NHL Reaches Deal

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SEPTEMBER 13: Facing an imending NHL lockout, players attend the press conference following NHLPA meetings at Marriott Marquis Times Square on September 13, 2012 in New York City.

NHL Reaches Deal

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OCTOBER 03: A Pittsburgh Penguins fan expresses himself during the game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Atlanta Braves on October 3, 2012 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

NHL Reaches Deal

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NOVEMBER 14: A fan holds up a 'Please end the lockout' sign while wearing a Boston Bruins jersey during the game between the Boston Celtics and the Utah Jazz on November 14, 2012 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.

NHL Reaches Deal

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DECEMBER 1: Hockey fans protest the National Hockey League (NHL) lockout outside the NHL offices in midtown Manhattan December 1, 2012 in New York City. The NHL and the NHL Players' Association have been at a stalemate in brokering a new collective bargaining agreement leaving teams locked out for over 75 days.

NHL Reaches Deal

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DECEMBER 1: Hockey fans protest the National Hockey League (NHL) lockout outside the NHL offices in midtown Manhattan December 1, 2012 in New York City. The NHL and the NHL Players' Association have been at a stalemate in brokering a new collective bargaining agreement leaving teams locked out for over 75 days.

NHL Reaches Deal

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DECEMBER 1: Hockey fans protest the National Hockey League (NHL) lockout outside the NHL offices in midtown Manhattan December 1, 2012 in New York City. The NHL and the NHL Players' Association have been at a stalemate in brokering a new collective bargaining agreement leaving teams locked out for over 75 days.

NHL Reaches Deal

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DECEMBER 03: Goaltenders Mike Smith #41 and Jason LaBarbera #1 of the Phoenix Coyotes participate in a workout at the Ice Den on December 3, 2012 in Scottsdale, Arizona. More than a dozen players from around the league that are not able to play during the NHL lockout have been attending workouts at the Phoenix Coyotes practice rink.

NHL Reaches Deal

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DECEMBER 04: (L-R) Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Chair Larry Tanenbaum and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman arrive for a negotiation session with the NHL Players Association at the Westin Times Square Hotel on December 4, 2012 in New York City.

NHL Reaches Deal

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DECEMBER 04: After a 5-1/2 hour negotiating session between the NHL and the Players Association, Steve Fehr of the NHLPA leaves the meetings for the dinner break at the Westin Times Square Hotel on December 4, 2012 in New York City.

NHL Reaches Deal

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DECEMBER 05: Following a day of negotiations with the NHL Players Association, NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly of the National Hockey League addresses the media at the Westin Times Square on December 5, 2012 in New York City.

NHL Reaches Deal

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DECEMBER 30: A Detroit Red Wings hockey fan shows his team support during the game between the Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on December 30, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan. The Bears defeted the Lions 26-24.

NHL Reaches Deal

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JANUARY 6 -- Local hockey fans react after the NHL reaches a deal, ending the months-long lockout.

NHL Reaches Deal

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JANUARY 6 -- The Meyers family created a Penguins snow man to celebrate the NHL deal Sunday. They wrote, "in honor of the NHL lockout being over! Go Pittsburgh Penguins!"