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

[AvroArrow]

I had no idea it was even happening until I clicked on this thread

 

[End on a Hinote]

Why are some people so eager to try and convince everyone that hockey is dying in Canada?

 

[Filthy Dangles]

It's a meanginless tournament in the dog days of summer, who gives a shit.

The Olympics were going on, EDM's NHL Team was coming off a cup run, people had no interest in it.

But sky is falling, I heard hockey rinks and hockey teams across Canada are collapsing as we speak.........

 

[12ozPapa]

Not sure why anyone would care for a meaningless summer hockey event

 

[Voight]

It's summertime, people dont want spend their day or night in a hockey arena to watch what is essentially an exhibition tournament.

Put it in a smaller city that has less going on. Maybe a major junior powerhouse city.

 

[End on a Hinote]

hockey belongs in the south

Agreed, southern Alberta.

 

[overlords]

Most mainstream hockey watching canadians do not give a solitary f*** about the Hlinka and never have as far as I know.

 

[Oilslick941611]

Most mainstream hockey watching canadians do not give a solitary f*** about the Hlinka and never have as far as I know.

As someone from mainstream Canada that watches hockey, this is correct. In terms of international hockey i only really care about best on best. I sometimes care about the U21 WJC but generally speaking i dont care about JR hockey.

 

[Golden_Jet]

As someone from mainstream Canada that watches hockey, this is correct. In terms of international hockey i only really care about best on best. I sometimes care about the U21 WJC but generally speaking i dont care about JR hockey.

WJC is U20

 

[Oilslick941611]

WJC is U20

See? That’s how much i pay attention

 

[Rabid Ranger]

The only people that care about this tournament are the two or three Canadian posters in the dedicated thread in the international forum.

 

[thegazelle]

It could have been poorly marketed, but look at the time of year. People are on vacation, at their cottage and watching hockey in the summer is probably not on the top of their list. Even so, surprisingly there were people complaining that the SCF went far too late into the early summer.

Now, as an aside, I think even if it was somewhat marketed well, many people won't tune in because it's not the truly "best of the best", almost at NHL level or NHL level players, unlike the World Juniors, which happens during the hockey season, during the winter at a time where people are off and sitting at home with friends and family. People are already in a hockey spectator mindset then. I doubt it is at the same level in the middle of the summer.

Perhaps there is even a novelty component that wears off over time. Like all the outdoor games, but those still feature full roster NHL players, and fans look to see their favourites there.

 

[End on a Hinote]

Like some others have mentioned, it's summer time and people are on vacation. That's another thing, some people think that Canadians are expected to eat, drink, sleep and breathe hockey and if they don't the game in is jeopardy.

The NBA summer league isnt exactly breaking ratings records in the US, nor is the AFL. Are those games dying in America?

Contrary to what Fox News and American sitcoms may tell you, there are, in fact, other things going on up here aside from hockey.....

 

[ijuka]

Maybe stop having a winter sport tournament in the middle of summer.

Crazy idea, I know. Sorry.

 

[Slats432]

See? That’s how much i pay attention

An immense amount of Canadians watch WJC. Hlinka is definitely lower on the scale.

 

[MeHateHe]

It could have been poorly marketed, but look at the time of year. People are on vacation, at their cottage

Westerners have cabins, not cottages. Muskokans are ruining everything.

 

[Oilslick941611]

An immense amount of Canadians watch WJC. Hlinka is definitely lower on the scale.

I never said they didnt, I said i sometimes follow it after saying i prefer best on best then called a U21 tournament, was corrected and said “ see? That’s much i pay attention to it”. I wasn’t speaking for Canadians, i was speaking for myself.

 

[Bounces R Way]

but who won gold tho?

 

[WarriorofTime]

Don't see the big deal.. it's a summer tournament over a month before the season starts. It's August and the weather is nice, I don't really see why there should be great crowds for a very minor, non-IIHF hockey tournament.

 

[ToDavid]

Is the Hlinka Gretzky tournament usually a big draw in Canada? It was a European tournament for decades and I honestly didn't even know that they had started hosting it in Alberta. I guess that explains the addition of Gretzky's name.

 

[thegazelle]

Westerners have cabins, not cottages. Muskokans are ruining everything.

Fair enough, and point taken.

 

[Oilslick941611]

Westerners have cabins, not cottages. Muskokans are ruining everything.

Easterners too, Born in Newfoundland, always called them Cabins

 

[habdynasty]

The out door rink melted, hockey is dead in Canada. lol

 

[Just Linda]

There was a prospects basketball game held somewhere this year, only a few hundred people went. Since it wasn't popular, does that mean that basketball is losing popularity?

 

[patnyrnyg]

Was it stay-to-play? That must have been the problem.

Count me as someone who could not possibly care less about this exhibition.