would americans still watch an all-canadian stanley cup final?
352724
Were Americans watching anyway?  The answer to that is no, unfortunately.  I am a massive hockey fan, but I also happen to work in the television industry so I understand how ratings work and why ESPN dropped its coverage - it's hard to fault them for turning their back on the NHL (bowling was getting higher ratings... BOWLING, people...).  Americans don't particularly care about hockey enough in general, and while an All-Canadian final is unlikely (only Calgary and 8-seed Edmonton are alive out West), it would certainly turn off a few more televisions in the States.
335310
Monteal was the last Canadian team to win the Stanley Cup. They did it in 1993.
98735
For some people I can see how it would spoil the results.  But if you're a true fan of the Olympics then it doesn't matter.  It's unfortunate that they can't be held on our continent every time but there are other people in the world besides Americans. (That may shock some of you to learn!)  But we can all look forward to the next winter olympics that will be held in Canada.
483847
I'm sure you mean the Edminton Oilers. Yes, I do. The Oilers are the only Canadian team going for the Stanley Cup and Iam very proud of them. I also like them because they have many young, and talented players with a high degree of accuracy and very fast with the puck. These are the Oilers playing like Wayne Gretzky was still there.
285799
Not really, other than an occasional feature on an athlete participating that trains or regularly competes in the US for that local media.\n\nBut what can you expect ... US isn't competing, so it's only natural there wouldn't be as much interest as compared to baseball starting, NFL trades and the approaching draft, the NHL and the NBA all still going on.
1165568
No, but you can see highlights after the game on NHL.com and a number of web sites that cover sports.  You can listen to a live audio-only feed on NHL.com, too, but there is no streaming video of the games.
441159
I do.  I'd rather watch hockey.
619007
Actually, yes. They have a great attitude and are not merely satisfied splitting the series 1-1 in Ottawa. They fully intend to go out and win again tonight and here's hoping they do just that! For some odd reason, Game Two of a best-of-seven series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs is significant. Close to 70% of the teams who win Game Two end up winning the series. So...\n\nLet's Go Buf-fa-lo!!!
397783
Living in Brazil as you do, Moon, I don't think it's going to be possible for you to see North American sports like hockey and football without a satellite dish. Where I live, in the States, we have several options (including satellite dishes and various levels of cable) which allow me to see most of the sports I care to pay for. \n\nI'm really sorry I can't provide you with a better solution to your dilemma. If you have cable, you could always talk to their customer service representatives about increasing North American sports programming but I rather doubt ice hockey is ever going to take off in tropical Brazil. ;)\n\nGood luck, minha querida amiga!
984643
Tough question.  I would probably not do it, since playing all sports, including hockey, is an absolute joy.  Unless it came with a salary of $10 million, then I would reconsider....
987096
Yes Canada is better. One reason is there are ice rinks everywhere. They get so much ice time. Brother moved up there. Here in the US there is not much ice time for everyone to play. The other part is the style they play. Canadiens arent power players like the US but they can step up to it if they have too. US tries to use physical play in every aspect. Canada uses speed and finess, but if they need to play physical they can. If you go over to Russia and stuff, you hardly ever see hitting in the games. I think a lot of Canada's success can be based on fans compared to the US. A lot of US fans dont get the sport of hockey and all they want to see is hitting and fights. Canadien fans respect the game and love to see the skilled play and great team plays. I would have loved to play in Canada because of the style. I think Canada has the top style in the world and that is why they are the best. So yes they are much better than Americans, and a lot of good Americans play in Canada before going to the NHL as well.
1133661
I'm American, but I believe their most popular sport is ice hockey.
481520
lol thats funny.\n I dont think so it's a waste of money and you wouldn't have to get cable to watch any of the games becuase you would already know who won.\nHmmmmmmmm........
1146196
OK since a bunch of stupid people thought it was for Americans how about if I give the REAL STORY of this. Hockey isn't a very popular sport among ratings. Actually if the ratings were 1-2% the league just about has a heart attack. Well Fox has become a sports network and did excellent with the NFL. They thought they would try to bring intrest to hockey. After all they were paying all that money for the contract they thought MAYBE they could raise the ratings and make it worthwhile. So they went out and talked to non-fans(not just Americans to those in Canada that need to GROW-UP) and asked why they didn't like/watch hockey. They were being told it was hard to follow, among other things people weren't sure where the puck was. So Fox put the chip in so they could make the puck glow, and they could show it "through" the wall when it got too close to the wall. It allowed people to know where the puck was better. Well here comes the problem. The purists HATED the glowing puck, it was actually kinda distracting by how big it made the puck look. The bigger problem though was that RATINGS WENT DOWN. See the non-fans didn't start watching and the purists and people who were fans for the most part stopped watching. So the "Glow" puck and the Comet Trail were ended. The Comet trail for those who forget was when a slap shot was taken. If the puck went above like 90mph a little trail was shown from where the shot was taken to where it stopped and the speed. That wasn't really liked by the purists either but honestly it wasn't as bad as the glow puck. I mean it only showed on for a few seconds at most.
392454
No Americans love American Football and Canadians love Hockey
477581
It's tough to say.  I would say no.  Italy, Czech Republic and Ghana are tough teams and will have stronger fan support than the Americans.  Additionally, the US seem a little overconfident because of their strong performance in the last World Cup.  The only way the US will make it past the first round is if one or two of the other teams play poorly.
499195
I would love to see the Oilers win the Stanley Cup, It's been too long since the cup's been back in Canada.