NHL
The NHL was officially cancelled Wednesday. I have not been following the details too closely, mainly because I don?t really watch the NHL, at least not until the playoffs, but from what I can tell there is no solution in site. The sticking point, again, I am not an expert, is the salary cap. The players, rightfully so, want 49 mil and the owners want 42.5 mil. I guess almost all of the teams are losing money and there is no way for them to make money. In fact, the entire league lost a huge amount, over a billion dollars, over the last 10 years. Interest in pro hockey is at an all time low, a problem on a different scale because the NHL should have capitalized on Wayne Gretzky like the NBA did with Michael Jordan. Other than my buddy Jay and about 6 other people, no one is really into pro hockey. For a number of reasons, it has steadily been losing viewers. So the owners are losing money and the players are not willing to compromise on the salary. I am sure there is more to it than that, but for me personally the only impact it has on my life is that I don?t have to click through whatever channel is showing a pro hockey game on my channel surfing safari.