Thatâs actually not that bad compared to the NBA
Re3ading
Since they moved away from NHL TV I have no easy way to tune into games. I donât want to get 5 different streaming services and I donât have cable, itâs not worth my time to try and catch games like this whereas I might have watched previously.
projekt_6
Doesnât take into account all of us sailorsâŠ
Toiletboy4
Think itâs more evidence of how bad their access to watching games is
ZeroOriginalIdeas
Poor access to NHL games and two west coast teams that are new and lack any east coast draw. Still pretty good numbers for a sports event
907shadow
I think itâs more theyâve done it to death and unless there you there in person itâs not special anymore. I was at this one and it was amazing in person but I havenât watched the winter classic on tv in years.
Pirate8918
Maybe don’t put it on the same day as the college football playoff semi-finals…. Didn’t help that the University of Washington was playing
Silly-Scene6524
Making it exclusive to TNT/Max might have something to do with it.
BlueRFR3100
Even it has run its course, I wouldn’t call it a failure.
sevenoneSICKs
I honestly don’t know why they stopped doing it in football stadiums in cold cities. The first winter classic in Buffalo was absolutely amazing.
ElectionAnnual
The stadium series really started to ruin it for me. The vanity of one big event was great, then they got greedy. Additionally, can they spice up the acts a little bit? Billy Idol and Heart will literally make me change the channel rather than watch longer lol
PhilyJ
Markets who got the games couldâve been more traditional which wouldâve guaranteed views.
ModernArgonauts
Its probably more a combination of factors, rather than the Winter Classic being an experiment failed in its entirety.
Consider:
– Overlap with college football games.
– No east coast teams involved, no draw for anyone outside of the west
– Increasing mismanagement and inaccessibility of the NHL to its audience.
I think with two original six teams, proper scheduling, promotion and accessibility, it could do, very, very well.
LarryTheLobster710
Maybe if espn + didnât replay the same ad on loop more people would have known this was taking place
therealgoat1212
Maybe they shouldnât have it on one of the biggest college football days of the year. Kraken wasnât even the most watched team from Seattle that day by a landslide. 1.1 mil vs 18.4 mil
VictoriaAutNihil
Not in NY/NJ. Yankee Stadium, CitiField & MetLife are always a rousing success.
I’d bet Fenway & Wrigley do all right as well.
Depends on the matchup and the cities.
retard_catapult
IT WILL BE IF THEY MAKE IT AS HARD AS FUCKING POSSIBLE TO WATCH IT
Like17Badgers
I put it more on the availability and the channel broadcasting it if anything
I can barely sit through my OWN team when we’re on TNT, much less two teams I’m indifferent on.
It doesnt help that it’s two fledgling teams(and Vegas sports in general dont travel well) but I put the poor broadcast numbers on the Broadcast first
Nobillionaires
It would be way easier to follow other teams if all the fucking games weren’t blacked out.
The NHL is a joke.
neva_seen
Two newest teams = two smallest fan bases. This is not surprising.
DDSloan96
Maybe dont compete for viewers with the Rose Bowl?
Empty_Boysenberry_75
Donât schedule it on the same day as the rose bowl?
Pizza_as_fuck
I pay for ESPN+ and FUBO to watch hockey exclusively. It was on neither of those platforms so I watched an illegal stream. Im tired of being held hostage by subscriptions.
Davi_323
Is it the Winter Classic itself, or the venues/teams they choose?
cheezturds
Just tired of Vegas everything.
Fastsmitty47
Itâs because fans canât watch the f$&ing games!
ikonet
I wanted to watch but, 1) I couldnât find it streaming when I realized the game had started; 2) I didnât see the correct ads to know exactly when it started.
So for me, it was poorly advertised and difficult to find. Thatâs a good recipe for a failing product.
ppbourgeois
It canât be a classic when both teams are practically newborns
28 Comments
Thatâs actually not that bad compared to the NBA
Since they moved away from NHL TV I have no easy way to tune into games. I donât want to get 5 different streaming services and I donât have cable, itâs not worth my time to try and catch games like this whereas I might have watched previously.
Doesnât take into account all of us sailorsâŠ
Think itâs more evidence of how bad their access to watching games is
Poor access to NHL games and two west coast teams that are new and lack any east coast draw. Still pretty good numbers for a sports event
I think itâs more theyâve done it to death and unless there you there in person itâs not special anymore. I was at this one and it was amazing in person but I havenât watched the winter classic on tv in years.
Maybe don’t put it on the same day as the college football playoff semi-finals…. Didn’t help that the University of Washington was playing
Making it exclusive to TNT/Max might have something to do with it.
Even it has run its course, I wouldn’t call it a failure.
I honestly don’t know why they stopped doing it in football stadiums in cold cities. The first winter classic in Buffalo was absolutely amazing.
The stadium series really started to ruin it for me. The vanity of one big event was great, then they got greedy. Additionally, can they spice up the acts a little bit? Billy Idol and Heart will literally make me change the channel rather than watch longer lol
Markets who got the games couldâve been more traditional which wouldâve guaranteed views.
Its probably more a combination of factors, rather than the Winter Classic being an experiment failed in its entirety.
Consider:
– Overlap with college football games.
– No east coast teams involved, no draw for anyone outside of the west
– Increasing mismanagement and inaccessibility of the NHL to its audience.
I think with two original six teams, proper scheduling, promotion and accessibility, it could do, very, very well.
Maybe if espn + didnât replay the same ad on loop more people would have known this was taking place
Maybe they shouldnât have it on one of the biggest college football days of the year. Kraken wasnât even the most watched team from Seattle that day by a landslide. 1.1 mil vs 18.4 mil
Not in NY/NJ. Yankee Stadium, CitiField & MetLife are always a rousing success.
I’d bet Fenway & Wrigley do all right as well.
Depends on the matchup and the cities.
IT WILL BE IF THEY MAKE IT AS HARD AS FUCKING POSSIBLE TO WATCH IT
I put it more on the availability and the channel broadcasting it if anything
I can barely sit through my OWN team when we’re on TNT, much less two teams I’m indifferent on.
It doesnt help that it’s two fledgling teams(and Vegas sports in general dont travel well) but I put the poor broadcast numbers on the Broadcast first
It would be way easier to follow other teams if all the fucking games weren’t blacked out.
The NHL is a joke.
Two newest teams = two smallest fan bases. This is not surprising.
Maybe dont compete for viewers with the Rose Bowl?
Donât schedule it on the same day as the rose bowl?
I pay for ESPN+ and FUBO to watch hockey exclusively. It was on neither of those platforms so I watched an illegal stream. Im tired of being held hostage by subscriptions.
Is it the Winter Classic itself, or the venues/teams they choose?
Just tired of Vegas everything.
Itâs because fans canât watch the f$&ing games!
I wanted to watch but, 1) I couldnât find it streaming when I realized the game had started; 2) I didnât see the correct ads to know exactly when it started.
So for me, it was poorly advertised and difficult to find. Thatâs a good recipe for a failing product.
It canât be a classic when both teams are practically newborns