As soon as word spread about the tentative agreement, everyone from players to fans to politicians shared their excitement for the return of NHL hockey:
Online reaction to NHL lockout resolution
As soon as word spread about the tentative agreement, everyone from players to fans to politicians shared their excitement for the return of NHL hockey.
Storified by CTVNews.ca· Sun, Jan 06 2013 08:10:26
First, one of the first tweets about the deal:
A tentative agreement has been reached between NHL and NHLPA - sourcePierre LeBrun
Later, the reaction poured out from players on Twitter:
Best news I could have ever hoped for. So excited to get back to Edmonton and play in front of the fans at Rexall. #NHLSam Gagner
Feel giddy like a kid on Christmas morning. The #NHL is BACK. #GameOnJohn Mitchell
Excited to get back on the ice at the ACC soon. Thanks to all the who worked their asses off to get this deal done. #gameon @NHLPAJohn-Michael Liles
It’s a beautiful day for Hockey. #GameOn #missthegameClaude Giroux
Back to the fun stuff!!!!!#GameOnjody shelley
Finally! Excited to get back to #beautifulbuffalo and start playing in the NHL again! Can't wait!Jhonas Enroth
I'm hearing that the #NHL #Lockout is over! Let's get back 2 watching the greatest gm on earth! & let's not allow this to ever happen again!Bret Hedican
The 16-hour marathon talks kept reporters up all night, including our Todd Battis here at the end of a long stretch:
@battisctv hard at work covering #NHL . This is is about hour 28 for him! Todd is a trooper. http://pic.twitter.com/gb5QOjZUMelanie Nagy
Canadian Prime Minister even took to Twitter to share his thoughts on the deal:
Glad to see a deal between the #NHL players and the league. Great news for hockey fans and communities across Canada.Stephen Harper
One fan website created this graphic as momentum builds for the upcoming season:
#nhl #nomorelockout #hockey #heyheyhockeytownKrista Barney
Fans were also sharing their excitement on Twitter:
It's about time!! My life has not been the same without hockey! #gameonCalvin Romeyn
I'm glad hockey is back! I'll watch and hopefully even make a couple games! #passion #GoHabsGo #GameOnadele palmer
Happy Happy Happy! #GameON! @NHL @MapleLeafs #GoLeafsGo!Brendon L Walsh
Love waking up to the hockey news. So excited #NHL #Canucks #GAMEONBecky Myles
