, ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁another ▁lock out ▁started , ▁but ▁it ▁ended ▁on ▁January ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 4 – 1 9 9 5 ▁lock out ▁had ▁created ▁res ent ment ▁between ▁the ▁players ▁and ▁own ers . ▁When ▁the ▁next ▁lock out ▁happened ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁the ▁own ers ▁attempted ▁to ▁come ▁down ▁hard ▁on ▁the ▁players . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁end ▁a ▁sal ary ▁cap ▁for ▁ro ok ies ▁was ▁instit uted , ▁and ▁all ▁players ▁signing ▁ro ok ie ▁contract ▁needed ▁to ▁sign ▁two - way ▁contract s ▁which ▁allowed ▁teams ▁to ▁send ▁them ▁down ▁to ▁minor ▁league ▁teams ▁at ▁minor ▁league - level ▁pay ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁pay ▁rate ▁they ▁received ▁while ▁playing ▁for ▁the ▁parent ▁N HL ▁club . ▁ ▁The ▁league ▁had ▁expanded ▁by ▁four ▁teams ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁Olympics . ▁The ▁league ▁was ▁to ▁extend ▁the ▁C BA ▁twice ▁to ▁ensure ▁labor ▁peace ▁during ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁However ▁sal aries ▁continue ▁to ▁rise , ▁eventually ▁hitting ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁$ 1 . 8 ▁million ▁and ▁this ▁was ▁key ▁in ▁setting ▁up ▁the ▁issues ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 0 5 ▁lock out . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁ ▁C BC ▁Sports ▁flash back ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁Retrieved ▁July ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ 1 9 9