# NHL Strike settled. All 3 fans rejoice. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 13, 2005, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-strike-settled-all-3-fans-rejoice/312384 "2005-07-13T19:09:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-strike-settled-all-3-fans-rejoice/312384/1 "2005-07-13T19:09:01Z")
[/quote] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / JULY 13, 2005 NHL, NHLPA REACH AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE ON NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT ``` NEW YORK/TORONTO (July 13, 2005) -- The National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players’ Association have reached an agreement in principle on the terms of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Details of the new Agreement will not be made available publicly pending the formal ratification process by the NHLPA Members and the NHL Board of Governors. It is anticipated that the ratification process will be completed next week, at which time the parties will be prepared to discuss the details of the Agreement and plans for next season. No further comment will be made until then. ``` [/quote] I _do_ like the Minnesota Wild Jerseys, so at least those will be around again. I like the CCCP jersey’s too though. ---
**Author:** ![5que](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/3bc359/32.png) [@5que](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5que)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-strike-settled-all-3-fans-rejoice/312384/2 "2005-07-13T19:11:43Z")
What is this “hockey” thing that you speak of? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-strike-settled-all-3-fans-rejoice/312384/3 "2005-07-13T19:16:00Z")
There are still uninformed louts out there who think it was a _strike_? ---
**Author:** ![Jpeg\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@Jpeg\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jpeg_Jones)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-strike-settled-all-3-fans-rejoice/312384/4 "2005-07-13T19:17:08Z")
I believe it is a type of Eastern European salad, involving kale and paprika. ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-strike-settled-all-3-fans-rejoice/312384/5 "2005-07-13T19:26:53Z")
Hey, I’m hopeful! But yeah, I wouldn’t be too upset if it hadn’t worked out… ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-strike-settled-all-3-fans-rejoice/312384/6 "2005-07-13T19:39:08Z")
About the only thing that’ll happen now is that Toronto sports fans might be stirred from their watching of cricket, lacrosse, soccer, sumo, baseball, and/or basketball. They’ll yawn, and then go hack to wondering whether the Yomiuri Giants will be successful in their challenge of the Miami Heat for the Grey Cup. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-strike-settled-all-3-fans-rejoice/312384/7 "2005-07-13T20:37:43Z")
Yay! I now have something to carry me through between the end of football (week 8 for this Giants fan) and spring training. This past was a long winter. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-strike-settled-all-3-fans-rejoice/312384/8 "2005-07-13T20:57:17Z")
I am glad that it is over. And like I had predicted, the owners got what they wanted- in fact it may be more than they wanted. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-strike-settled-all-3-fans-rejoice/312384/9 "2005-07-13T21:08:42Z")
Does this mean that I have to change my location? ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-strike-settled-all-3-fans-rejoice/312384/10 "2005-07-13T21:11:49Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Does this mean that I have to change my location? No, that will work until the Cup is handed out again. Unless you live in the HHOF, in which case you’d never have to change it. ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-strike-settled-all-3-fans-rejoice/312384/11 "2005-07-13T21:14:45Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > They’ll yawn, and then go hack to wondering whether the Yomiuri Giants will be successful in their challenge of the Miami Heat for the Grey Cup. Sooo… are you suggesting that Toronto fans don’t know anything about NBA basketball, baseball or CFL football? The city that set the MLB record for single season attendance until them cheaters in Colorado with their football-sized stadium and $1 tickets came along? :dubious: I was at a couple of Raptors home games this year, and it shore din’ look like there was any lack of interest. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-strike-settled-all-3-fans-rejoice/312384/12 "2005-07-13T21:46:15Z")
> [@Cerowyn](#): > > Sooo… are you suggesting that Toronto fans don’t know anything about NBA basketball, baseball or CFL football? The city that set the MLB record for single season attendance until them cheaters in Colorado with their football-sized stadium and $1 tickets came along? :dubious: No, I’m siggesting that those interests, along with the others mentioned, have been given a walloping good chance to eclipse the interest for hockey in the young. And the climate change isn’t helping. I have a feeling it’ll be a long-term loss of interest, similar to after the basebal strike in the nineties. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-strike-settled-all-3-fans-rejoice/312384/13 "2005-07-13T21:55:51Z")
> [@Happy Scrappy Hero Pup](#): > > There are still uninformed louts out there who think it was a _strike_? Heh. I call it a pre-emptive lockout by the owners to force the players to the table and take their medicine. [Bloomberg’s story.](http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000082&sid=aVfKTIauABMc&refer=canada) If factual, then that was pretty hard medicine for the players to swallow. ---
**Author:** ![Sengkelat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Sengkelat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sengkelat)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2005, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-strike-settled-all-3-fans-rejoice/312384/14 "2005-07-13T22:52:39Z")
There’s going to be hockey again? Woohoo!!! It’s the only sport worth watching. (Okay, I’m watching the Tour de France as well, but never mind that) In fact, pretty much the only time I watch TV is when there’s a Sharks game on. So I’m excited. I was worried that hockey might just go away entirely. Let’s just hope there aren’t any snags in between their “agreement in principle” and the final ratification. ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-strike-settled-all-3-fans-rejoice/312384/15 "2005-07-14T00:04:18Z")
Hah, I [scooped](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=325401) you in Cafe Society. We’ve been doing the happy dance there. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-strike-settled-all-3-fans-rejoice/312384/16 "2005-07-14T01:18:03Z")
I hope the greatest casualty in this matter is the players’ agents. Q. Why do they bury sports players’ agents 20 feet down? A. Because deep down, they’re nice guys! –Jim Healey (R. I. P. :() ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-strike-settled-all-3-fans-rejoice/312384/17 "2005-07-14T02:11:51Z")
Maybe athletes and team owners need a serious wake-up call. What would happen if FANS went on strike? I remember reading that Fenway Park (Boston) is the most expensive major league ballpark. A typical family of 4 would end up spending about $250 to see _one_ ball game. Wow what a dilemma - what’s a fan to do about facing these outrageous prices? Darned if I know. 😃