The NHL returned on Saturday after a lockout lasting 113 days. While the crowds showed up for the games, some fans are wondering if watching the rest of the season is even worth it.
Campus Recreation Programmer Matthew Schnarr says it?s unacceptable how selfish both parties were during the lockout.
?I have zero support for selfish athletes,? he said.
?The fact that they make the money that they do and all they wanted was more, doesn?t make sense.?
When the owners of the leagues? franchises locked out the players on September 16th, many fans still had hopes the dispute wouldn?t last as long as the ten-month lockout in 2004-05. Die-hard hockey fan and Mohawk business student Ryan Ardell says he?s going to watch most of the games.
?I?m glad that the lockout didn?t last as long as the one in 2004,? he said.
?All that matters, is that hockey is back.?
In the end, Schnarr says fans may come back, but will still be affected by the lockout.
?Hockey fans and kids who aspire to be in the NHL will be there every step of the way, but the average fan might be turned away from the sport,? he said.
The new agreement will run for ten years, with the option to stop the deal after eight years.
Source: http://www.satelliteonline.ca/2013/01/21/hockey-is-back-but-are-the-fans/
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