Belarus-Denmark attracted total of 537 spectators in thr Globen today.
The best solution has nothing to do with WC. Make the league seasons more synchronized. Start and end NHL season 4-6 weeks earlier. End KHL season a month later. Etc.
What is actually the reason why NHL season starts and ends so late? Seems stupid to have NHL playoffs at the same time NBA has its own when there's plenty of more silent time few weeks earlier.
Ofc this wouldn't solve the problems but would reduce many of those.
I couldn't agree more. There is no better solution.
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Btw. hockey fans complaining about too many hockey games? What an absurd world has this become.
You sound exactly like a Canadian fan. In others threads, Europeans call that whining. Of course it is whining only when it come from a Canadian.
Do you vote just like you vote on Poll on hfboards (with bank-account indentification or something), just on goverment site, or how?
Edit: can you post your own poll for official vote?
Like for example: "Make swedish beer illegal"
You go in a voting bureau or you receive voting material at home and can send it in a letter.
You can call for a vote on almost everything even "make swedish beer illegal" if you can find 100'000 signatures by swiss citizens.
3) Most games arent intresting to any fan. Who wants to watch Canada beat Norway into a pulp?
Ticket-prices to first quarterfinal in Helsinki are starting at 123 euros and to Finland's quarterfinal at 203 euros. It's pretty clear that arenas will be empty at both games. Nobody pays that much, right?
I've been on the record many times on these boards saying that the best thing for hockey would be if a league developed in Europe that could truly rival the NHL. The KHL is not there yet, but maybe one day it will be.
However I totally reject the opinion that most Europeans seem to have in that North Americans or the NHL somehow owe them something because so many top euro players are playing with clubs in NA. Those players are here because the fans in NA pay a lot of money to see them and as a result they are paid handsomely and a huge part of the money they make goes with them back to Europe when their hockey careers are over. One thing I can say is that after all these years on HFBoards it is clear to see that most Europeans have little or no gratitude for the opportunities the NHL and its fans provide to Europeans or for the huge contribution that North Americans make to the game as a whole. Perhaps if I felt it was appreciated I would be more supportive of us taking part in the WC, but as it stands now I would rather see the NHL allstar break used for a CAN-US miniseries and then leave the WC for europe and whatever they want to do with it.
They will be packed.. there's always of people with too much money
Or maybe simply people with different priorities. I'm sure a lot of people can easily save 200€ if they really want to attend a game, it's not like everyone in Finland struggles to put food on the plates.
Ticket-prices to first quarterfinal in Helsinki are starting at 123 euros and to Finland's quarterfinal at 203 euros. It's pretty clear that arenas will be empty at both games. Nobody pays that much, right?
Thats just ridiculous
Did I say so? I know that as I obviousely live in Finland, I could afford it if I wanted, but I surely am not going to pay 200€ for nosebleed, not in WC tournament. Maybe olympic final I would pay it for nosebleed seats..
Why would Europeans feel any "gratitude" to NA regarding to hockey ? Players are obviously happy that they can earn millions but for average hockey fan in Europe they just screw our own leagues by getting our best players. And "millions" hockey players make have zero impact in our economy.
To start with for participating in the WC. It is clearly a tournament only intended for fans in Europe.
To start with for participating in the WC. It is clearly a tournament only intended for fans in Europe.