farewell to their two longest-tenured players – Mehmet Okur was traded to the Nets for a future 2nd-round pick, and Andrei Kirilenko, who played in his native Russia during the lockout and whose contract had expired after the 2011 season, decided to stay in Russia for the remainder of the 2011 – 12 season.

Following the lockout of the 2004 – 05 season, new GM Dale Tallon set about restructuring the team in the hopes of making a playoff run.

Following the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout, during which time he returned to Jokerit, Selänne re-joined the Ducks.

Following the lockout, he returned to the Lightning, but with the presence of Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis, and Brad Richards, he had limited playing time.

Following the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout, Andreychuk returned to the Lightning for the 2005 – 06 season.

Following the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout, the Avalanche were forced to lose many of their key players in order to stay below the salary cap.

Following the lockout, he was named as one of six player representatives on the newly created NHL competition committee, with a mandate to suggest recommendations for ways to improve the game.

Following the lockout in 2004 – 05, Ozoliņš was dealt to the New York Rangers at the trading deadline for a third-round draft pick ( which the Rangers had obtained earlier in a trade with the San Jose Sharks ).

Following the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout, Babcock declined an offer to remain with the Ducks, and on July 15, 2005, was named head coach of the Detroit Red Wings.

Following the lockout, the Thrashers endured yet another slow start and multiple injuries at the goaltending position.

Following the 2004-05 lockout, owners eventually agreed to phase in a much lower age for unrestricted free agency ( 27 years of age or 7 years in the NHL, whichever comes first ) in exchange for the players meeting owners ' principal demand in the new NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement — an overall salary cap.

Following the lockout, Dowd signed with the Chicago Blackhawks on August 5, 2005.

Following the lockout, Phoenix bought out his contract for $ 1. 9 million.

Following the lockout, Phoenix did not offer Cleary a qualifying contract.

Following the 2012 NHL lockout, he signed in his native Ukraine with HC Donbass along with fellow Ukrainian NHL players Ruslan Fedotenko and Alexei Ponikarovsky.

Following the 1926 Stanley Cup playoffs, during which the Western Hockey League was widely reported to be on the verge of folding, the NHL held a meeting on April 17 to consider applications for expansion franchises, at which it was reported that five different groups sought a team for Detroit.

Following the departure of the Minnesota North Stars after the 1993 season, the state was without an NHL team for seven seasons.

Following Reid's retirement, former NHL referee-in-chief Scotty Morrison, who was the president of the Hockey Hall of Fame since 1986, was appointed curator.

Following Suter's return from suspension, NHL senior vice president Brian Burke was supposed by Ducks head coach Pierre Page to have said that he would have given Suter a longer ban if the extent of Kariya's injuries were immediately known.

Following his second NHL season, Kariya was named to Canada's team for the 1996 World Championships in Vienna, Austria.

Following his first NHL goal against the Winnipeg Jets, opposing coach John Paddock told reporters, " like with Gretzky the puck seems to following him around ...

Following that trade, the Capitals named Langway their captain, which he would hold for the next 11 seasons until his NHL retirement.

Following the announcement however, concerns were again raised by critics, speculating that Bell Media may attempt to acquire full rights to the NHL once CBC's current contract with the league expires in the 2013 – 14 seasonusing their potential ownership of the Toronto Maple Leafs, the NHL's highest valued franchise, as an impetus for such a coup.

Following the success of the Heritage Classic, in 2008 the league began a series of Winter Classics, an outdoor regular season game played annually on New Years Day, which to date have all taken place in American-based NHL cities.

Following the 1972 and 1974 Summit Series, in which Canadian players from the NHL and World Hockey Association ( WHA ) competed against the top players from the Soviet Union, there was interest in a world hockey championship where each country could send its best players.

Following the NHL Lockout, the Flyers surprised everyone by signing Peter Forsberg on August 3, 2005.

Following his NHL draft, he underwent surgery for chipped bones in his left elbow in August 1993.

Following his second QMJHL season, Luongo was selected fourth overall by the Islanders in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.

Following his second year with the Canucks, he became the first NHL goaltender to serve as a team captain since Bill Durnan in the 1947 – 48 season.

Following a strong performance there in helping his team to a silver medal, Arvedson was selected 119th overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators.

Following the lead of minor leagues, as of the 2005 – 06 season, the NHL ends exhibition and regular season games still tied after a five minute length, four skaters per side, overtime period with a shootout.

Following the draft, the 1994 – 95 NHL season was suspended for three-and-a-half months due to a dispute between NHL players and owners.

Following his NHL rookie season, he was named as a reserve to the Canadian men's team for the 1996 World Cup.

Following his campaign, he adopted the title of " King of Galicia and Lodomeria " referring to his supremacy over the two neighbouring principalities.

Following the collapse of the ruling Communist Party in Yugoslavia, Croatia adopted a new constitution in 1990 – which replaced the 1974 constitution adopted by the Socialist Republic of Croatia – and organised its first multi-party elections.

Following the entry into force of a framework agreement between the EU and ESA there is a Space Council configuration-joint and concomitant meeting of the EU Council and of the ESA Council at ministerial level dealing with the implementation of the ESP adopted by both organizations.

Following World War II, the US Navy Department adopted the dog tags used by the US Army and Air Force, so a single shape and size became the American standard.

Following this, an astronomical conference held in Paris in 1950 recommended " that in all cases where the mean solar second is unsatisfactory as a unit of time by reason of its variability, the unit adopted should be the sidereal year at 1900. 0, that the time reckoned in this unit be designated ephemeris time ", and gave Clemence's formula ( see Definition of ephemeris time ( 1952 )) for translating mean solar time to ephemeris time.

Following the coup, the United States adopted mandatory sanctions, and the OAS instituted voluntary sanctions aimed at restoring constitutional government.

Following the British example, the constitutions of Virginia ( 1776 ) and Massachusetts ( 1780 ) and other states thereafter adopted the impeachment mechanism ; however, they restricted the punishment to removal of the official from office.

Following the closure of the Netscape project, the name was adopted by the Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary the Mozilla Corporation, who continue to promote the original project's goals in association with the wider Mozilla community.

Following the Spanish conquest and colonization, a large mixed ( mestizo ) population developed, which spoke the language of their indigenous mothers but adopted much of their fathers ' Spanish culture.

Following the lead of Nikita Khrushchev, Novotný proclaimed the completion of socialism, and the new constitution, accordingly, adopted the name Czechoslovak Socialist Republic.

Following the FSLN's defeat at the battle of Pancasán in 1967, the organization adopted the " Prolonged Popular War " ( Guerra Popular Prolongada, GPP ) theory as its strategic doctrine.

Following this " breakthrough " in 80's fashions, lots of young gay men around the world adopted this new image for themselves, even to the point of advertising it as a Gay pride public statement.

Following Heraclitus, Zeno adopted the view that the Universe underwent regular cycles of formation and destruction.

Following the Revolution of 1911, the Republic of China adopted a largely Western-style legal code in the civil law tradition ( specifically German-influenced ).

Following are the two ethical standards and the changes adopted.

Following the economic and population collapse, Genoa adopted the Venetian model of government, and was presided over by a doge ( see Doge of Genoa ).

Following the acquisition of TSN in 2001, sports programming on CTV adopted a variant of TSN's then-new ESPN-style branding, which was predominantly a darker red.

Following their role in the defeat of the French Old Guard at the Waterloo the 1st Foot Guards was renamed the Grenadier Guards and all companies of the regiment adopted the bearskin.

Following the marriage of King Charles I of England to Henrietta Maria of France in 1625, the British adopted the French name for the game.

Following the adoption of the 1978 Cordova Community Plan, the Sacramento County Local Agency Formation Commission adopted a Sphere of Influence for Rancho Cordova.

Following the introduction of the work of Michael Wallwork to the city by a member of the Sarasota-Bradenton Metropolitan Planning Organization, Sarasota has adopted the use of modern roundabouts for intersections in several locations in the city and has plans for more.

Following the arrival of the Bishop Gregorios Abdul Jaleel of Jerusalem, Archdeacon Thomas forged a relationship with the Syriac Orthodox Church and gradually adopted West Syrian liturgy and practices.

Following the repression of the CPSA, the party adopted a policy of primarily working within the ANC in order to reorient that organisation's programme from a nationalist policy akin to the CPSA's former Native Republic policy towards a non-racial programme which declared that all ethnic groups residing in South Africa had equal rights to the country.

Following Peter's defeat of the pirates and commandeering of the Jolly Roger, they are adopted by Wendy's parents.