Hockey: Effect and People Buying Season Essay

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9 December, 2012 The Effects Of The NHL Lockout There are multiple effects that people are suffering from, from the NHL lockout. First, the players are going to have a reduced revenue from the NHL because they will not be making any money since the season is locked out so they can not make any money. If the players are not getting any money, then they will be having a hard time trying to support their families. Also, the general managers and the owners of the team will not make any money for no hockey being played. Next, it makes the players who are playing juniors and in college wait to be drafted, because with a lockout nothing happens. And then they do not get anytime to play so all they can do is train which is not a bad thing but the effect of the lockout puts them out of making money or continuing their playing. And if the NHL lockout stays where it is, then the kids who play juniors do not get to move up to play NHL or CHL or go play college, then the kids who are in college can not get drafted to the NHL/CHL and all the hockey below slows down. Therefore the kids who want to move up in college to play or go into the draft can not because the lockout is effecting their lives. They also are stuck doing nothing while the NHL is locked out, which is bad for them. Also, the sales for merchandise is going to go down because more people do not want to buy anything because they have no hockey to watch while wearing the merchandise. Also, who would want