****Official Canada vs United States Gold Medal Hockey thread ****

[KC_Connection]

And this game won't do anything for the popularity of hockey in the United States. Just as the one in 2002 didn't.

[chiefsfan987]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

And this game won't do anything for the popularity of hockey in the United States. Just as the one in 2002 didn't.

This. Following it in the olympics is pretty cool, but I don't have an NHL team in my area and don't look to pick one up after this is over unless Seattle/KC gets a team.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by chiefsfan987

This. Following it in the olympics is pretty cool, but I don't have an NHL team in my area and don't look to pick one up after this is over unless Seattle/KC gets a team.

The NHL isn't as good as this. Not until it gets in the playoffs, anyway.

[The_Doctor10]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

And this game won't do anything for the popularity of hockey in the United States. Just as the one in 2002 didn't.

The quality of play in 2002 wasn't nearly as good in the NHL; those were the dark days of the dead puck era; the Olympics in 02 were the best hockey seen since the early nineties.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by Unleash_the_Phury

The quality of play in 2002 wasn't nearly as good in the NHL; those were the dark days of the dead puck era; the Olympics in 02 were the best hockey seen since the early nineties.

That may be true, but it doesn't ultimately matter. Some Americans will watch this out of American pride, but they won't watch it for the love of the sport. I live here...people don't care, and won't start caring as a result of an Olympic hockey game (and honestly, I'm not going to watch hockey until the playoffs start either). It's very unrealistic to believe otherwise.

Really, if I was the NHL, I'd try to move as many of these failing teams back to Canada as possible, but Bettman will never do that.