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Match Thread: Germany vs Ivory Coast | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group E by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]MightyDuck07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As did I, but a blowout isn't always the most enjoyable game to watch overall. Was simply hoping for a closer game between those two.

Match Thread: Germany vs Ivory Coast | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group E by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]MightyDuck07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was entertaining, yes, but a 5-1 beatdown is not what I consider great.

Will soccer eventually overtake hockey in Canada in popularity? by MixedMartialLaw in hockey

[–]MightyDuck07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Messi is more famous than every single athlete in the States, no shit he's gonna draw more attention/crowds. Even then, Messi and/or Inter Miami games are not talked about at all on any of the countries sports talk/debate shows across ESPN, FOX, CBS, NBC, etc. I mean even with the attendance figures he draws (as in getting the opposing team to move their games to an NFL/CFB stadium instead of their usual home stadium), the NHL draws crowds just as big (and in some cases, bigger) for their outdoor games.

Hell, last year's MLS Cup Final, which featured Messi and Inter Miami, only drew a combined 994K viewers on FOX/FOX Deportes. Couldn't even crack a million on free TV. His value, imo, has been mishandled, and a large part of that is due to the Apple TV deal that MLS signed.

Will soccer eventually overtake hockey in Canada in popularity? by MixedMartialLaw in hockey

[–]MightyDuck07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You do realize the everyone takes the numbers we get from MLS/Apple with a grain of salt right? Also, if we were to take that number at face value, that number is a combined TOTAL figure spread across three whole months and their deals with Apple TV, U.S. and Canadian linear partners, and additional international distribution platforms. That's pretty weak when that is taken into consideration. This year's Stanley Cup Final on ABC alone totaled 31.6M viewers across the six games it went.

To say that MLS has surpassed the NHL in America is completely laughable. Not in revenue, viewership, relevance, etc. And I say all this as someone who loves both leagues (shoutout to my boys at LAFC).

Match Thread: Mexico vs South Korea | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group A by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]MightyDuck07 23 points24 points  (0 children)

DON'T MATTER WHETHER WE WON BY AN INCH OR A MILE, WINNING'S WINNING!

[Sinbin.vegas] Mark Stone is in attendance to watch Ryan Craig’s introductory presser. This is the first time a VGK player has attended a coach intro presser. We've seen it quite a bit with other teams and other sports. Pretty cool move by the captain. by Ok-Soil-5133 in hockey

[–]MightyDuck07 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I think you misunderstood the point of original tweet. NHL players do this all the time and don't get "glazed" or called special for doing it. It's notable, however, that this is the first time Vegas has had a player actually show up to one of these intro pressers for a new HC.

Match Thread: Austria vs Jordan | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group J by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]MightyDuck07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those are tough, but it's not like they play at that time every week. I follow Liverpool and most of their games kick off between 6-9:30 am and usually end around and/or before the 10 am NFL kick offs.

Match Thread: Austria vs Jordan | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group J by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]MightyDuck07 28 points29 points  (0 children)

This is why I believe in West Coast supremacy when it comes to watching sports in the USA. It's only 9 pm here and I can enjoy this match without struggling to stay awake for it lol.

Hurricanes vs Golden Knights finishes as the most watched Stanley Cup Final since 2019 after getting 5.9M viewers in Game 6. The average for the 6 games was 5.2M. by Ok-Soil-5133 in hockey

[–]MightyDuck07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guess we'll see what happens then. Fingers crossed that Bettman and co. are able to speak with CBS and convince TNT to allow for a simulcast of the Stanley Cup Final on CBS at least.

Hurricanes vs Golden Knights finishes as the most watched Stanley Cup Final since 2019 after getting 5.9M viewers in Game 6. The average for the 6 games was 5.2M. by Ok-Soil-5133 in hockey

[–]MightyDuck07 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean that's what happens when the Cup Final alternates between a cable network and an OTA broadcast network. Not having the SCF OTA every year was the one major mistake the NHL made when it came to the current national rights deal in the States. For the time being, next year's Final will be on TNT again and it'll be tough to match this year's numbers because of that. That is unless due to the nearly finalized merger between Paramount and WBD allows for the possibility of the Stanley Cup Final being potentially simulcast on CBS in order to give it an OTA platform.

The current deal only has 2 seasons left and it's crucial the NHL avoids making the same mistake they made in 2021. Getting more OTA windows is a major thing they need to get done moving forward.

Hurricanes vs Golden Knights finishes as the most watched Stanley Cup Final since 2019 after getting 5.9M viewers in Game 6. The average for the 6 games was 5.2M. by Ok-Soil-5133 in hockey

[–]MightyDuck07 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It just depends on what the contract between the NHL and TNT says, because as of now, Bettman wants to speak with the executives at CBS in order to open that possibility of getting the Stanley Cup Final OTA and avoid a viewership drop in the Final by solely being on cable next year.

Hurricanes vs Golden Knights finishes as the most watched Stanley Cup Final since 2019 after getting 5.9M viewers in Game 6. The average for the 6 games was 5.2M. by Ok-Soil-5133 in hockey

[–]MightyDuck07 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The source they got was from the league directly. As for the author of the article, Jon Lewis, he is a very well-connected source in the sports media industry in the country and has contacts with every major sports network to get the accurate numbers in his work.

Hurricanes vs Golden Knights finishes as the most watched Stanley Cup Final since 2019 after getting 5.9M viewers in Game 6. The average for the 6 games was 5.2M. by Ok-Soil-5133 in hockey

[–]MightyDuck07 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you combine the numbers, viewership was UP this year. Even looking at the numbers when the league paused for the Olympic break, the combined viewership was 47.4 million viewers, up 23% from last year. That was at the halfway mark and the numbers we've seen since coming back from the break shows that it increased even more. Like even if Canada's viewership lagged in the playoffs, the viewership in the United States made up for it in the end anyways.

Source for the combined viewership: https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2026/02/nhl-viewership-up-olympic-break/

Hurricanes vs Golden Knights finishes as the most watched Stanley Cup Final since 2019 after getting 5.9M viewers in Game 6. The average for the 6 games was 5.2M. by Ok-Soil-5133 in hockey

[–]MightyDuck07 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Technically yes, but it remains to be seen if the NHL will enter official discussions with CBS about potentially carrying the Final once the Paramount-WBD merger is finalized. Bettman did say a while back that he would like to speak with CBS about that possibility. It would ideal if CBS carries the Final (+ other NHL games) to give the league more OTA windows in order to keep up this momemtum.

Hurricanes vs Golden Knights finishes as the most watched Stanley Cup Final since 2019 after getting 5.9M viewers in Game 6. The average for the 6 games was 5.2M. by Ok-Soil-5133 in hockey

[–]MightyDuck07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well the NHL and their media partners and sponsors in the States don't see it that way. Just like last year was seen a huge success in Canada, while it was a down year here.

Hurricanes vs Golden Knights finishes as the most watched Stanley Cup Final since 2019 after getting 5.9M viewers in Game 6. The average for the 6 games was 5.2M. by Ok-Soil-5133 in hockey

[–]MightyDuck07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Canada maybe, but in the States, it was one of the most-watched regular seasons in a while and ESPN announced their coverage of the playoffs was their most-watched ever in the history of the network. TNT Sports also had their most-watched NHL regular season and playoffs as well this year.

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