Quite ambitious. I can see it happening on a Saturday or Sunday, the main problem with a mid-season game would be fitting it in around the Winter Classic with all the hype, and the all-star game/Olympics.
Quite ambitious. I can see it happening on a Saturday or Sunday, the main problem with a mid-season game would be fitting it in around the Winter Classic with all the hype, and the all-star game/Olympics.
This would be awesome especially since it looks like I may spend a couple years living in Gloucester. Able to catch a little NHL hockey...
I hope this happens, help get hockey more popular in the UK.
Only if they market it properly to the general public/non-hockey community. We already had this discussion in the hockey in GB thread, the two games in London had a very insignificant effect, for starters I did not even know they were taking place until it happened.
The Welsh capital could play host to a series of major-league US ice hockey games as part of new proposals that could potentially be worth millions to the economy.
America’s National Hockey League (NHL) are in talks to annually hold a televised league match in Cardiff in a three to five-year deal with the Millennium Stadium.
Ouch.
But this would be cool. Might be cheaper to see Leafs game here than in Toronto, sadly.
Can't really see this happening but the fact that there is zero noise being made about the nhl starting the season in Europe this year does make you think that they may be planning for something mid season (or not at all). The Olympics complicate matters of course.
Can't really see this happening but the fact that there is zero noise being made about the nhl starting the season in Europe this year does make you think that they may be planning for something mid season (or not at all). The Olympics complicate matters of course.
I think the lockout ruined any chance of it happening
Can't really see this happening but the fact that there is zero noise being made about the nhl starting the season in Europe this year does make you think that they may be planning for something mid season (or not at all). The Olympics complicate matters of course.
Semi-OT but...wow man, there are actually NHL fans in Wales? I've only ran into four people here who know about hockey...three are Canadians, one's a Finn.
Semi-OT but...wow man, there are actually NHL fans in Wales? I've only ran into four people here who know about hockey...three are Canadians, one's a Finn.
Your location says Cardiff, surely you are aware of the Cardiff Devils? It would surely be safe to assume that of their usual 1,000+ crowds some of them would follow the NHL? Cardiff has 3 senior hockey teams, junior teams at every age group, a ladies team, 3 university teams and god knows how many rec teams.
Maybe you should check out a game one day.
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I'd be pretty sure this year is out with Sochi, the rescheduling of the Kraft Hockeyville game, the outdoor New Years Day game (due to lock-out) and some sucking up for another lost All-Star game because of Sochi
I can't see the NHL and NHLPA agreeing on extra travel next season.
Your location says Cardiff, surely you are aware of the Cardiff Devils? It would surely be safe to assume that of their usual 1,000+ crowds some of them would follow the NHL? Cardiff has 3 senior hockey teams, junior teams at every age group, a ladies team, 3 university teams and god knows how many rec teams.
Maybe you should check out a game one day.
Dude I was exaggerating a bit. Though it is true that those are the only people I've actually personally met who follow (or play) hockey. It's a bit underground, at least compared to football and rugby, the former of which is the only sport I actually play at an organised level.
I should actually check out the rec hockey programme the Devils run as well. I played shinny back in Canada (I'm an ex-pat) and I'd sort of like to get back into it.
