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If the NHL Finals were a TV show…


No no, don’t worry, this isn’t one of those really tedious blog posts that attempt to make some connection between, say, the lineup of the Ducks to the cast of Growing Pains or anything. But if the NHL Finals were a TV show, it’d be the equivalent of “Emily’s Reasons Why Not”, that Heather Graham sitcom that was canceled after one episode. The bottom line is that the ratings for the NHL are horrendous.

Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals got a 1.1 rating, down 31 percent from last year’s final. It was NBC’s lowest ever rating for a prime-time program. (Although it was tied for last all-time with a rerun of West Wing…) There were probably more bored housewives and stoners watching a Ron Popeil informercial than there were sports fans tuned into a pivotal game 3 of a major sport’s championship.

Despite Jes Golbez over at NHL Fanhouse’s assertion that hockey fans don’t need the NHL to be like any other league, it doesn’t mean that the NHL can get away with terrible ratings like these. Call it a herd mentality if you want but watching hockey is a little more fun if more than just one of your friends is actually watching it.

I like hockey. I want to watch the NHL Finals. I even get hockey on HD. It just takes away from the enjoyment if there isn’t a “wow! did you see that game?” factor. And I actually like talking about sports with real people in real situations as opposed to just logging onto some message board. So if the lack of marquee value makes me a bad hockey fan, then so be it. But that also means there are a lot less “bad hockey fans” and the next thing you know, you “real hockey fans” will be forced to watch the NHL Finals on OLN, which nobody seems to be able to find.

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2 replies on “If the NHL Finals were a TV show…”

That’s a heck of an idea though — Put the Finals on TV. Why didn’t the league think of that?

The Finals on TV? — DOes Gary Bettman even have a TV, or even know what one is?

a trained chimp could run the league better.

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