I have to come out of the closet and admit it, sad but true, I am a hockey fan. And I’m very upset that the NHL season has been cancelled. I lost whatever interest I had left in baseball, when they went on strike some years back. But I find that unlike baseball, I actually miss hockey. A fan of hockey and boxing? Maybe a need a shrink. Most people don’t like either, but love baseball, as the ratings show all to well. I’m not knocking any sports here, everyone has different tastes, some you like, some you don’t. I used to love baseball, but not since the Dodgers left Brooklyn, and now if I watch nine innings a year, including the post season, it’s a lot. [details (http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=760)]

I am Canadian and I as a HUGE hockey fan am very glad there is no hockey this season.I am sick of the players belly aching and the bbillionaire owners crying the blues!It is a wonderful opportunity for boxing promoters like King and Oscar to use these arenas and expose a great sport like boxing to a whole new sports fan base.Besides,hockey players cant really fight,boxers can!

I'm coming to respect hockey as a sport,so whatever problems they have, I hope they get it together.But boxing could use the extra boost through those extra arenas.