NHL is the only major us sport league that hasn’t played a game in Mexico.

[Jumptheshark]

Mexico's men's national team is ranked #42 by the IIHF, out of 58. Their women's national team is ranked #25, two spots ahead of Latvia (which I think most people would consider a "real" hockey country, if a small one). I'm going to assume there's more than one hockey rink in Mexico.

Seems like there's a whole lot of rather ignorant dismissal of Mexico as having any relevance whatsoever to ice hockey. Whether the NHL should schedule any games (whether regular season, pre-season, exhibition, whatever) in Mexico or not, maybe people should at least rationally consider the idea, even if ultimately to reject it, rather than simply crack ignorant and moronic jokes about it.

And Thailand is 51 and they do not have an arena but they always ice a team. This goes back to the memory of the old king, he liked Ice Hockey so they took the game up. They have two ice surfaces that are in Malls like west Edmonton Mall

 

[HockeyMomx2]

Mexico's men's national team is ranked #42 by the IIHF, out of 58. Their women's national team is ranked #25, two spots ahead of Latvia (which I think most people would consider a "real" hockey country, if a small one). I'm going to assume there's more than one hockey rink in Mexico.

Seems like there's a whole lot of rather ignorant dismissal of Mexico as having any relevance whatsoever to ice hockey. Whether the NHL should schedule any games (whether regular season, pre-season, exhibition, whatever) in Mexico or not, maybe people should at least rationally consider the idea, even if ultimately to reject it, rather than simply crack ignorant and moronic jokes about it.

No need to be snarky, it was a legitimate question from someone who spends 2-4 weeks in Mexico every year. I've never seen one, I've never heard any of the locals talk about one or even refer to anything hockey related. Even when I've had my own NHL stuff on while there. Good for them for trying to get it going there.

 

[ThreeOfAPerfectPair]

That sounds racist to me.

 

[HisIceness]

Well maybe next year two teams can go play a preseason game in Cancun or something.

 

[Ghost of Murph]

I'm going to be pissed until NASCAR, MLB, NFL, MLS, and NBA all have official contests in Sweden and Czechia.

 

[SpinoramaGeno]

Reckon the capacity of the arena is the hold up, and the NHL isnt gonna pay for a single game arena. Hopefully in the future we get a game in Mexico though, would be sick!! Plus the mexican people love fighting.

google below

Based on the provided search results, the largest hockey rink in Mexico is the Monterrey Ice Complex, located in Monterrey, Nuevo León. It features an NHL-size ice sheet measuring 61 meters (200 feet) long and 26 meters (85 feet) wide, with a seating capacity for nearly 800 spectators. The complex complies with International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) regulatory measures, making it an ideal venue for various tournaments, including world championships.

 

[ItWasJustified]

I'm going to be pissed until NASCAR, MLB, NFL, MLS, and NBA all have official contests in Sweden and Czechia.

I can assure you that I will personally make sure each and everyone of these will not come over the Swedish border.

 

[madhi19]

Crazy idea but maybe they want to wait for Houston to be in the league. Instead of having whatever team is willing to face the Stars, you get Dallas vs Houston in Mexico. Create a bigger happening and marketing push in the region.

 

[Ghost of Murph]

I can assure you that I will personally make sure each and everyone of these will not come over the Swedish border.

Haha! Good choice.

 

[varsaku]

I'm going to be pissed until NASCAR, MLB, NFL, MLS, and NBA all have official contests in Sweden and Czechia.

I'm pretty sure MLS teams have played both in Sweden and Czech Republic.
I know FC Dallas played Malmo FF in this year's preseason but granted that was in Spain.

 

[Svechhammer]

NHL fans: "Hockey doesn't belong in the south, move -insert sunbelt team name here- to Quebec!"

Also NHL Fans: "Why haven't we played in Mexico, yet"