Thursday, September 27, 2012
The Hockey Lockout
After more than 3 weeks of negotiations between the National Hockey Players Association (NHLPA) and the National Hockey League (NHL) there is no sign of the two parties ever coming in to a resolution for this season. These news does not mean that hockey will not be played this year, just like basketball, Hockey Never Sleeps. Top players in the league have already began signing into other Hockey leagues around the world. Players such as Gemel Smith and Radek Faksa have already signed to Canadian Hockey League (CHL) teams. Stars superstar Loui Eriksson signed to his native Swedish Hockey league and Sergei Gonchar signed to his native Kontinental Hockey League in Russia.
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Juan, what do you think about the 50/50 deal the owners afford? It seems like at first the fans were supportive of the players and their decision. Since it is the players going out there every night, taking a beating while the owners get most of the profit. The owners think that players get payed way too much as it is already. Now that the 50/50 deal is off the table, the fans are getting annoyed, many fans just want to watch their favorite sport. The NHL Network and ESPN are showing some of the European games. The NHL is saying that they want to start by November 2, so a regular 82 games season can be played. Many fans are starting to watch local hockey teams that weren't affected like American Hockey League (AHL), East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) or even college teams.
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