Following a long lockout, the 2013 N.H.L. finally hit the ice Saturday. If you're a hockey fan, are you as passionate about the sport as you were before the lockout?
The NHL made a counterproposal to an offer presented by the players' association and said it would be in effect only until the weekend when the current collective bargaining agreement expires.
NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly says the owners and players are both to blame for their failure to reach a new collective bargaining agreement before the Saturday deadline for a work stoppage.