Thursday, January 3, 2013

Fan putting up hairy protest to lockout

Don?t get me wrong, I like hockey. I miss the NHL and am beyond frustrated with the lockout. I?m all for fan statements against the league and against Gary Bettman, but in this instance I am not in support. Xenia, Ohio native and Pittsburgh Penguins fan Maggie Wagner is fed up with the lockout too and instead of becoming an NBA fan, she decided to grow out her leg hair until the NHL sorts this out. Puck Daddy profiled Wagner today and her hairy idea came about back in September: She started to wonder what small personal protest she could offer against the NHL shutting its doors. So on 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 15, Wagner vowed not to shave her legs until the players and owners cut a deal. In theory it?s a great idea, a way to stick it to the NHL. Hell, she made it all the way to Yahoo! Sports so who am I to call her out for her tactics. Well, it?s photos like this that make me feel the way I do: If she was set on some sort of hair related protest, couldn?t she have just grown out her he...

Source: http://network.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/penguins_fan_refuses_to_shave_her_legs_until_nhl_lockout_ends/12527767

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