The NHL does a horrible job marketing itself

[PaulD]

Paul, you know as well as I do, that part of marketing the NHL is getting more active participation to grow the player pool, which helps grow interest.

the player pool has grown huge over my time watching the NHL .....I don't love it any more or less now than I did when I was a kid, teenager, young adult ,and now old geezer. It's always great and the best league going.
Personally growing the player pool .....not something I think about , or hear about. Unless I'm on this board.
Cheers