NHL Lockout

Hockey fans flocked to the NHL despite lockout

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:16:00 GMT

Source: www.newstalk770.com --- Wednesday, May 08, 2013
A new survey says Canadians have largely forgotten about their vow to wash their hands of the NHL during the recent Lockout. In September of last year, over half of Canadians said they had no interest in the NHL due to the Lockout. One thousand hockey fans were surveyed as the playoffs approached. The data showed a much different picture with as many as 80 per cent saying they will be following the playoffs. Andrew Enns from the Energy Group says the excitement of the short season may have played a role in the attitude reversal. He says fans got immersed in a hurry, while the quality of hockey was good right off the bat. Enns says he used Stats Canada population numbers in the survey to mimic population distribution in the country. He admits that the respondents were more likely to embrace the game in areas where regional teams were playoff bound, and less favorable in Alberta. ...

NHL notebook: Lockout's impact clear

Sun, 05 May 2013 06:42:00 GMT

Source: www.delawareonline.com --- Saturday, May 04, 2013
According to its numbers, the NBC Sports Network says the 2013 48-game regular season was the most-watched season on cable in 19 years - since ESPN carried hockey - and numbers are up 18 percent from last season's full 82-game schedule. ...

NHL doing fine post-lockout

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 02:06:12 GMT

Source: www.faceoff.com --- Sunday, April 28, 2013
NHL doing fine post-Lockout ...

NHL thriving despite short season after lockout

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:26:00 GMT

Source: www.macombdaily.com --- Saturday, April 27, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) - Whatever damage was caused by the latest long NHL Lockout, the league isn't feeling the fallout as it gets set to start this year's playoffs. ...

NHL lockout hurts fledgling NBC Sports Network

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:50:39 GMT

Source: www.usatoday.com --- Friday, April 26, 2013
Network says it will carry soccer, boxing and college sports if Lockout lasts ...

Radio Clip: Post-NHL Lockout

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:29:00 GMT

Source: offsidesportsblog.blogspot.com --- Friday, April 26, 2013
I joined Dave Gross and Shawn Simpson to discuss the post-NHL Lockout world. We also revisit the day I was trapped in an elevator. Click here to listen. ...

Despite lockout, NHL not experiencing fallout

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:22:27 GMT

Source: espn.go.com --- Friday, April 26, 2013
Whatever damage was caused by the latest long NHL Lockout, the league isn't feeling the fallout as it gets set to start this year's playoffs. ...

NHL enjoying banner season despite another lockout that cut number of games nearly in half

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:15:14 GMT

Source: www.startribune.com --- Friday, April 26, 2013
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Nearing Playoffs, NHL Buzz Almost Back at Pre-Lockout Levels

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:29:31 GMT

Source: www.forbes.com --- Friday, April 26, 2013
A labor dispute between NHL players and owners shaved three months off the hockey season and pushed down brand perception for the league. Yet with a few days left in the regular season, data from BrandIndex shows the NHL's Buzz score finally nearing its pre-Lockout highs. ...

What lockout? All seems forgiven as league preps for NHL playoffs

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:01:17 GMT

Source: www.mediamiser.com --- Tuesday, April 23, 2013
As we head down the home stretch of this shortened NHL season, it’s apparent that the NHL and the players/NHLPA maybe did listen to their fans after all. It would be an understatement to say that the NHL’s owners and NHLPA alienated the league’s fan base during the Lockout. As we read and saw in media reports at the time , there was a real danger to both the league and its players of losing many of the NHL’s most loyal fans. Most of MediaMiser’s analysis during the Lockout showed that a large chunk of the outrage was targeted at the perceived greed of both the owners and the players – the billionaires vs. millionaires theme. And in regard to this point, the NHL and its players seemed eventually to ‘get it.’ Subscriptions to NHL GameCenter Live almost doubled this year, after the NHL discounted the service by more than half price. Many players reached out to fans to rehabilitate their public image and, maybe more importantly, the owners went about trying to make things right through giveaways and deep discounts . Fans were upset that players and owners spent so much time squabbling over who got the bigger slice of their hard-earned cash. And on this point, as well, the NHL seemed eventually to get it. When the Lockout ended Commissioner Gary Bettman offered an apology to the league’s fans, but for most it seemed to ring hollow. Rather, sincerity came in the form of delivering a product at a price that encouraged fans to forgive an ...

Hockey fans in frenzy as NHL action returns after lengthy lockout

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:01:09 GMT

Source: www.faceoff.com --- Sunday, January 20, 2013
Hockey fans from coast-to-coast were celebrating the return of NHL action on Saturday, with many saying they were ready to forget the lengthy Lockout that nearly cost the season. ...

NHL lockout affected independent jersey retailers

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:08:27 GMT

Source: www.mjtimes.sk.ca --- Tuesday, January 08, 2013
The end of the NHL Lockout is good news for jersey sales at smaller retailers, but the sales for larger sporting goods stores remained largely unaffected. âThe Lockout was definitely cutting into my sales,â said Ron Kulcheski, the owner and founder of the Jersey Box, an independent Moose Jaw ... ...

Shane Doan is Happy the NHL Lockout is Over But Fears Physical Play Will Suffer

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:15:19 GMT

Source: phoenix.fanster.com --- Tuesday, January 08, 2013
Just when it appeared there was absolutely no chance that we’d see NHL games this year, the two sides struck a tentative deal to end the Lockout over the weekend. If and when the deal is finalized, it sounds like we could be seeing games very quickly, which may sound great to fans, but Phoenix Coyotes’ Shane Doan worries what the physical play will be like for players who have been away from the ice. Shane Doan joined KTAR in Phoenix with Doug and Wolf to discuss the difficulty of the Lockout, the deal not getting done sooner, what has been tarnished by the Lockout, if the players thought they’d be playing games this year and his expectations on the quality of play once games start up. How difficult was this Lockout for you?: “As a player, you work your whole life and give up everything you can and sacrifice a lot to … play for the NHL. Right or wrong, you take pride in that when you accomplish that and you’re very proud to say, ‘I’m a member of that.’ During the Lockout, it’s tarnished, and it bothers you. It bothers you that you’ve worked so hard to achieve something that’s being tarnished. I think it’s good that it’s over and we can move on and forget about it, because it eats at you.” Did you look at the deal as a success or maybe question why something like this wasn’t agreed to months ago?: “I think there was a deal where everyone thought it was going to end up and it’s probably close to what it is right now. And we accepte ...