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Zoltan Mesko, Andy Brickley Among Those Excited to See Return of Bruins, NHL

Now, that’s news you want to wake up to.

Hockey fans everywhere have had a great Sunday morning thanks to the NHL and players’ association reaching a deal. The two sides have a tentative agreement after a long bargaining session that stretched from Saturday night into early Sunday morning.

Plenty of fans have taken to the Internet to express their happiness (“hockey!”), but there’s also been attention from some of Boston’s bigger names, who are excited to see the Bruins go at it again. From football players and Olympic gold medalists to NESN’s own Andy Brickley and Tom Caron, check out the some of the early responses as New England prepares to welcome hockey back.

Lockout over!!! Excited for @MilanLucic4 and the #Bruins!

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Zoltan Mesko (@ZoltanMesko) January 06, 2013

NHL lockout is over #finally ... Hockey 😘💋 #gobruins 💛

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Alexandra Raisman (@Aly_Raisman) January 06, 2013

Hi ho, hi ho, it's back to work we go!

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Andy Brickley (@AndyBrickley) January 06, 2013

My 12 yr old just woke up. Look for a tweet from his 16 yr old brother in a few hrs RT @RobbieCaron: NHL LOCKOUT IS OVER!!! #itsabouttime

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Tom Caron (@TomCaron) January 06, 2013

#NHL has not announced shortened 2013 schedule yet, but did say the Islanders have already been eliminated.

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Tom Caron (@TomCaron) January 06, 2013

This billboard got updated pretty fast, too.

@ESPNJoeyMac @HackswithHaggs Great news this morning. Let's go Bruins - up on digital billboards. http://t.co/krVCktQ4

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CCO_Boston (@MassBillboards) January 06, 2013