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AND IT'S TRANSLATING INTO... THE
NHL'S LOSS IS THE AHL'S GAIN IN
SPRINGFIELD.
GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO
22NEWS AT ELEVEN. STILL UNABLE
TO REACH AN AGREEMENT, THE NHL
LOCKOUT CONTINUES-- WHICH NOW
MEANS NO "WINTER CLASSIC." BUT
THERE'S STILL PLENTY OF ACTION
ON THE ICE IN THE AHL.
22NEWS REPORTER JULI MCDONALD IS
LIVE IN SPRINGFIELD OUTSIDE THE
MASSMUTUAL CENTER WHERE THE
FALCONS WERE OFF TO ONE OF THEIR
BEST STARTS, BUT LOST TO THE
HERSHEY BEARS TONIGHT.
THE WINTER CLASSIC BETWEEN THE
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS AND DETROIT
RED WINGS WAS SCHEDULED FOR NEW
YEAR'S DAY AT THE 100-THOUSAND
SEAT UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
STADIUM. IT'S JUST ANOTHER
DISAPPOINTMENT FOR NHL FANS THIS
YEAR, BUT HERE AT AHL RINKS,
FANS AND PLAYERS ARE REAPING THE
BENEFITS OF THE LOCKOUT.
HUNDREDS OF NHL GAMES HAVE
ALREADY BEEN CANCELLED THIS YEAR
AS THE LEAGUE AND ITS PLAYERS
REFUSE TO COMPROMISE ON A
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.
THAT'S SENDING MANY HARDCORE
HOCKEY FANS TO THE ONLY OTHER
GAME IN TOWN: THE SPRINGFIELD
FALCONS IN THE AMERICAN HOCKEY
LEAGUE.
BUT NOT ALL OF THE SPECTATORS IN
THE STANDS ARE NHL FANS LOOKING
FOR THEIR HOCKEY FIX. MANY OF
THEM ARE LOYAL FALCONS FANS WHO
ARE ENJOYING SOME EXTRA
COMPETITION ON THE ICE THIS
SEASON.
I DON'T WANT TO SEE THE NHL IN
THIS TYPE OF POSITION IT'S
BASICALLY KILLING THE SPORT. BUT
AT THE SAME TIME I'M HAPPY BC
WE'VE GOT YOUNG TALENTED GUYS
THAT WOULD BE UP IN COLUMBUS.
WHEN YOU WATCH NHL GAMES AND YOU
SEE THE PLAYERS THAT HAVE
PLAYED DOWN HERE YOU'RE LIKE WOW
I SAW THAT GUY WHEN HE WAS A
SEMI PRO. AND WHILE THE FALCONS
ARE ENJOYING THE LOCKOUT PERKS
FOR NOW, THEY WANT BETTER FOR
THE SPORT.
SELFISHLY IT'S GOOD FOR US BUT
FOR THE GAME OF HOCKEY I'M
HOPING THE TWO SIDES GET THEIR
ACT TOGETHER AND GET BACK TO THE
BARGAINING TABLE AND GET THE NHL
BACK PLAYING. I THINK THAT'S
BEST FOR HOCKEY.
ALL NHL GAMES THROUGH NOVEMBER
HAVE ALREADY BEEN CANCELLED; AND
SINCE NO NEW TALKS ARE CURRENTLY
SCHEDULED, PRO HOCKEY IN THE
NEAR FUTURE ISN'T LOOKING TOO
PROMISING. LIVE IN SPRINGFIELD