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by Paul on 10/07/08 at 06:49 AM ET
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from Gary Loewen of the Toronto Sun,
The NH(S)L, the National Hockey Savings and Loan, and its chief banker, Gary Bettman, have cashed in on another opportunity to sell officially licenced league paraphernalia....
I hate to hammer you over the head with a reminder that sports is a business, but taking a few of the top NHL teams and creating a few truly interesting matchups in Stockholm and Prague instead of, oh, I don’t know, Canada, isn’t just business, it’s monkey business. It’s Bettman monkeying with our game for the sake of a few extra kronors.
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I hate sour grapes from Canadians about hockey.
Tell you what, take YOUR game back. Us dirty Americans and Euros will start a new league played EXCLUSIVELY in the US with occasional games in Europe. Then we’ll see how long it takes for the VAST MAJORITY of Canadian talent to trickle down to that new league where the pay will be better, the incentives and advertising dollars will be higher, and the opportunity for growth will bloom.
Face reality: the NHL is a global brand for a international sport. Nobody stole hockey from Canada.
Posted by Mike @ MHH from Oklahoma City, Ok on 10/07/08 at 09:14 AM ET
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Where do the fans benefit? Well in the long run the NHL expanding it’s presence in Europe ultimately helps keep the best players in the league. I think the fans benefit by continuing to see best players on the ice.
It’s a shrinking globe and if the NHL doesn’t adopt it will get left behind. I don’t think that would be good for the league or the fans.
Posted by jkrdevil on 10/07/08 at 07:29 AM ET