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NHL not participating in 2018 Winter Olympics

Posted on 4/3/17 at 3:05 pm
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
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Posted on 4/3/17 at 3:05 pm
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So much for being excited for some Olympic hockey next year.
Posted by LordoftheManor
Member since Jul 2006
8371 posts
Posted on 4/3/17 at 3:08 pm to
This sucks so bad. I care about Olympic hockey so much more than the NHL.
This post was edited on 4/3/17 at 3:08 pm
Posted by pvilleguru
Member since Jun 2009
60453 posts
Posted on 4/3/17 at 3:08 pm to
That sucks, but the winter olympics will still be better than the summer games.
Posted by KosmoCramer
Member since Dec 2007
77587 posts
Posted on 4/3/17 at 3:10 pm to
Saw this coming when they proped up the World Cup of Hockey.
Posted by GetCocky11
Calgary, AB
Member since Oct 2012
52128 posts
Posted on 4/3/17 at 3:11 pm to
Will college hockey accommodate the Olympics?

Or will the AHL and ECHL be the source for players?
Posted by jefforize
Member since Feb 2008
44535 posts
Posted on 4/3/17 at 3:12 pm to
maybe Ovi will finally get a medal



congrats Russia on Gold . theyre clearly winning it.
This post was edited on 4/3/17 at 3:15 pm
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
167741 posts
Posted on 4/3/17 at 3:15 pm to
Yeah that was a terrible move. They're trying to make it the biggest event like the FIFA World Cup. But soccer is a special sport in that regard. No one cares about the Hockey World Cup. The Olympics is the biggest and most important international stage for every other sport.
This post was edited on 4/3/17 at 3:37 pm
Posted by TbirdSpur2010
ALAMO CITY
Member since Dec 2010
134050 posts
Posted on 4/3/17 at 3:15 pm to
Wtf? Why?

This is bullshite
Posted by KosmoCramer
Member since Dec 2007
77587 posts
Posted on 4/3/17 at 3:16 pm to
quote:

The Olympics is the biggest and most important stage for every other sport.


Not true at all, at least in the US.
Posted by pvilleguru
Member since Jun 2009
60453 posts
Posted on 4/3/17 at 3:16 pm to
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Why?

Owners don't want the players to play in it.
Posted by TbirdSpur2010
ALAMO CITY
Member since Dec 2010
134050 posts
Posted on 4/3/17 at 3:17 pm to
quote:

the winter olympics will still be better than the summer games.


I just like speed skating and snowboardcross

Still love basketball, track, and swimming for the summer games.

frick it, I just love the Olympics. Summer and winter
Posted by pvilleguru
Member since Jun 2009
60453 posts
Posted on 4/3/17 at 3:17 pm to
quote:

The Olympics is the biggest and most important stage for every other sport.

Except for football, basketball, baseball, soccer, etc.
Posted by KosmoCramer
Member since Dec 2007
77587 posts
Posted on 4/3/17 at 3:19 pm to
Tennis, Golf, Boxing, Rugby, etc.
Posted by jefforize
Member since Feb 2008
44535 posts
Posted on 4/3/17 at 3:21 pm to
Bettman is a fricking goon
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
167741 posts
Posted on 4/3/17 at 3:22 pm to
I said in that post it's not for soccer. It was for baseball when baseball was around. It is for basketball. Do I really need to specify international stage for you?
Posted by pvilleguru
Member since Jun 2009
60453 posts
Posted on 4/3/17 at 3:26 pm to
quote:

Do I really need to specify international stage for you?

I guess you do.
Posted by jefforize
Member since Feb 2008
44535 posts
Posted on 4/3/17 at 3:27 pm to
watching Ovechkin and Malkin style on 19 year old amateur college kids will be fun, at least
Posted by Swagga
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Member since Dec 2009
16667 posts
Posted on 4/3/17 at 3:36 pm to
quote:

The Olympics is the biggest and most important stage for every other sport.


Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
167741 posts
Posted on 4/3/17 at 3:36 pm to
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The NHL conducted polls in both Canada and the United States to determine if fans were in favor of the League taking a break in February to allow players to compete in the Olympics. In the United States, 73 percent said they were not in favor. In Canada, it was 53 percent against the break.

This poll is complete bullshite. No doubt the NHL worded the question to get the answer they wanted. No shite the majority of fans are against taking a long break in the middle of their favorite sports season. If the question was just "should the NHL compete in the Olympics?" and the majority would have said yes.
Posted by apfour21
New Orleans, LA
Member since Nov 2012
3143 posts
Posted on 4/3/17 at 3:45 pm to
This is such a huge disappointment. The NHL tries so hard to get people not to watch their sport.
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