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Originally Posted by CroFlames
They still love him there. I think he's played internationally for China/Taiwan.
But the posts about having 1 guy in the show from a region will bring in legions of fans.
Look at clubs like Chelsea, Man U and Real. They have fans all over the globe. They could just sit there doing nothing and make money.
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Originally Posted by driveway
And, as someone who lives in taiwan I can tell you I have never seen anything like the way this country reacted to Linsanity. It was absolutely incredible, in a week there were jerseys, merchandise, books... His face is still everywhere, he's got giant billboards for Adidas all over taipei. One chinese or Korean NHL player and you're talking several million new hockey fans instantly.
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yes agree with everyone this is why the NHL would be really short-sighted if they didn't go to the Olympics in Korea.