"We expect NHL jerseys and gear sales to pick up right away," said Wayne Woodward of BigSportsShops.com, a website that sells official merchandise for NHL teams. Woodward said that a lot of angry NHL fans stopped buying hockey merchandise in the fall.
Flyers All-Star Claude Giroux posted on Twitter that Sunday was a beautiful day for hockey. Other players around the league shared the same sentiment.
"I am a lifelong NHL fan, but I'm bitter and soured by the lockout. I think the season has already been compromised, and starting this late smacks of a bipartisan money grab. If not for those whose livelihood depends upon the games being played, I wish
Trevor Daley got up at 5 a.m. Sunday in Ontario to feed his new baby when he switched on the television and found out that the NHL and NHLPA had agreed to end the lockout that has cost almost half of the 2012-13 season.
Kevin Allen, USA TODAY Sports9:06p.m. EST January 6, 2013. CommentsShare. 2013-01-05-bettman-fehr. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman amd union chief Donald Fehr are together early Sunday to discuss a tentative CBA. (Photo: Chris Johnston, AP)
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