What Lockout? What's the NHL? WJC is where its at.
Have fun watching the games at 4 am.
What Lockout? What's the NHL? WJC is where its at.
I had discussed having a fan walkout for opening night. Everyone pays to attend the opener with the intention of walking out and going home at the 10 minute mark of the first period. If it were to happen league wide I think it would send a pretty big message.
Seems to me that it would send a much bigger message to not pay to attend the game, and have it played in front of a completely empty arena. Not realistically ever going to happen of course, but could you imagine the statement it would make if these players played in front of no one at all?
We have been watching different lockouts.
You will never get that to happen because other people will show up anyways. I have a feeling they will be giving out a lot of free tickets to ensure sell outs in the first week or so. But if everyone walks out then they will have no choice but to deal with the statement.
Seems to me that it would send a much bigger message to not pay to attend the game, and have it played in front of a completely empty arena. Not realistically ever going to happen of course, but could you imagine the statement it would make if these players played in front of no one at all?
Same lockout, obviously differing perspectives.
What Lockout? What's the NHL? WJC is where its at.
The only significant fan backlash in terms of massive attendance drops after a work stoppage has happened in a single sports league, the MLB.
Guess what, THERE HASN'T BEEN A WORK STOPPAGE SINCE. The MLB and it's PA are terrified of fan backlash if they stop playing for another season, since it took years (and a power surge due to PED use) for the league to recover.
The NHL, unfortunately, isn't afraid of this happening, and thus the lockouts will continue.
Even if the season were to be saved as soon as possible, I would be surprised if there isn't at least a slight drop in attendance for the rest of the season, if there is a season at all. There is a huge "casual" fan category out there that doesn't really pay attention to the nhl unless they are reminded that it exists, and this much time lost to lockouts in less than a decade makes the league look amateur. The NHL isn't really a top sports league in North America anymore, and a lot of people would rather pay most of their attention to something else.
Got a full refund for my season tickets, so now I don't need to worry about it.
The main issue with this lockout is it is very polarized. You either hate the players or the owners at this point. Personally I don't think I'll be able to bring myself to give the players 50% of my $ for a really long time after this one. Others probably feel the exact same way about giving 50% to the owners.
Either way this lockout is going to hurt the league big time.
I've been disgusted with the NHL for months, don't blame the players at all.
Same lockout, obviously differing perspectives.
Seems to me that it would send a much bigger message to not pay to attend the game, and have it played in front of a completely empty arena. Not realistically ever going to happen of course, but could you imagine the statement it would make if these players played in front of no one at all?
The fans should not attend any games if the lockout is resolved this season. Playing to empty barns will teach them. Seriously.
I just broke up with my girlfriend who hates hockey - I think I'm going to start caring about the lockout again soon
It was for the best.