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Baseball has one of the best fan experience in sports, and 20 years ago today that was taken away from the people that love it the most. Off White x Retro Air Jordan 1 White Mens . Strikes and lockouts have not been a rarity in the professional sports world, but there is one that many will not forget. The 1994 Major League Baseball Players strike, which led the sport to lose its entire postseason due to a labour dispute, the first time that happened in a North American sports league. One of the main disputes that caused the Players to walk off the job was that the Owners wanted to install a salary cap, while the players opposed the idea. That disagreement plus a few others, led to a 232-day strike, cancelling not only the remainder of the regular season but also the postseason. The Montreal Expos were arguably the team that suffered the most; they had the best record in baseball, 74-40, despite having the second lowest payroll. They were six games ahead of the Atlanta Braves in the National League East Division when the season came to a halt. Success in strike years was not something new for the Expos, the only time the team punched their ticket to the playoffs was in 1981, during the last significant players strike. Following the resumption of the sport, the Expos moved a lot of their star players, which lead to an even bigger erosion of the fan base. Montreal was not the only market hit hard by the stoppage, many fans around the league decided to opt out of games when the players returned to the field. Attendance was at an all-time low, dropping 20% from the previous season. In 1994, prior to the strike, the average attendance was 31,256 in 1,600 games, while in 2,016 regular season games of the 1995 season they drew an average of 25,008 fans. Interest in the game was slow to return until the 1998 season when Chicago Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa and St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Mark McGwire started hitting home runs at record paces. The two sluggers may be the reason the love for baseball returned, their chase for the all-time single season home-run record grabbed the attention of former and current die-hard fans as well as casual viewers. The two players were looking to surpass New York Yankee Roger Maris record of 61 homers which he hit during the 1961 season. Both men had a competitive drive, but their personalities and newly formed friendship also helped them grab peoples attention. Maris single season record fell that year as Mark McGwire finished with 70 home runs and Sammy Sosa ended the season with 66 round trippers and though those marks have since been cast into doubt, there is no question about the lasting effect their work that season had on restoring fans of the game. 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The 36-year-old tried to anticipate Tuesdays reception at the Scotiabank Saddledome when his new team - the Boston Bruins - take on the Calgary Flames. You can watch the game live in the second half of the NHL on TSNs doubleheader at 9:30pm et/6:30pm pt immediately following the first game between the Montreal Canadiens and Los Angeles Kings. A Flame for the first 16 seasons of his NHL career and team captain for nine until his trade March 27, Iginla expected to have more trouble than usual getting to sleep on the eve of his first game in Calgary wearing enemy colours. "Im trying to prepare myself," Iginla said Monday in the unfamiliar confines of the visitors dressing room. "I dont plan on being extremely emotional, but I dont know. Im really want to try and take it as it comes. It will be different. I guess I dont rule it out." That the right-winger is already with his second team -- the Boston Bruins -- puts some distance on the deal that sent Iginla to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a first-round draft pick and two college forwards to the Flames. Iginla played 13 regular season games and 15 post-season games for Pittsburgh. He then signed as a free agent with the Boston Bruins, a team he turned down in favour of the Penguins the night he was dealt. There will likely be more appreciation than animosity expressed towards Iginla on Tuesday. Hes Calgarys all-time leading scorer with 525 goals and 570 assists in 1,219 games. Iginla was the NHLs leading goalscorer twice as a Flame. He captained the team to the Stanley Cup final in 2004 when they lost in seven games to Tampa Bay. But Flames faced a fourth straight season out of the playoffs when Iginla was asked by general manager Jay Feaster to waive his no-trade clause. Iginla did so and supplied a list of preferred destinations. Not unlike the sentiment when defennceman Ray Bourque left the Bruins after 21 seasons to pursue a Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche, there was a sense that Iginla couldnt be faulted for wanting to join a team that could win him a Cup before his career ended. Jordan 1 White China. "I dont think there was a lot of hard feeling as far as I know," Iginla said. "I had great experiences. I loved playing here. Im going to enjoy playing here tomorrow and being back in the Saddledome. "Hopefully its a warm reception and I know it will be special for myself. I imagine its going to be a little bit different at the start, but it will be cool." The Bruins could be Iginlas vehicle to that elusive Cup. Boston tops the Eastern Conference at 20-8-2. The Flames are second-last in the West at 11-14-4. Iginla has six goals, including a pair of game-winners, and 11 assists in 30 games for Boston. His last game at the Saddledome was March 24, when he scored the winner for Calgary in a 3-2 win over St. Louis. Iginla was kept out of the game against the Avalanche three nights later while trade talks were in full force. He said the following morning at his farewell press conference "I would have known it was the last one." If Flames fans decide to acknowledge Iginla warmly Tuesday, the rebuilding Flames wont begrudge him that moment. "Its going to be pretty different and weird obviously seeing him in a different uniform," said Mark Giordano, Iginlas successor as captain. "A lot of us played with him for a long time, but Im sure once the game gets going, hes a competitive guy and were all competitive so it will be a hard-fought game. Obviously its a big night for Iggy and Im sure hell get a warm reception here. "Theres going to be a good buzz in the building. Hes obviously meant so much to this city and team that its going to be pretty special for him to come back and player here, but we need those two points." ' ' '