What a Time to Start a Hockey Blog Eh?

   Well, it seems as though I picked a pretty bad year to start a hockey blog, but here I am. Anyway, I thought I'd take this first post just to lay out just exactly what my blog will be about. As you probably already assumed with the title of my blog, I will focus mainly on hockey.
   I will be covering a wide array of news topics that happen to sneak their way into the hockey world. I will comment on these topics from time, or I will just lay them out, and let the reader conjure up their own comments. From time to time, I will also post short recaps of games that I watch on T.V. Although I cannot cover every game that's on television, I will try my best to do as many as possible!
   Anyway, I guess since there is no N.H.L. and the hopes of saving the season are looking pretty grim, I will offer my opinion on the current CBA negotiations that are going on. However, I must warn you that if you are looking for me to take a side, or address the "numbers" or the "economics" of the whole thing, you will be disappointed.
   Truthfully, I'm a bit tired of all that, and so is the overwhelming majority of people I have talked with are as well. The league will say the PA is unwilling to negotiate, but when the PA does the league shuts down any offer they give immediately, and the players association doesn't seem to be any better. Lost in the battle between millionaires and billionaires is the fans, who have been left in the dust in this lock out. Fehr and Bettman don't seem to care about that. So I guess I may have lied, I am taking a side, the fans.
   At this point I'm looking elsewhere for my hockey needs until they reach an agreement. Like so many others, I'm tired of the two sides claiming that they're close to a deal being done and getting our hopes up only for them to come out of the next meeting saying they are still "far apart".
   I'm going to be taking an N.H.L. "nap" until a deal is reached, whether that's tomorrow, or for the beginning of next season.
   Anyway, for now, I would like to focus on some more "news related" issues concerning the world of hockey, as well as cover some Junior games on television from time to time. Whether they come from the WHL, OHL, or the QMJHL. 
  So please give me a follow! I will try my best to post often about issues with regards to the sport of hockey that so many of us love! (also follow me on Twitter if you'd like! @burnsy004)