OT: Around Hockey and the NHL

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Hallelujah

 

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Hallelujah

The best reasoning I can come up with for why they'd lower the age to 19 is to allow for a gap year, so a guy could try pro hockey before deciding if they want to go to the NCAA or not.

That kind of year basically exists for aged out CHLers to play minor league hockey before deciding to take their USports package or not.

 

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The ratings for the Frozen Frenzy were reportedly pretty low. Doing it on a Tuesday night, opening night for the NBA probably mattered.

Avoiding NBA opening night was probably avoidable, but we see that the Frenzy isn't durable enough to happen on a night like that.

I didn't watch this edition, but I have in the past, and it seems that the criticisms of the broadcast haven't been addressed. Way too much studio time, hyping that everyone is indeed playing, and not actually showing it. Overly focused on showing every single goal, as if that's the only part of the game that has any value or interest., etc.


Go watch Golazo on Pluto.tv, or Goal Rush on Peacock next Saturday morning. It doesn't have to be this way.

 

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