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DarkRanger, you just don't like London do you? The coverage they get in England is not that different than the lack of coverage we get in the states, but i do see your point that London may not be the best choice. the Dutch, russian, Czech states would have more influence -- and i prefer exhibition games overseas, not to open the season. that's a lot of typing to make a point. any post that ends sniping Bettman is a good one in my book.
ReplyDeleteI actually love London. I also love hockey. My separate lives.
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Gary Bettman is an idiot and has completely ruined the NHL.
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Love it. THAT's a friend link of The Dark Ranger. Thanks for the tip.
ReplyDeleteI still think Bettman's initial choise was Lisbon
ReplyDeleteVery nice article... I have nothing against England but this is definitely a half assed attempt at spreading the game and gaining exposure for the NHL. That last point you made about Anshultz was a great one too. The Anshultz Entertainment Group is one of the largest investors in sports and entertainment venues and promotion.. seems more like one hand washing the other to me. Maybe Bettmans next job could be as Commissioner of the MLS, Anshultz has a lot of pull in our thriving American soccer league.
ReplyDeleteAlso, thanks for the line you dropped me on tuesday I appreciate the support. Nice site and good article. Keep up the good work.
London??? To the Tower.... definitely a transparent and bad choice. Love your blog!
ReplyDeleteIn terms of the NHL's choice of London as a destination, I don't think it is all that far off...
ReplyDeleteThe city is full of ex-pat Canadians and I beleive that an NHL game featuring these two teams where the Ducks have an overwhelmingly heavily Canadian roster would spark comparatively little interest in the countries where hockey is already a popular sport...
London is a city where the rich like to get out and be seen, and where better to do this than at an event that will most likely be televised in North America at an hour more suitable than if the games were played further to the East like Moscow or Prague?
There would be a lot more effort necessary to get an arena to play in that one of the more prominent Euro league teams calls home, without having to pay a pretty price for it...
Not to mention that the NHL already has a working relationship with the Elite League...
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