And all 3 games are played outdoors, same arena, back to back to back.
ObscureMemes69420
Too many Canadian teams involved for Betman
No-Material-23
What, the NHL isn’t smart ??
LeftySlides
And if Bettman wasn’t a douchebag…
Fardn_n_shiddn
Nobody outside of the original six markets really gives a fuck about the “Original Six”. Thinking this is a good marketing is more similar to the leagues current strategy than it is different.
It’s the exact same concept as the MLS “rivalry week” that gets almost universally mocked by fans
IsolationAutomation
Oh goddamn, y’all “Original Six” people are the vegans of hockey fans.
RickySpanish015
Dumb idea. Only 6 fanbases would care or like this
FinkBass420
Jesus Christ, these teams already think they’re the centre of the universe why would we want to feed into that
resentfulvirgin
I don’t think putting the Habs, Blackhawks, Leafs, or Red Wings on national TV is the best way to market the game right now.
BBLouis8
Nobody outside those 6 markets would care. Just like nobody in the US likely cares about the annual Hockey Day in Canada where they have all the Canadian teams playing through the day and broadcast from a different city ever year.
Franii
If the NHL was smart they’d go back to eastern/western conference playoff brackets too
NotBanEvading2
Bruins Habs should be the matchup
GoalieFatigue
And get blacked out
Flanigoon
Im not even a fan of a Central team, but I’d love to see a Stadium Series in Minnesota or Colorado and not featured the Hawks but do 4 teams like the NY series
Maybe Wild, Preds, Avs, Stars? Idk but something like that
I was also hoping the stadium series in Ohio was more than 1 game.
NoDuck1754
Terrible, boring idea.
Look at how hard the outdoor games have fallen off in viewership because it has been the same teams playing in them.
Nobody outside the original 6 gives a fuck about the original 6
welltimedappearance
“A history lesson for this generation” is such a boomer line. You could use “a history lesson for this generation” to describe his headshot/profile pic, which is from about 20 years ago
Vinny331
This is one of the best ideas you’ve ever seen?
You need to see more ideas.
SikkWithIt
No ads on jerseys
Hugh_jazz_420420
If Steve carp was smart, which he is not, he’d realize how stupid of an idea this is as these teams already play each other every season and nobody celebrates it outside of each teams individual fanbase
_6siXty6_
If I’m not mistaken they did this once, but didn’t market it.
It was something like Toronto vs Montreal, Boston vs NYR, Chicago vs Red Wings
Then the other games were Calgary vs Edmonton, Vancouver vs Ottawa, and Winnipeg playing a random team. Every Canadian team played (mostly against each other) and every original 6 was against another original 6.
I could be misremembering, but It was definitely on a Hockey Day in Canada though.
Real-Fix5078
Then when I turn the game on: “this game is not available due to regional restrictions”
LionBig1760
The concept of “original six” teams is just childish, and it doesn’t matter to anyone outside those fan bases. It doesn’t matter to the players, or the coaches, or the GMs. An original six team will ship a player off just as quickly as a non original six team if it means next year’s record will be better than the last.
Flyguyflyby
“History lesson for this generation”. What a joke.
OkieTrucker44
If they were smart they’d have ONE place to see EVERY game for EVERY team, and NO blackouts. This isn’t 1995, blackouts are absolutely ridiculous. The people that want to go to a game aren’t going to suddenly change their mind because they can stream the game at home. Dumbest thing ever. Just give fans a single place to watch every team and every game blackout free. Oh also not an exclusive deal with an existing service. Make a damn NHL platform.
But they won’t. They just bitch that they want to reach more people… ok don’t make me have to have multiple streaming platforms to be able to watch games. Or worse, I’m in Oklahoma but I can’t stream my team when they play Colorado because my internet service shows my location as Denver…
Just fix it and join 2024.
HurricanePK
Well the caveat is that “if the NHL was smart”, which they unfortunately aren’t.
Remember that day where they had all the league play on a single day like a NFL Sunday and fans loved how chaotic it was? Yeah that was a one time thing.
Business_Buffalo_981
Absolutely no one cares about the “Original Six” except for the “Original Six”.
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And all 3 games are played outdoors, same arena, back to back to back.
Too many Canadian teams involved for Betman
What, the NHL isn’t smart ??
And if Bettman wasn’t a douchebag…
Nobody outside of the original six markets really gives a fuck about the “Original Six”. Thinking this is a good marketing is more similar to the leagues current strategy than it is different.
It’s the exact same concept as the MLS “rivalry week” that gets almost universally mocked by fans
Oh goddamn, y’all “Original Six” people are the vegans of hockey fans.
Dumb idea. Only 6 fanbases would care or like this
Jesus Christ, these teams already think they’re the centre of the universe why would we want to feed into that
I don’t think putting the Habs, Blackhawks, Leafs, or Red Wings on national TV is the best way to market the game right now.
Nobody outside those 6 markets would care. Just like nobody in the US likely cares about the annual Hockey Day in Canada where they have all the Canadian teams playing through the day and broadcast from a different city ever year.
If the NHL was smart they’d go back to eastern/western conference playoff brackets too
Bruins Habs should be the matchup
And get blacked out
Im not even a fan of a Central team, but I’d love to see a Stadium Series in Minnesota or Colorado and not featured the Hawks but do 4 teams like the NY series
Maybe Wild, Preds, Avs, Stars? Idk but something like that
I was also hoping the stadium series in Ohio was more than 1 game.
Terrible, boring idea.
Look at how hard the outdoor games have fallen off in viewership because it has been the same teams playing in them.
Nobody outside the original 6 gives a fuck about the original 6
“A history lesson for this generation” is such a boomer line. You could use “a history lesson for this generation” to describe his headshot/profile pic, which is from about 20 years ago
This is one of the best ideas you’ve ever seen?
You need to see more ideas.
No ads on jerseys
If Steve carp was smart, which he is not, he’d realize how stupid of an idea this is as these teams already play each other every season and nobody celebrates it outside of each teams individual fanbase
If I’m not mistaken they did this once, but didn’t market it.
It was something like Toronto vs Montreal, Boston vs NYR, Chicago vs Red Wings
Then the other games were Calgary vs Edmonton, Vancouver vs Ottawa, and Winnipeg playing a random team. Every Canadian team played (mostly against each other) and every original 6 was against another original 6.
I could be misremembering, but It was definitely on a Hockey Day in Canada though.
Then when I turn the game on: “this game is not available due to regional restrictions”
The concept of “original six” teams is just childish, and it doesn’t matter to anyone outside those fan bases. It doesn’t matter to the players, or the coaches, or the GMs. An original six team will ship a player off just as quickly as a non original six team if it means next year’s record will be better than the last.
“History lesson for this generation”. What a joke.
If they were smart they’d have ONE place to see EVERY game for EVERY team, and NO blackouts. This isn’t 1995, blackouts are absolutely ridiculous. The people that want to go to a game aren’t going to suddenly change their mind because they can stream the game at home. Dumbest thing ever. Just give fans a single place to watch every team and every game blackout free.
Oh also not an exclusive deal with an existing service. Make a damn NHL platform.
But they won’t. They just bitch that they want to reach more people… ok don’t make me have to have multiple streaming platforms to be able to watch games.
Or worse, I’m in Oklahoma but I can’t stream my team when they play Colorado because my internet service shows my location as Denver…
Just fix it and join 2024.
Well the caveat is that “if the NHL was smart”, which they unfortunately aren’t.
Remember that day where they had all the league play on a single day like a NFL Sunday and fans loved how chaotic it was? Yeah that was a one time thing.
Absolutely no one cares about the “Original Six” except for the “Original Six”.