When did the decline of hockey in canada happen?

[sawchuk1971]

When did it occur?

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[joestevens29]

In terms of what?

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Carey Price knee injury 2014

 

[Ignatius]

After Sochi Olympics

 

[SheldonJPlankton]

1967 expansion.

 

[Mr Positive]

Imo the golden age of the NBA in the 90s and early 2000s. Exciting stuff while the NHL went into the dead puck era. A lot of young people turned to basketball

 

[Pablo El Perro]

When they got rid of wood sticks. Priced too many kids from Saskatoon out of the game.

 

[TropicOfNoReturn]

It's purely economic. Major tournaments and changes in the hockey landscape had no effect.

 

[LevelingSolo]

None of the above

 

[Akrapovince]

I call it the inclination of every other country.

Say what you want, Bettman grew the sport.

 

[NyQuil]

It actually grew after 1998 IMO.

 

[the valiant effort]

- Economics obviously
- Urban demographic shifts
- Declining entertainment value with the attempted phase-out of CTE
- General aura of corniness in hockey media that used to be restricted to Saturday nights but now blasts 24/7

 

[BraveCanadian]

I don’t think there is any one moment but the early to mid 90s was likely the peak and it has been downhill for the most part since.

The closest option is the 96 WC where it is a bit obvious based on the age of some players on the roster that something was up.

There are long term issues like an aging less homogeneous population, rising costs and exclusivity, declining birth rates etc.