chester ▁Kn ighth aw ks ▁under ▁owner ▁Curt ▁St y res , ▁as ▁the ▁team ' s ▁operations ▁are ▁being ▁re located ▁to ▁Hal if ax ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 - 2 0 ▁season ▁while ▁Peg ula ▁Sports ▁and ▁Entertainment ▁takes ▁over ▁the ▁Kn ighth aw ks ▁mon iker ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁expansion ▁team . ▁ ▁The ▁Professional ▁Lac ros se ▁Play ers ▁Association , ▁who ▁represents ▁the ▁N LL ▁players , ▁opt ed ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁seven - year ▁collect ive ▁b arg aining ▁agreement ▁after ▁the ▁fifth ▁season ▁( 2 0 1 7 - 1 8 ) ▁seeking ▁a ▁new ▁deal . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁the ▁league ▁announced ▁that ▁a ▁counter - pro pos al ▁submitted ▁by ▁the ▁Professional ▁Lac ros se ▁Play ers ▁Association ▁was ▁rejected . ▁This ▁came ▁after ▁the ▁league ▁susp ended ▁their ▁Wed nes day ▁November ▁ 1 4 ▁dead line ▁to ▁review ▁the ▁counter - pro pos al ▁after ▁the ▁PL PA ▁rejected ▁the ▁league ' s ▁offer ; ▁the ▁PL PA ▁ad vised ▁its ▁members ▁not ▁to ▁attend ▁training ▁camp ▁and ▁thus ▁effectively ▁went ▁on ▁strike . ▁Sub sequ ent ▁to ▁this ▁the ▁league ▁announced ▁that ▁all ▁games ▁to ▁be ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁weeks ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁( en comp ass ing ▁December ▁ 1 ▁and ▁ 8 ▁week ends ) ▁were ▁cancel led . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 4 th ▁the ▁N LL ▁and ▁the ▁PL PA ▁came ▁to ▁an