Cold shoulder for Stanley Cup in the U.S.

Barry N · 14-06-2012, 11:23 AM

After years of hot ratings, the NHL finally cooled off during the Stanley Cup finals.

NBC and NBC Sports Network combined to average a 1.8 household rating and 3 million total viewers, according to Nielsen, during the six-game series that wrapped up Monday.

http://www.medialifemagazine.com/col...ey-cup-finals/

richardW · 14-06-2012, 12:48 PM

doesnt help that aside from the pittsburg flyers series and maybe that first nashville one, this years playoffs were pretty terrible to watch.

halocore · 15-06-2012, 11:42 AM

^ Agreed. I bet viewership in Canada was also poor compared to normal. Even those friends of mine who normally live for hockey didn't seem to care about this year's playoffs by the end.

OilTastic/BigCityDude · 20-06-2012, 08:47 PM

i thought the finals were boring this year and only watched the last 2 games in full. i was pizzed that the Rangers let themselves get bounced by the Devils, and it kinda spoiled the Rangers/Kings final i was hoping for. do the Rangers still think they don't need Rick Nash? he could have been the difference.

jagators63 · 20-06-2012, 09:05 PM

it is because no canadian team have won stanley cup since 1993

OilTastic/BigCityDude · 29-06-2012, 09:26 PM

^ it's because the Oilers weren't in it

Replacement · 30-06-2012, 10:26 AM

The marquee players were bounced early from the playoffs. No Crosby, No Ovechkin.

The list of NHL players that turn US heads and gain ratings there is far fewer than it is in say the NBA. Kovalchuk and Kopitar should be up there and they would be if they were basketball players..

To make matters worse for the casual viewer is hockey is a team sport played by several lines and several players. vs basketball where the starting lineup and stars are on the court almost all the time. The star factor seems to be a big appeal in the States.

That said I know I'm watching the team oriented sport everytime.

Dialog · 30-06-2012, 11:36 AM

Why do we feign surprise everytime it's revealed that the US Just Isn't That Into Hockey?

Seriously.

Medwards · 30-06-2012, 11:44 AM

^ There's still more hockey fans in the states than in Canada.... 350 M people, if 5% are hockey fans, that's 17.5 M fans... or about half the population of Canada.

Parts of the US are certainly big hockey fans.

The_Cat · 30-06-2012, 02:46 PM

The North and NE US has had a strong hockey following for close to a century, with their collegiate programs. In California, hockey was largely supported by Canadian expatriates.

The World Hockey Association had the Alberta/Edmonton Oilers, and some franchises in the southern U.S. 40 starting 40 years ago.

14-06-2012, 11:23 AM	#1
Barry N Addicted to C2E Join Date: May 2006 Location: Where the sun keeps shining thru the pouring rain.	Cold shoulder for Stanley Cup in the U.S. After years of hot ratings, the NHL finally cooled off during the Stanley Cup finals. NBC and NBC Sports Network combined to average a 1.8 household rating and 3 million total viewers, according to Nielsen, during the six-game series that wrapped up Monday. http://www.medialifemagazine.com/col...ey-cup-finals/ __________________ "Show me a man with both feet on the ground, and I'll show you a man that can't get his pants on!"

14-06-2012, 12:48 PM	#2
richardW Addicted to C2E Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: (back in) Edmonton	doesnt help that aside from the pittsburg flyers series and maybe that first nashville one, this years playoffs were pretty terrible to watch. __________________ 'No Gods or Kings, only man'

20-06-2012, 08:47 PM	#4
OilTastic/BigCityDude Addicted to C2E Join Date: May 2010 Location: St. Albert, Alberta	i thought the finals were boring this year and only watched the last 2 games in full. i was pizzed that the Rangers let themselves get bounced by the Devils, and it kinda spoiled the Rangers/Kings final i was hoping for. do the Rangers still think they don't need Rick Nash? he could have been the difference. __________________ Go A Little Taller Please.

20-06-2012, 09:05 PM	#5
jagators63 Addicted to C2E Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Edmonton (belevedre)	it is because no canadian team have won stanley cup since 1993 __________________ Edmonton Rocks Rocks Rocks

29-06-2012, 09:26 PM	#6
OilTastic/BigCityDude Addicted to C2E Join Date: May 2010 Location: St. Albert, Alberta	^ it's because the Oilers weren't in it __________________ Go A Little Taller Please.

15-06-2012, 11:42 AM	#3
halocore Partially Addicted to C2E Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Edmonton	^ Agreed. I bet viewership in Canada was also poor compared to normal. Even those friends of mine who normally live for hockey didn't seem to care about this year's playoffs by the end.

30-06-2012, 10:26 AM	#7
Replacement Addicted to C2E Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edmonton	The marquee players were bounced early from the playoffs. No Crosby, No Ovechkin. The list of NHL players that turn US heads and gain ratings there is far fewer than it is in say the NBA. Kovalchuk and Kopitar should be up there and they would be if they were basketball players.. To make matters worse for the casual viewer is hockey is a team sport played by several lines and several players. vs basketball where the starting lineup and stars are on the court almost all the time. The star factor seems to be a big appeal in the States. That said I know I'm watching the team oriented sport everytime. __________________ Making being wrong an artform since 2006..

30-06-2012, 11:36 AM	#8
Dialog Addicted to C2E Join Date: Apr 2010	Why do we feign surprise everytime it's revealed that the US Just Isn't That Into Hockey? Seriously. __________________ ‘I am nervous about ideologies, whether it’s the ideology of business or the ideology of Bolshevism. I get nervous in the presence of absolute certainty’ —Milton Glaser

30-06-2012, 11:44 AM	#9
Medwards Addicted to C2E Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Edmonton	^ There's still more hockey fans in the states than in Canada.... 350 M people, if 5% are hockey fans, that's 17.5 M fans... or about half the population of Canada. Parts of the US are certainly big hockey fans.

30-06-2012, 02:46 PM	#10
The_Cat Addicted to C2E Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sherwood Park, AB	The North and NE US has had a strong hockey following for close to a century, with their collegiate programs. In California, hockey was largely supported by Canadian expatriates. The World Hockey Association had the Alberta/Edmonton Oilers, and some franchises in the southern U.S. 40 starting 40 years ago. __________________ "Talk minus action equals zero." - Joe Keithley, D. O. A.