[Rumour] Flames may play games in China for 2018/19

[sureLoss]

per Friedman on HNIC

. Might be announced during all star game.
Didn't say if they would be regular season or preseason games.
Specifically said Flames are one of the teams in the mix to play in China.

He also said that the earlier report about the Oilers going to play in China next season might be wrong and that the Oilers might be going to Germany instead (Draisaitl).

Kypreos added possibility that New Jersey would play in Switzerland (Hischer connection).

[Joborule]

Ah, so THIS is where the Flames may move to.

[Jetfire]

Originally Posted by Joborule

Ah, so THIS is where the Flames may move to.

You heard it here first folks! The NHL's Guangzhou Flames in the Asia division.

[Poe969]

Even if the Flames moved to China, oiler fans would still think the oil had the worst travel schedule

[JohnnyB]

I really hope that's true

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by Poe969

Even if the Flames moved to China, oiler fans would still think the oil had the worst travel schedule

They still would.

They have to travel to Edmonton the most

[N-E-B]

Yuck. Hopefully just preseason games. I hate having regular season games overseas.

[TheScorpion]

Hopefully they don't find their new arena there.

[Toonage]

Conversely, perhaps they find someone there willing to build the new arena in Calgary

[midniteowl]

Originally Posted by Jetfire

You heard it here first folks! The NHL's Guangzhou Flaming Dragon in the Asia division.

Fixed your post

[joejoe3]

Well...

[drewtastic]

Back to Asia?!?

Well, you know what THAT means...

[I am Beast]

Originally Posted by drewtastic

Back to Asia?!?

Well, you know what THAT means...

Year of the horse?

[SebC]

While we're likely to gain some fans from the billion people they have there, and that might be cool, isn't there a team with lousier revenue generation that the NHL could send instead? (Of course, if we're giving up our away dates, then the point is moot.)

[Finger Cookin]

Someone with more interest than me should look at how teams who have traveled outside North America have fared that season compared to the season before and after the travel. Or look at it in someway that attempts to explain whether the travel has some kind of effect on the season, be it positive or negative.

[Rick M.]

Hopefully we can play all our home games in China next season!

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Finger Cookin

Someone with more interest than me should look at how teams who have traveled outside North America have fared that season compared to the season before and after the travel. Or look at it in someway that attempts to explain whether the travel has some kind of effect on the season, be it positive or negative.

Between 2008 and 2011, the NHL had four teams start their seasons in Europe (6 teams in 2010). In each of those 4 seasons, one of the teams that started its season in Europe went on to win the Stanley Cup.

[driveway]

I would totally go watch the Flames play in China.

[Northendzone]

Personally I think,is a crappy way for any team to start the season.

I always wonder what the end game is with these overseas game is? How could you realistically run a league with teams on multiple continents?

[UKflames]

I appreciate that there a 3 billion (or whatever) chinese but do all of them really have access to these games, are you really adding that many new fans?

I am just sulcking because it has been so long since the NHL came to the UK.