Friedman- Players hate going to cold weather cities for ASG, NHL possibly reducing the eligible host cities

[UrbanImpact]

According to Friedman there has been an overwhelming response from NHL players that they dislike participating in the All-Star game weekend festivities and commitment. NHL teams have expressed that it is becoming increasingly harder and harder to get their players to want to go to the ASG.

The NHL met with All-Stars yesterday to try and come up with a solution on how to entice players to the event.

Friedman says that the overwhelming response is that players only want the ASG to be in hot weather/family ideal locations.

Friedman says that the NHL really took this to heart and are thinking of limiting the ASG to a circuit of a few cities, (Ala Superbowl)

Friedman mentions that the cities would be places such as , Florida, Tampa, Dallas, Arizona, Caliornia teams, Westocast.

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[dirtydanglez]

when did nhlers get so soft.

 

[Love]

Make it in only cold weather cities now. What a bunch of overprivileged babies.

 

[Leonardo87]

Anaheim still won’t get an ASG.

 

[Sheppy]

Not going to lie, I'd much rather go somewhere warm too.

 

[Ceremony]

That's alright, climate change will have it being held in Winnipeg annually by the end of the decade.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Just cancel it.

 

[93LEAFS]

It'd be dumb to just follow the players on this. Revenue-wise, it's somewhat important to get these events in places like New York, Toronto, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Montreal.

 

[PeE eL DuBoiS]

Babies. The league should make the Annual Winnipeg Allstar Game a contract stipulation during the next round of bargaining.

Or ideally just cancel it.

 

[Mr Kot]

How successful is the game anyway each year? Does it make NHL a lot o money?

 

[Breakers]

LOLOLOL

This reminds me of the player survey from a couple years ago where one player said:

“I hate Winnipeg. It's always cold. It's just dirty -- you walk around the city and feel like you need to wash your face after you go outside.”

 

[OVO16]

I mean can you blame them

 

[nucksflailtogether]

Who gives a shit. Wow lmao

 

[Habsrule]

I can’t say that I blame the players. It is a long grind of a season. The All Star game is not like it once was and the players just want a week of holidays.

 

[Trash Panda]

All star game is a waste of time.

Give the players a week off and call it a day.

 

[norrisnick]

It'd be dumb to just follow the players on this. Revenue-wise, it's somewhat important to get these events in places like New York, Toronto, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Montreal.

Why? You think those fans are going to stop following those teams if the All-Star game isn't held there every 10 years?

I'd wager the All-Star game isn't a revenue machine. It's a marketing event. The markets you listed don't need an all-star game to boost interest.

 

[FlyguyOX]

lol at the responses from people ITT that likely were very unhappy having to go back into the office after working from home. God forbid NHL players want their little vacation break to actually feel like a vacation.

 

[McGarnagle]

Has there been any analysis lately on whether the ASG actually increases fan engagement and ratings anymore?

Like I get it if it's 1993 and most people don't have cable or internet and only watch your local team's games in the market, so you may only see Gretzky, Roenick, Bure, etc. once or twice a year, then there's an appeal. But with everything streaming and highlights readily available on youtube, etc., does it really draw that much viewership that it justifies disrupting the regular schedule?

Maybe it's just something that's for the kids, and if it grows viewership there's nothing wrong with that. I remember the skills competition being the coolest thing in the world back then. But really since I was like 16, I've always felt I'd rather watch my team keep going in the regular season than to stop everything for an exhibition. If all their metrics and case studies show it's a worthwhile annual event for the growth of the game, then that's fine. I personally don't think I've watched an ASG since about 2003 though.

 

[JuJu Mobb]

Millionaire hockey players don't want to spend a week-end in cold weather.

I feel so bad for them.

 

[StreetHawk]

According to Friedman there has been an overwhelming response from NHL players that they dislike participating in the All-Star game weekend festivities and commitment. NHL teams have expressed that it is becoming increasingly harder and harder to get their players to want to go to the ASG.

The NHL met with All-Stars yesterday to try and come up with a solution on how to entice players to the event.

Friedman says that the overwhelming response is that players only want the ASG to be in hot weather/family ideal locations.

Friedman says that the NHL really took this to heart and are thinking of limiting the ASG to a circuit of a few cities, (Ala Superbowl)

Friedman mentions that the cities would be places such as , Florida, Tampa, Dallas, Arizona, Caliornia teams, Westocast.

Conversely nba players want to be named all stars. This years ASG is in Utah…

 

[xECK29x]

They play ICE HOCKEY a cold weather sport, what f***ing bitches

 

[UrbanImpact]

0 chance the NHL cancels the ASG.

Its a huge revenue machine and apparently Sponsors love it!

you cancel the ASG then you better be also in favor of the CAP going way down.

 

[EchoesoftheEighties]

I mean not really a surprise. Edmonton, Buffalo, Winnipeg etc are always ranked near the bottom of where players want to play.

If I was a multi millionaire athlete I'd prefer spending more time in Miami too.

 

[BagHead]

I get that. If I have a choice between attending a conference in Chicago or Las Vegas, I'm choosing Vegas and it's not just for the nightlife.

 

[beedee]

when did nhlers get so soft.

I ask myself the same thing when they hand their gloves to the trainers to put them on the glove-warming machine during games.

**edit, glove "dryers", which use heat to warm the gloves to dry them