If the NHL wanted to exceed their ratings over the Pro Bowl, I suggest that there is more build up to the event. When the Pro Bowl comes around, you know that it is coming, and you know that there is more to come after it. There is promotion everywhere you look for the games, whether it be on Facebook, peoples jerseys, or even the decorated cupcakes in food stores. Those are only a few of the many ways that the Pro Bowl is promoted. When the NHL All Star Game comes around, you do not see the game being promoted as much. While fans are still as excited for the game, there is less talk on Facebook, less jerseys being worn, and no cupcakes in stores. The main reason as to why there is less promotion is because football is seen as a more popular and exciting sport than hockey to most people. The All Star Game is mainly promoted online and on TV, whereas when football season comes around, you live and breathe in football. One possible solution to gaining more ratings could be to have the game broadcasted onto more channels. Some people may not have access to the game with the TV company that they have, therefore this could bring out more viewers. Another possible solution could be to have a more active social media following. Whether or not it is possible for the NHL to get more ratings than the Pro Bowl is up to the fans. The fans are the ones who truly determine how well known the game is. On the NHL account, they could request for fans to wear their favorite player’s jersey or to post their thoughts on the game. I believe that anything to get the game more publicity will help its ratings.
I think the best way for the NHL to continue to make their All-Star Game popular would be adding exciting events like the NFL implemented this season. Ultimately, as a big sports I find the All-Star games a bit boring because of the lack of intensity and meaningfulness of the actual game. However, this year the Pro Bowl events such as Dodgeball and skills competition were pretty interesting in my opinion. I think this is more of a sport by sport comparison and quite frankly Hockey is less popular than football in the United States. I think with many fans having similar feelings like my own, it would be challenging to get the NHL All-Star game to be more popular than the Pro Bowl. One possible solution could be to make the game on at 8pm on a primetime network.
I agree with Justin. I think that adding exciting events on top of the NHL all star game would improve viewership and ratings. Almost all of the big sports league have some sort of event to watch on top of the all star game. The NBA has the dunk contest, skills contest, and three point contest, the MLB has the homerun derby, and the NFL has all of the events they added this year. It would make the NHL all star game more exciting and relevant and potentially attract more viewers. I almost never watch hockey and would never think of watching the NHL all star game, but if they were to add something like a shootout or skills competition I would watch that. I don't think it would be possible for the NHL all star game to become more popular than the Pro Bowl as of right now. The NFL has significantly more viewers than the NHL, it would be very hard for them to pull viewers away from the NFL.
It might not be possible for the NHL all star game to ever be as popular as the NFL pro bowl simply because of how much more popular the NFL is than the NHL. While there is no incentive to the NHL all star game because the winner gets nothing, maybe having the game decide who gets home advantage in the finals would increase the ratings. I think if fans knew that the game would decide home advantage they'd be more into the game. This would mean that they would have to go back to only one game instead of breaking the games up by division. I think that they should also have the all star game at the same stadium every year like the NFL. One thing that made the NFL pro bowl so exciting was seeing the players play in the Hawaii and now this year in Orlando. Something cool they could do is have the game outside like they do for the winter classic. This would make more people want to watch and go to the game.
I don't know if it will even be possible for the NHL All Star Game to be as popular as the NFL Pro Bowl, due to the popularity of the NFL. The NFL exceeds the NHL in popularity, and its teams are much more well known than the teams in the NHL. In order to increase popularity, I think that the NHL needs to create more hype for the game. This can be done in big and small ways. There is not a lot seen on social media about the game, and if posting about it was to increase, maybe more people would watch it. Also, communities don't get as excited about hockey as they do football. If bakeries and supermarkets were to offer deals on cupcakes or cakes like they do for football themed goods, maybe it would lead to more people watching the game. Honestly, I think the discrepancy in viewers lies in the fact that hockey is not nearly as important to America as football is. If hockey were a more popular sport in America, the ratings might be closer. However, if the NHL did add a cool contest, it could increase ratings by attracting more viewers.
In order for the NHL’s all star game to have higher ratings than the Pro Bowl, the NHL needs to make the game more commercialized prior to the game. The all star games needs more fans that are aware of the game. Currently, there is barely any promotion for the NHL All Star Game. One suggestion is to have more commercials on TV and on social medias. With social media having such a huge impact on society, a tremendous more people will think of the all star game that day and maybe switch from NFL to NHL. Another way to get more viewers is to make the game be broadcasted on more channels so that there are more opportunities for viewers to see it. Another possibility is to make the all star game closer to the Stanley Cup because stats show that there are much more viewers close to championships. Hopefully if the all-star game is closer to the beginning of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Unfortunately, there is realistically a very low possibility that there will be higher ratings for NHL because more people will watch football over hockey.
I don't think it will ever be possible for the NHL All-Star Game to exceed the NFL Pro Bowl's ratings because of hockey's lack of popularity and the All-Star Game's lack of advertisement. It is fair to say that football is the more popular sport across America. So many Americans regularly follow the NFL season, much more than any sport in America including hockey. This makes it obvious for the Pro Bowl to have better ratings than the NHL All-Star game. Another factor favoring the Pro Bowl is Fantasy Football. Fantasy Football is all about the biggest stars in the NFL, and so is the Pro Bowl. All the Fantasy Football players who depended on these players week in and week out love to see them all together to play one game. Another reason it is impossible for the NHL All-Star Game to get higher ratings than the Pro Bowl is because of its lack of advertisement. The Pro Bowl is advertised so much, from TV commercials to posts all across social media. This makes it hard for any fan to forget it's happening. The NHL All-Star Game, however, is barely advertised, so only the biggest hockey fans will know it's happening.
I think that it is great for the NHL that the All-Star game is gaining popularity, but I think that it will never be able to compete with the number of fans as the NFL Pro-Bowl. I think that they can publicize the game by spending more money on advertising and commercials, in order to try to get more viewers. I think that the only way that the NHL All-Star game would be able to maybe compete with the amount of viewers as the NFL is to add significance to the game. The MLB All-Star game determines if the AL or NL will have home field advantage in the World Series, which draws in fans to care about the game since home field is important in the World Series. I am not sure what type of significance the NHL should add, but I think that having some sort of meaning to the game would definitely help increase viewership. Agreeing with other responses, I think that adding other events besides just the game would increase viewership. The NFL did this and they were able to attract viewers, so I think that the NHL can also do this. In conclusion, I think that unless the NHL adds significance to the game, there is no way that they can compete with the viewership of the NHL.
I think the NHL ratings and viewership come from the lack of popularity of the sport. Football will always dominate on TV in America and it's going to take a lot to change that. NHL needs to be creative with the All Star game and add some mini games or extra events that make it worth the time. This might give a small boost to viewership but I don't think it will make all the difference in the grand scheme of things. NFL continues to produce Superbowls worth over 1$ billion a year, and the pro bowl is smaller, but still a big event. The NHL also has to make their advertising better because to be honest I didn't even know when the all star game was. The pro bowl and superbowl were much better advertised and made more obvious about when they were.
The model of success should be the NBA all star game with a hint of the MLB. The NFL Pro Bowl has become a Joke. This year they had these events that were completely unrelated to football. While I loved the dodge ball game, the NFL only pulls a larger tv rating becuase they have a larger Tv audience. More people watch football than hockey. If we assume the same percentage of fans watch the game, a higher percent of a larger number is larger. That being said what the NBA and parts of the MLB all star week has going for it is that, they show what the fans want. MLB has the home run derby the best part of their sport, NBA has the 3 point and the dunk contest. The NHL should try to find that "thing" like the dunk contest that makes their sport entertaining, they have tried this with the shoot out challenge and the skill challenge but in recent years it has been a joke. The best thing the NBA has going for it is that their game is actually competitive and the players care. The NHL has tried to make it competitive by adding a large bonus to players who win. Though if players don't care viewers don't care. The NHL should find their "dunk contest" and find a way to make their players care that may help.
I think that it is extremely unlikely that the NHL all star game will ever be able to exceed the NFL Pro bowl in popularity and viewership. The NFL in general is significantly more popular than the NHL, as professional football continues to be the most popular sport within the United States. Even when excluding the extreme difference in popularity, the NFL is way better at marketing it's respective event. In the week leading up to the Pro Bowl, the NFL was able to generate interest by hosting a skills competition amongst the players, and by bringing in Hall of Fame players to help promote the event. For example, by having Dion Sanders and Jerry Rice have a fantasy draft to pick the pro bowl players for their respected teams, the NFL is able to generate more interest from the fans. The NHL does not do this, and although their all star game doesn't necessarily "count for anything, I feel like it is taken more seriously than the NFL and the pro bowl. At the end of the day, I think that it ultimately comes down to two factors. The first reason is that the NFL is significantly more popular than the NHL, and will continue to be for a long time. The second being that NFL embraces the fact that the NFL pro bowl is a meaningless game, and thus tries to make it more entertaining for the fans through skill competitions and fantasy drafts, where as the NHL still takes their all star game seriously.
The only way for the NHL all star game to exceed ratings over the pro bowl is by literally changing the sport. There is no possible chance for them to exceed the ratings for the Pro Bowl because first football is a significantly more popular sport. People love the sport because it is so fun and unpredictable. NHL can have the same feeling as well but on a much smaller stage. The NFL is also advertised way better with so many sponsors, venues, and donations. The amount of money the NFL brings in each year is astronomical and their viewership is as well especially around Pro Bowl and Super Bowl time. To try and exceed their ratings would mean they would actually have to cancel the Pro Bowl or sabotage it because it is impossible. Thinking that the NHL all star game will beat the ratings of the ProBowl is just a waste of time in my opinion. I am being very straight forward because this is just on of those things that is never going to happen. The pro bowl might not be as competitive but it is still football nonetheless with the best players in the game playing a football game in front of all of their fans. I like hockey and the all star game but it is a dream to think that they will exceed the ratings of a Pro Bowl.
Since the NHL broadcasted this year’s All-Star Game on national TV, the viewership has gone up 42 percent from last year. Although this is the NHL’s highest All-Star rating since 2004, I don’t think it’s possible to exceed the ratings over the Pro Bowl. The reason being is that viewership of the NHL is far less than the NFL and the NHL All-Star game will have fewer viewers due to the smaller fan base. The National Football League is by far the most watched sports franchise in the United States and it would be tough for the National Hockey League to overcome that.
As an avid New York Rangers fan, I personally thought the NHL all star game was very fun to watch. I did not watch the NFL all star game, only because I had no interest in it. However, in America, the views are quite opposite. This is simply because the NFL is much more popular than the NHL. For example, look at ESPN's Facebook page, they rarely post about NHL, meanwhile every single football Sunday, you can find at least 10 highlights. In order to increase viewers, not exceed views of the NFL, they should increase skill competition and other fun streamed events.
I think NFL has a lot more advertising for the events compared to the NHL, so more people know when the games are. I think the idea of an Allstar game is a cool way to bring fan favorites from all teams together, but there just isn't enough advertisements and it is not as well known, so thats the problem.
Dara KFebruary 6, 2017 at 5:53 AM I don't think it is possible for the All Star game to exceed their ratings over the Pro-bowl, however I think there are multiple steps they can take in order to come close. The NHL needs to publicize the All Star game much more. The NFL does a great job of publicizing the Pro Bowl and football in general. With promotions from different companies such as Pepsi, it's almost impossible to walk into the supermarket without seeing some company promoting the NFL. Everyone knows when the Pro-bowl is coming around. The NHL needs to promote the All-Star game more - whether it be through getting sponsorships from popular companies, broadcasting onto more channels, or creating more commercials and ads. However, that being said, I don't think it'll ever exceed the Pro-Bowl ratings. Football is a hugely important sport in America, and the platform of the NFL has been built up so much in the past 51 years. People have become extremely attached to the NFL and it is the most viewed sport in America.
Even though the NHL all star game had an almost 50% increase in its viewership from last year, it will be extremely tough to beat out the NFL's ratings during the pro bowl. If they were to eventually overtake the NFL's ratings it would take decades even if there were major cultural changes in regards to sports. Maybe if issues with concussions and CTE bring down the popularity of football, the NHL could become as popular, but that most likely will not happen anytime soon.
I don't think there is a way for the NHL all star game to exceed ratings over the Pro Bowl. Football by far, wins over everything in the United States, especially the Pro Bowl leading up to the Super Bowl. The NHL is a much less popular overall and watched sport than NFL games. Also, the advertisements and publicity football gets is much more noticed than hockey. The Pro bowl, and even the Super bowl are a much more advertised event than the all-star game. And a much more already well-known event. A way to try and exceed the ratings could be by forcing its way through media more. That would lead to having to spend much more money on the NHL which could potentially hurt them.
If the NHL wanted to exceed their ratings over the Pro Bowl, I suggest that there is more build up to the event. When the Pro Bowl comes around, you know that it is coming, and you know that there is more to come after it. There is promotion everywhere you look for the games, whether it be on Facebook, peoples jerseys, or even the decorated cupcakes in food stores. Those are only a few of the many ways that the Pro Bowl is promoted. When the NHL All Star Game comes around, you do not see the game being promoted as much. While fans are still as excited for the game, there is less talk on Facebook, less jerseys being worn, and no cupcakes in stores. The main reason as to why there is less promotion is because football is seen as a more popular and exciting sport than hockey to most people. The All Star Game is mainly promoted online and on TV, whereas when football season comes around, you live and breathe in football.
ReplyDeleteOne possible solution to gaining more ratings could be to have the game broadcasted onto more channels. Some people may not have access to the game with the TV company that they have, therefore this could bring out more viewers. Another possible solution could be to have a more active social media following. Whether or not it is possible for the NHL to get more ratings than the Pro Bowl is up to the fans. The fans are the ones who truly determine how well known the game is. On the NHL account, they could request for fans to wear their favorite player’s jersey or to post their thoughts on the game. I believe that anything to get the game more publicity will help its ratings.
I think the best way for the NHL to continue to make their All-Star Game popular would be adding exciting events like the NFL implemented this season. Ultimately, as a big sports I find the All-Star games a bit boring because of the lack of intensity and meaningfulness of the actual game. However, this year the Pro Bowl events such as Dodgeball and skills competition were pretty interesting in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteI think this is more of a sport by sport comparison and quite frankly Hockey is less popular than football in the United States. I think with many fans having similar feelings like my own, it would be challenging to get the NHL All-Star game to be more popular than the Pro Bowl.
One possible solution could be to make the game on at 8pm on a primetime network.
I agree with Justin. I think that adding exciting events on top of the NHL all star game would improve viewership and ratings. Almost all of the big sports league have some sort of event to watch on top of the all star game. The NBA has the dunk contest, skills contest, and three point contest, the MLB has the homerun derby, and the NFL has all of the events they added this year. It would make the NHL all star game more exciting and relevant and potentially attract more viewers. I almost never watch hockey and would never think of watching the NHL all star game, but if they were to add something like a shootout or skills competition I would watch that. I don't think it would be possible for the NHL all star game to become more popular than the Pro Bowl as of right now. The NFL has significantly more viewers than the NHL, it would be very hard for them to pull viewers away from the NFL.
ReplyDeleteIt might not be possible for the NHL all star game to ever be as popular as the NFL pro bowl simply because of how much more popular the NFL is than the NHL. While there is no incentive to the NHL all star game because the winner gets nothing, maybe having the game decide who gets home advantage in the finals would increase the ratings. I think if fans knew that the game would decide home advantage they'd be more into the game. This would mean that they would have to go back to only one game instead of breaking the games up by division. I think that they should also have the all star game at the same stadium every year like the NFL. One thing that made the NFL pro bowl so exciting was seeing the players play in the Hawaii and now this year in Orlando. Something cool they could do is have the game outside like they do for the winter classic. This would make more people want to watch and go to the game.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if it will even be possible for the NHL All Star Game to be as popular as the NFL Pro Bowl, due to the popularity of the NFL. The NFL exceeds the NHL in popularity, and its teams are much more well known than the teams in the NHL. In order to increase popularity, I think that the NHL needs to create more hype for the game. This can be done in big and small ways. There is not a lot seen on social media about the game, and if posting about it was to increase, maybe more people would watch it. Also, communities don't get as excited about hockey as they do football. If bakeries and supermarkets were to offer deals on cupcakes or cakes like they do for football themed goods, maybe it would lead to more people watching the game.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I think the discrepancy in viewers lies in the fact that hockey is not nearly as important to America as football is. If hockey were a more popular sport in America, the ratings might be closer. However, if the NHL did add a cool contest, it could increase ratings by attracting more viewers.
In order for the NHL’s all star game to have higher ratings than the Pro Bowl, the NHL needs to make the game more commercialized prior to the game. The all star games needs more fans that are aware of the game. Currently, there is barely any promotion for the NHL All Star Game. One suggestion is to have more commercials on TV and on social medias. With social media having such a huge impact on society, a tremendous more people will think of the all star game that day and maybe switch from NFL to NHL. Another way to get more viewers is to make the game be broadcasted on more channels so that there are more opportunities for viewers to see it. Another possibility is to make the all star game closer to the Stanley Cup because stats show that there are much more viewers close to championships. Hopefully if the all-star game is closer to the beginning of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Unfortunately, there is realistically a very low possibility that there will be higher ratings for NHL because more people will watch football over hockey.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it will ever be possible for the NHL All-Star Game to exceed the NFL Pro Bowl's ratings because of hockey's lack of popularity and the All-Star Game's lack of advertisement. It is fair to say that football is the more popular sport across America. So many Americans regularly follow the NFL season, much more than any sport in America including hockey. This makes it obvious for the Pro Bowl to have better ratings than the NHL All-Star game. Another factor favoring the Pro Bowl is Fantasy Football. Fantasy Football is all about the biggest stars in the NFL, and so is the Pro Bowl. All the Fantasy Football players who depended on these players week in and week out love to see them all together to play one game. Another reason it is impossible for the NHL All-Star Game to get higher ratings than the Pro Bowl is because of its lack of advertisement. The Pro Bowl is advertised so much, from TV commercials to posts all across social media. This makes it hard for any fan to forget it's happening. The NHL All-Star Game, however, is barely advertised, so only the biggest hockey fans will know it's happening.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is great for the NHL that the All-Star game is gaining popularity, but I think that it will never be able to compete with the number of fans as the NFL Pro-Bowl. I think that they can publicize the game by spending more money on advertising and commercials, in order to try to get more viewers. I think that the only way that the NHL All-Star game would be able to maybe compete with the amount of viewers as the NFL is to add significance to the game. The MLB All-Star game determines if the AL or NL will have home field advantage in the World Series, which draws in fans to care about the game since home field is important in the World Series. I am not sure what type of significance the NHL should add, but I think that having some sort of meaning to the game would definitely help increase viewership. Agreeing with other responses, I think that adding other events besides just the game would increase viewership. The NFL did this and they were able to attract viewers, so I think that the NHL can also do this. In conclusion, I think that unless the NHL adds significance to the game, there is no way that they can compete with the viewership of the NHL.
ReplyDeleteI think the NHL ratings and viewership come from the lack of popularity of the sport. Football will always dominate on TV in America and it's going to take a lot to change that. NHL needs to be creative with the All Star game and add some mini games or extra events that make it worth the time. This might give a small boost to viewership but I don't think it will make all the difference in the grand scheme of things. NFL continues to produce Superbowls worth over 1$ billion a year, and the pro bowl is smaller, but still a big event. The NHL also has to make their advertising better because to be honest I didn't even know when the all star game was. The pro bowl and superbowl were much better advertised and made more obvious about when they were.
ReplyDeleteThe model of success should be the NBA all star game with a hint of the MLB. The NFL Pro Bowl has become a Joke. This year they had these events that were completely unrelated to football. While I loved the dodge ball game, the NFL only pulls a larger tv rating becuase they have a larger Tv audience. More people watch football than hockey. If we assume the same percentage of fans watch the game, a higher percent of a larger number is larger. That being said what the NBA and parts of the MLB all star week has going for it is that, they show what the fans want. MLB has the home run derby the best part of their sport, NBA has the 3 point and the dunk contest. The NHL should try to find that "thing" like the dunk contest that makes their sport entertaining, they have tried this with the shoot out challenge and the skill challenge but in recent years it has been a joke. The best thing the NBA has going for it is that their game is actually competitive and the players care. The NHL has tried to make it competitive by adding a large bonus to players who win. Though if players don't care viewers don't care. The NHL should find their "dunk contest" and find a way to make their players care that may help.
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ReplyDeleteI think that it is extremely unlikely that the NHL all star game will ever be able to exceed the NFL Pro bowl in popularity and viewership. The NFL in general is significantly more popular than the NHL, as professional football continues to be the most popular sport within the United States. Even when excluding the extreme difference in popularity, the NFL is way better at marketing it's respective event. In the week leading up to the Pro Bowl, the NFL was able to generate interest by hosting a skills competition amongst the players, and by bringing in Hall of Fame players to help promote the event. For example, by having Dion Sanders and Jerry Rice have a fantasy draft to pick the pro bowl players for their respected teams, the NFL is able to generate more interest from the fans. The NHL does not do this, and although their all star game doesn't necessarily "count for anything, I feel like it is taken more seriously than the NFL and the pro bowl. At the end of the day, I think that it ultimately comes down to two factors. The first reason is that the NFL is significantly more popular than the NHL, and will continue to be for a long time. The second being that NFL embraces the fact that the NFL pro bowl is a meaningless game, and thus tries to make it more entertaining for the fans through skill competitions and fantasy drafts, where as the NHL still takes their all star game seriously.
ReplyDeleteThe only way for the NHL all star game to exceed ratings over the pro bowl is by literally changing the sport. There is no possible chance for them to exceed the ratings for the Pro Bowl because first football is a significantly more popular sport. People love the sport because it is so fun and unpredictable. NHL can have the same feeling as well but on a much smaller stage. The NFL is also advertised way better with so many sponsors, venues, and donations. The amount of money the NFL brings in each year is astronomical and their viewership is as well especially around Pro Bowl and Super Bowl time. To try and exceed their ratings would mean they would actually have to cancel the Pro Bowl or sabotage it because it is impossible. Thinking that the NHL all star game will beat the ratings of the ProBowl is just a waste of time in my opinion. I am being very straight forward because this is just on of those things that is never going to happen. The pro bowl might not be as competitive but it is still football nonetheless with the best players in the game playing a football game in front of all of their fans. I like hockey and the all star game but it is a dream to think that they will exceed the ratings of a Pro Bowl.
ReplyDeleteSince the NHL broadcasted this year’s All-Star Game on national TV, the viewership has gone up 42 percent from last year. Although this is the NHL’s highest All-Star rating since 2004, I don’t think it’s possible to exceed the ratings over the Pro Bowl. The reason being is that viewership of the NHL is far less than the NFL and the NHL All-Star game will have fewer viewers due to the smaller fan base. The National Football League is by far the most watched sports franchise in the United States and it would be tough for the National Hockey League to overcome that.
ReplyDeleteAs an avid New York Rangers fan, I personally thought the NHL all star game was very fun to watch. I did not watch the NFL all star game, only because I had no interest in it. However, in America, the views are quite opposite. This is simply because the NFL is much more popular than the NHL. For example, look at ESPN's Facebook page, they rarely post about NHL, meanwhile every single football Sunday, you can find at least 10 highlights. In order to increase viewers, not exceed views of the NFL, they should increase skill competition and other fun streamed events.
ReplyDeleteI think NFL has a lot more advertising for the events compared to the NHL, so more people know when the games are. I think the idea of an Allstar game is a cool way to bring fan favorites from all teams together, but there just isn't enough advertisements and it is not as well known, so thats the problem.
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I don't think it is possible for the All Star game to exceed their ratings over the Pro-bowl, however I think there are multiple steps they can take in order to come close. The NHL needs to publicize the All Star game much more. The NFL does a great job of publicizing the Pro Bowl and football in general. With promotions from different companies such as Pepsi, it's almost impossible to walk into the supermarket without seeing some company promoting the NFL. Everyone knows when the Pro-bowl is coming around. The NHL needs to promote the All-Star game more - whether it be through getting sponsorships from popular companies, broadcasting onto more channels, or creating more commercials and ads. However, that being said, I don't think it'll ever exceed the Pro-Bowl ratings. Football is a hugely important sport in America, and the platform of the NFL has been built up so much in the past 51 years. People have become extremely attached to the NFL and it is the most viewed sport in America.
Even though the NHL all star game had an almost 50% increase in its viewership from last year, it will be extremely tough to beat out the NFL's ratings during the pro bowl. If they were to eventually overtake the NFL's ratings it would take decades even if there were major cultural changes in regards to sports. Maybe if issues with concussions and CTE bring down the popularity of football, the NHL could become as popular, but that most likely will not happen anytime soon.
ReplyDeleteI don't think there is a way for the NHL all star game to exceed ratings over the Pro Bowl. Football by far, wins over everything in the United States, especially the Pro Bowl leading up to the Super Bowl. The NHL is a much less popular overall and watched sport than NFL games. Also, the advertisements and publicity football gets is much more noticed than hockey. The Pro bowl, and even the Super bowl are a much more advertised event than the all-star game. And a much more already well-known event. A way to try and exceed the ratings could be by forcing its way through media more. That would lead to having to spend much more money on the NHL which could potentially hurt them.
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