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economist sunsuntribune business saturday dec u 2004 diehards suffering nhl withdrawal bymikehayakawa staff writer over the past 12 years gary finkler and his daugh ter lauren followed a rou tine when the toronto maple leafs had a game at the air canada centre or the old maple leaf gardens the king city residents would have dinner at the hot stove club before heading to their seasons seats to watch the game once the contest con cluded they would wait around to see some of the players and try to get auto graphs their winter ritual has been put on hold and it could possibly be for the entire- season if the current nhl owners lockout is not settled soon we certainly miss the activity gary 49 conceded going to the games was a social event for us i miss going down to the air canada centre i guess its a part of a weekly routine for me and my dad to watch a game lauren 16 added a grade 11 student at pickering college in new market lauren acknowl edged she had a case of hockey withdrawal soon after the lockout was announced but she has since filled the void by going to provin cial junior a hockey league contests in markham new market and aurora and some ontario hockey league games staff photomike barrett the sign says it all as jeff blanchard of pro image sports in upper canada mall struggles to sell nhl merchandise at first i wouldnt go to watch a junior a game but now i go because im dying to watch hockey im not completely hockeyless she said i think the lockout has helpedlhe junior a teams the lockout has also enabled her to devote more time to her studies and become more active in extracurricular school activi ties such as joining the swim team ive also been watching more television and have been going to concerts she added like a number of other avid hockey fans willie koopmans has found enjoy ment in watching the shows the television networks are airing to replace nhl hock ey reruns of classic hockey games on sports cable sta tions are favourites im aware that theres not much on television on satur day nights these days the 41yearold markham resi dent said but ive been watching a lot of the old games theyve been showing on tv like the canada cup and canadarussia series and i find them fun to watch even though we know the final outcome others such as dave chong are watching other sports live i cant believe that theyre the nhl players association and team owners not talk ing yet but its not the end of the world to hell with them thethornhill resident said the raptors are inter esting to watch sometimes they seem to have the potential if they can get it together a longtime toronto rock seasons ticket holder hes also looking forward to the national lacrosse league season fans may be upset but some local businesses are feeling it financially id say were down around 90 per cent in all nhl wear of pro jerseys and other stuff nothing is hap pening in our store theres no excitement unfortunate ly said peter henkey co- owner of cupolos markham sports 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