Another sign that hockey is declining in Canada, the Hlinka-Gretzky cup did not sellout..

[sawchuk1971]

made a big deal in social media..

Terrible crowd size at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup final

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[Sheppy]

My buddy who lives in Edmonton said it was hardly promoted at all. He said it was like the day before it started before he even knew about it.

(not that it's a full blown excuse, but yeah, he didn't hear much on it)

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Seems pretty explainable. They didn't market it well and the host city had a deep playoff run that ended on a major downer and is in recuperation mode before the NHL season starts again as a result, and as such might not be in an overall mood to spend money on hockey at this very second.

 

[Craig Ludwig]

made a big deal in social media..

Terrible crowd size at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup final

It's freakin August in Edmonton, their summers are short enough, and they just lived through the Oilers going to Game 7 of the Cup. Why is this even a post?

 

[Idiot Stick]

hockey belongs in the south

 

[DustyDangler]

hockey belongs in the south

Tournament should be held at the Mullett in 2025.

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

Oooooh hockey is declining omgggg

Who f***ing cares.

It'll be the most popular sport for a while yet.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

It wasn't marketed at all. I live just a couple hours North of Edmonton, have been in Edmonton a lot over the last month for work and various reasons...


I quite literally didn't know until this thread it was even happening in Edmonton, let alone when.

 

[NYRfan85]

I honestly didn't even know it was happening. It's summer exhibition hockey, probably nobody really cares.

 

[Coffey]

It wasn't marketed at all. I live just a couple hours North of Edmonton, have been in Edmonton a lot over the last month for work and various reasons...


I quite literally didn't know until this thread it was even happening in Edmonton, let alone when.

Goddamn there are a lot of Avs fans in and around Edmonton lol
I guess same with Wings, as I was one of them.

 

[saska sault]

Start hosting these tournaments in cities where it's a big deal. Sault Ste Marie had the U-17s 10 years or so back and it was a major event in the city. Tournaments lack personality when you continue to just go for the biggest venue and for corporate sponsorship. Not that it will change because it's all about $$$... just don't complain when stands are empty.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Lack of promotions, no one heard about it

 

[ShootIt]

Tournament should be held at the Mullett in 2025.

At least Gretzky was a part of the Coyotes coaching staff.

doubt anyone in Edmonton knew who he was.

 

[Rob Brown]

'Hockey in Canada is dying' and the example cited is a summer tournament in a city that just went on a Stanley Cup run and had fans put on a show for weeks showing how good they were. What a dumb thread.

 

[Z-Diddy]

As mentioned above, I've personally attended two Hlinka tournaments in the past, and watched games that did not include Canada, I am in Edmonton, and I heard about the tournament while seeing a replay of the gold medal game on Monday afternoon, would've really liked to of attended, poorly marketed,

 

[Slats432]

I don't think you could put less effort in promoting the tournament. And that article is awful because they weren't even selling tickets on the side they showed pictures of. The tickets available were almost all sold for the final.

 

[JMCx4]

Lack of promotions, no one heard about it

THN was covering it from the run-up.

 

[Slats432]

THN was covering it from the run-up.

1. THN is a rag and has been for a couple decades now.
2. THN has nothing to do with ticket sales.

 

[JMCx4]

... 2. THN has nothing to do with ticket sales.

CAVEAT: Ticket sales can be boosted by national media coverage. But I see your point.

 

[DingerMcSlapshot]

Nobody cared. Poorly advertised lol. It was on TV and really not that great.

 

[kingsholygrail]

 

[Three On Zero]

Saying that it’s attendance is due to Edmontons recent playoff is just a terrible excuse. The real problem is that they held this event in the middle of summer in a smaller market and did no promotion for it. Quite a few people didn’t even know it was here until it had already started

 

[Sniper99]

Even if the promotions were better for it, I dont think it would do much better.

August in Edmonton, do we want to be on a patio in +25 or go and watch hockey inside when we do that for 6 months of winter? Jeez I think the answer is pretty easy there.

There maybe a decline, but got nothing to do with shitty attendance for a hockey tournament in August.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Its a pretty irrelevant tournament

 

[McHelpus]

From Edmonton, I didn't know it was here but even if I did I wouldn't have went tbh..