Induveca wrote:Blame it on the idiotic lockout. I actually went to a few hockey games, tried to like the sport.......literally wanted to help out since I knew the league was seriously struggling. Actually became a Caps fan, followed them on TV and everything. Then they do the one year lockout.
Completely disappeared off my radar. I could care less at this point. The NHL lost millions of potential fans through that move. And now what network are they on again? Spike TV? I live in Peru half the year now, and I can watch every NFL game, every MLB game and every NBA game........but not a single NHL game.
NHL execs have run the league into the ground. But I agree the game itself is amazing.
Before you say crap like this, maybe you should do some research and find out why the NHL went to a lockout.
Read what Harding said, that's about it. Plus, it was getting to be like baseball. The rich teams bought the best players. I know, the best players don't always win, but it's dumb when all you read about are the Yankees signing someone for $20 million a season. That's where hockey was going. Now, with the salary cap, every team is in competition, something MLB needs to do.
And who cares about those potential fans. They're missing the greatest sport on earth. The NHL is doing just fine without them.. Attendance is great. Who cares if they're not on ESPN. ESPN is a joke anyway.
By the way, they play on VERSUS and NBC. VERSUS is also starting to become a household network.
And since you live in Peru, you can watch a hockey game. It's called turn on your computer, get online and go to NHLTV. Ta da, you can watch hockey.
