Why There Is No Interest In Hockey

[jjgold]

1. Anyone can win any game
2. Home Ice Means Nothing
3. No Dominant teams
4. Very Few so called stars

The games are exciting for the most part but the playing field is just too level, AKA as what is happening in college basketball now.

Parity is not always good, I watched more woman's basketball because of the dominant player on Baylor and the domination of UCONN.

Poor Sport, I feel sorry for it

[THE PROFIT]

Because it sucks! Kinda boring, and you can just beat the hell out of someone & the refs get out of the way & let you do it. Its a cold weather sport, although it can be played year round of course, thats just how its associated.

[THE PROFIT]

Baseball kinda boring too. That's why football is by far the biggest sport in America. Its exciting, & the athletes are like movie stars. Thats what we want

[DrStale]

It's just not as fun to watch on tv as it is to watch it live, that's what it comes down to.

[mathdotcom]

1. Anyone can win any game
2. Home Ice Means Nothing
3. No Dominant teams
4. Very Few so called stars

The games are exciting for the most part but the playing field is just too level, AKA as what is happening in college basketball now.

Parity is not always good, I watched more woman's basketball because of the dominant player on Baylor and the domination of UCONN.

Poor Sport, I feel sorry for it

Sorry coach but this is the worst post of yours I've ever seen.

1. Hello, baseball??
2. Home advantage leads to something a 50 pt swing in the line. What does it mean in baseball??
3. Maybe true, but not too many horseshit teams that couldn't win a game to save their life like the Nats last year (which leads to no viewership/empty stadium).
4. Just as many stars as in other sports if not more

It's not big because Americans don't understand it because they haven't played it.

PS: Nothing beats playoff hockey. Nothing.

[Boner_18]

Because it is expensive to play as a youth. Also, the League is not nimble enough as a business.

[pat venditto]

It's racism I tell ya! White people are not accepted in this day and age.

[jjgold]

A -270 favorite in hockey can lose much easier than a -270 favorite in baseball

[Cougar Bait]

I am watching the Blackhawks game right now. No money or points or anything on it, great match.

Back and forth. I am only interested because it is Chicago though, I must admit.

[RevolverOcelot]

Plus you get dumb live lines. Predators have a 4 minute PP going into OT and they were at +136 after OT.

[lakerboy]

It's racism I tell ya! White people are not accepted in this day and age.

Black folks have taken over american sports but they cant play hockey cause they cant afford the equipment.

[freeVICK]

maybe its bc i live in hawaii, but i hate hockey. never watched a game, never will

[Masu485]

Black folks have taken over american sports but they cant play hockey cause they cant afford the equipment.

this sounds racist but is accurate.

[Rich Boy]

lol

[Rich Boy]

A -270 favorite in hockey can lose much easier than a -270 favorite in baseball

I nominate this for the dumbest post of all time.

[polskboy]

1. Anyone can win any game 2. Home Ice Means Nothing 3. No Dominant teams 4. Very Few so called stars The games are exciting for the most part but the playing field is just too level, AKA as what is happening in college basketball now. Parity is not always good, I watched more woman's basketball because of the dominant player on Baylor and the domination of UCONN. Poor Sport, I feel sorry for it

jj i understand that you have to post but please stop posting stupid shit.

[Domestic]

JJ, there is no interest because betting on the NHL, especially totals will send you into cardiac arrest half the time and take not only money from you but years off your life. I've only bet like 3 NHL games in my life.

[DolphinSpurs]

puck too small on TV. Bring back the blue lightning bolt

[constrictor]

puck too small yeah

[keyboarding]

An American who hates hockey? Say it ain't so.

[Cougar Bait]

Wow what a great ending to a hockey game...tie it with about 10 seconds left in regulation, then win it in OT on your home ice.

[flyingillini]

I think Hockey is extremely exciting to watch. The best sport in the world hands down is Soccer.

[forsberg21]

Sorry coach but this is the worst post of yours I've ever seen. 1. Hello, baseball?? 2. Home advantage leads to something a 50 pt swing in the line. What does it mean in baseball?? 3. Maybe true, but not too many horseshit teams that couldn't win a game to save their life like the Nats last year (which leads to no viewership/empty stadium). 4. Just as many stars as in other sports if not more It's not big because Americans don't understand it because they haven't played it. PS: Nothing beats playoff hockey. Nothing.

Amen to that.

Did anyone watch the Pittsburgh/Ottawa overtime the other night? If you say hockey is boring after that, you clearly have no taste in sports. What a foolish thread...

[mathdotcom]

Plus you get dumb live lines. Predators have a 4 minute PP going into OT and they were at +136 after OT.

Umm momentum on Chicago's side and Chicago has given up a PP goal in like 40 power plays. Plus Chicago is better?

[Flying Dutchman]

I went to a Fight and a Hockey game broke out!

[mrmarket]

Hockey is probably the most exciting sport to watch IMO followed by rugby union in close 2nd and MMA in third. I don't understand how people would rather watch a football or baseball game all factors being equal.

[minet123]

. The best sport in the world hands down is Soccer.

Has the yaho melted your brain
EPL and La Liga I would put in top 3 (with NFL and College hoops)
but than you also have to factor in MLS and some of the other obscure Eastern European leagues.It's freaken dreadful to watch that crap

[JumpoffJoeBeezy]

Whats wrong with any team having a chance to win on any night? Call me different, but whats the difference from baseball season to baseball season? Or even basketball season to basketball season?

Oh.. More of the YANKZ/SAWKZ and the CAVZ/LAKERZ.. Same old shit.

I love EVERY sport, and bet EVERY sport but people bashing hockey who know NOTHING about hockey are quite stupid.

[Flying Dutchman]

In Futbol, the fans beating the shit outta each other provides the excitement.

[superjeff24]

Baseball kinda boring too. That's why football is by far the biggest sport in America. Its exciting, & the athletes are like movie stars. Thats what we want

except for the super bowl (which even girls watch because of the commercials) both hockey and basketball get more viewers.

not dissing football, im a canadian and i love nfl and think the cfl is a joke. but even in school we hardly learn 5 minutes of football, but basketball vball and hockey they teach in depth.

[purecarnagge]

I love hockey. Hockey is awesome.

[superjeff24]

Whats wrong with any team having a chance to win on any night? Call me different, but whats the difference from baseball season to baseball season? Or even basketball season to basketball season?

Oh.. More of the YANKZ/SAWKZ and the CAVZ/LAKERZ.. Same old shit.

I love EVERY sport, and bet EVERY sport but people bashing hockey who know NOTHING about hockey are quite stupid.

yep. it's like people bashing baseball as boring. sure if you watch any sport without knowing its intricacies it's boring. i dont know the rules of cricket, but i wouldnt tell people its boring because thats beyond my expertise

[Fadeaway Kush]

horrible post

[Winnipeg Jets]

except for the super bowl (which even girls watch because of the commercials) both hockey and basketball get more viewers.

not dissing football, im a canadian and i love nfl and think the cfl is a joke. but even in school we hardly learn 5 minutes of football, but basketball vball and hockey they teach in depth.

nfl's crap. 4 down sissies.

walk off the field with 2 minutes left.

a fag's sport.

[superjeff24]

^ so we got a blue bomber fan here? the CFL is terrified about the exhibition games by the Bills north of the border. the CFL knows if Canadian fans get a first hand glimpse up close of NFL stars, they'll abandon the CFL aka NFL 4 stringers, and all Canadian Capital cities will put in expansion requests.

seriously, everytime you read about a "great" CFL player, is either just before he signs with an NFL team, or just after he gets released from the worst NFL team