NHL negotiates with United Arab Emirates about a game in 2027

[cjm502]

Ill pass

 

[Ghost of Murph]

I'm all for it as long as less than 20 slave laborers die in the building/hosting necessary for the game. Next up: a game in Saudi Arabia, with players seeing what will happen if they use pride tape on their sticks.

 

[ShakenNotStirred]

Watch out for the slashing calls...

What's the penalty for Kompromat?

 

[Ghetty Green]

This isn't a good place for that. Your average Dubai resident isn't a native Emirati. It's meant to appeal to a bunch of wealthy expats and bored oil barons with more money than sense.

$ounds like the perfect place for an NHL game

 

[TheBeerNerd]

Roman Rotenborg is a huge clown, even for a russian, lmao.

This is all just bluster from him until I hear hockey media on this side of the Atlantic report on it.

 

[Nemesis Prime]

I'm sure hockey players will be okay with skating in a arena built by forced labor where many died and were injured during the construction.

Most hockey players vote in favour of money so they would be cool with it.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I doubt it. NHL doesn’t even care that much about upping the cap.

 

[Jyrki]

UAE getting a NHL team before Quebec

What if all the foreign workers there bought NHL tickets instead of sending remittances home? Think of the growth potential!

 

[qc14]

The fact that this is being floated as an NHL vs KHL game means that it's a complete pipe dream if not totally made up. Unless the Emirates are offering a boatload full of cash for it (not impossible!) I don't think this makes any sense for the league. So, so, so many places it should go (for right and wrong reasons) first

 

[RogerRogerr]

It can't be a real Cold War without some hockey games.

 

[Sniper99]

I dont see why not, it's an opportunity to grow the game.

Its grown more than enough.

 

[Stony Curtis]

Bettman wants the oil money…

With all the gambling money being thrown around, the league doesn't need the oil money. Yet.

 

[Sidgeni Malkby]

UAE getting a NHL team before Quebec

Well technically there is more untapped money there, which means a better solid corporate foundation. The whole rink would be box seats .

Seriously....
People are overreacting. It's good to expose as many people as possible to hockey!

As for Russians....
When teams stop drafting them, then we can talk.

 

[njdevils1982]

as long as they dont send the devils overseas again IDGAF

 

[Rowlet]

Yuck, no thank you. Not interested in the NHL sportswashing UAE.

 

[NYRfan85]

Could I see the NHL playing a game in UAE? Sure.

Could I see them playing against a KHL team there? LOL F%#$ no

 

[SUX2BU]

Will beer be served?

 

[Seattle King]

Disgusting on so many levels. Bettman is the most filthy corrupt slimeball in sports today.

 

[RooBicks]

They should do it imo, KHL knows there's money there, NHL still hasn't properly tried to go after the Chinese market they can at least go for this.

You can also really tell who's following the usual legacy western media brainwashing here.

Lol. F*** the UAE and their greenwashing, human rights violating, authoritarianism propagandizing money. That's all.

 

[Machinehead]

The NHL would have to acknowledge Russia exists for this to take place, so that's a tall order.

 

[Chainshot]

Perfect time for Buffalo to handle it's palm tree issues with a game in UAE.

 

[9911]

Disgusting on so many levels. Bettman is the most filthy corrupt slimeball in sports today.

Gianni Infantino FTW

 

[boompuffboom]

maybe send the Oilers?

but also this is one helluva conversation ahha

 

[Bonin21]

The NHL playing against a KHL team in the UAE sounds sick.

No it doesn't

 

[vorky]

Disgusting on so many levels. Bettman is the most filthy corrupt slimeball in sports today.

Perhaps he watched KHL World Games in Dubai a few years ago? And liked it? Definitelly Henke liked his time in Dubai. He knows how hockey works here, he can help

“This is amazing,” Lundqvist said. “It’s so good for the sport to have hockey here. As a player, you love to see the sport growing and become a world sport.

“This is a huge step, to have a KHL game in Dubai. If I could play, I’d love to be out there myself.”

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