The joke was on us Wednesday as the NHL announced it was just punking everyone in saying there had been a deal reached regarding a new Collective Bargaining Agreement.
After addressing the world that hockey was back on and that a shortened 48-game season would commence this Saturday, the NHL retracted its statement saying it was all just a “goof”.
“The truth is, the season isn’t going to start this week, or next week, or ever. GOTCHA!,” exclaimed NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman. “You should have seen the looks on your stupid fucking faces! Thinking we actually reached a deal. HA! Priceless.”
Millions of fans had been invited to open practices recently, but according to Bettman, they just used actors on the ice pretending to be NHL superstars in order to add more realism to the elaborate prank.
“We had some no-name hockey players wear actual jerseys and skate around. You couldn’t tell the difference! BAM!,” added Bettman.
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