Hockey is a pretty fun game. It may not be as popular in the United States as a sport that features cars driving in a circle, but millions of people watch and play it, and that has everything to do with it being a lot of fun.
If the game wasn’t fun, there would be no fans and players. If there were no fans and players, there would be no hockey. You don’t have to be an advanced statistician to understand that formula.
That seems to have been lost on people either within the game or just outside the game in the past few days. With three lockouts in 18 years, it’s not really news that the NHL considers fans to be afterthoughts, but it’s become evident in new ways this season.
Recently retired hockey player Mike Modano addressed one of the sport’s biggest concerns Monday: the scourge that is players celebrating a goal by skating past their bench and high-fiving their teammates. It’s a brave stand and we should all thank Modano for having the courage to voice his opinion.
This link will take you to a photo of what Modano did after scoring his ...
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