The only thing that saved their ass this year was CBC airing their games for free. Otherwise their ratings would have plunged off a cliff. Why the hell CBC is doing that is beyond me...
Once the games are exclusively on sports channels hockey is no longer going to be head and shoulders the premier sport in Canada within a decade.
Especially combined with the ridiculous ticket prices; in an effort to squeeze every last dime out of their customers the NHL is kneecapping itself by making the product less accessible.
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