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Should NHL fans protest lockout with Winter Classic boycott?
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10:15 AM ET 08.19 | It isn't often a hockey fan has power of any kind, but the season-ticket holders in Detroit and Toronto do have some power for a change. They can say no to tickets for the Winter Classic. They can protest the upcoming lockout legitimately by just saying no to buying the seats being offered their way. And the public can get involved also, those who apply by lottery for tickets at the University of Michigan. This is a rare opportunity for fans to lash back at mistreatment by the NHL. It won't happen, of course. But wouldn't it be nice if it did?
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Sounds great...but yes, I'll buy those tickets that no one wants.
santapig
Kansas City , MO
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And there you have why fan boycotts never work.
hbomb
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Should NHL fans protest lockout with Winter Classic boycott?
Should they? Of course!
Will they? Of course not!
Canuck eh?
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I will if you will.
hbomb
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If there is any sort of lockout, I will NOT purchase NHL Center Ice this year.
hbomb
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I will.
Canuck eh?
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Boycotts never work.. but it is a nice thought. as a FSTH to an NHL Team, I am torn between canceling my tickets and just being ticked off but keeping them.
NCCaniac42
Cary , NC
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What would Gary do?
Canuck eh?
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They should boycott the Winter Classic because it's a lame gimmick.
Period.
Hank Kingsley
Port Alberni, BC
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If there is a lock out, I will boycott all of the KHL games. I won't watch a single one.
That should teach them.
Burgh-Fan
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God I love hockey!
OH, SNAP!
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The boycott will last 5 minutes and then the sheep will go back to purchasing tickets.
Joe Without
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Last lock out I saw a few "Baby Pens" games, and some NCAA games.
But once the lockout was over it was back to Mellon for "real" Pens Hockey.
This time, I'm going to stay mad for a while.
hbomb
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Amen.
bruins6988
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Since it's the closest & best opportunity to ever see a Classic, I'll defer my boycott to next year's game.
BTD20
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I'm reminded of baseball. There it was players' strikes rather than owners' lockouts, but the result was the same. The first time I went back to enjoying the game, including buying occasional tickets to the ballpark. The second time killed my long-standing interest in baseball.
I came back to hockey after the first lockout. But after the second . . . .
Appleseed
Freedom Shores, MI
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If they know what's best for hockey the players and owners better settle this.
bluesuiter
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Tell us how you really feel! ;-)
kingeraaa
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It would be very cool if fans could stick together and boycott a number of games, just to get there message across but highly unlikely ..
Wink Dinkerson
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They should but ........ they won't! Too many sheep around to make it work.
roamer
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