The same purpose as the NHL games in Europe & Asia.Is there anything to gain other than pleasing the rich Russians living in Switzerland?
And the NHL is the most popular league in China ever, right?The NHL is popular in countries like Sweden and Finland, while the KHL is not and will not be in Switzerland.
The point is that the KHL will work with European countries to promote the league here. Switzerland & Austria are good starting positions for the league, both countries have traditionally good relationship with Russia. Hockey is not alien sport to their inhabitants. Clubs from both countries have co-operated with the KHL (Red Bull Salzburg in the MHL, the KHL pre-season games in Switzerland, the KHL at Spengler Cup, HC Davos at the KHL pre-season tournament in Astana). Considering the KHL regular season games there is right direction. Makes much more sense than in Sweden. Germany is next in line, all depends on political climate. German (energy) bussiness has traditionally good relationship with Russia and that is the most important (because if there was a KHL GER team, these guys would pay for it). There are Germans with positive feelings towards Russia. To be short, there is a potential for the KHL to grow in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. That does not mean the KHL needs to be more popular there than local leagues. Even the NHL is not more popular in Sweden & Finland than their local leagues.The Chinese market is so huge and quickly developing that even a small share of it would benefit the league significantly.
Now the league is considering to host two Jokerit´s games in Tallin next season. That would make sense because Finland & Estonia are close each other (not only by location).
Yes, therefore I said it does not make sense. As said, Austria & Switzerland are another story for such games.They have literally nothing to gain from it. Tallinn is such a small market and having regular season games in Tondiraba jäähalli will just decrease the average attendance by a lot. It’s a stupid move from Jokerit’s side, unless its a demand from the league and they somehow compensate Jokerit for the losses.
They have literally nothing to gain from it. Tallinn is such a small market and having regular season games in Tondiraba jäähalli will just decrease the average attendance by a lot. It’s a stupid move from Jokerit’s side, unless its a demand from the league and they somehow compensate Jokerit for the losses.
The point is that the KHL will work with European countries to promote the league here. Switzerland & Austria are good starting positions for the league, both countries have traditionally good relationship with Russia. Hockey is not alien sport to their inhabitants. Clubs from both countries have co-operated with the KHL (Red Bull Salzburg in the MHL, the KHL pre-season games in Switzerland, the KHL at Spengler Cup, HC Davos at the KHL pre-season tournament in Astana). Considering the KHL regular season games there is right direction. Makes much more sense than in Sweden. Germany is next in line, all depends on political climate. German (energy) bussiness has traditionally good relationship with Russia and that is the most important (because if there was a KHL GER team, these guys would pay for it). There are Germans with positive feelings towards Russia. To be short, there is a potential for the KHL to grow in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. That does not mean the KHL needs to be more popular there than local leagues. Even the NHL is not more popular in Sweden & Finland than their local leagues.
Of course.It's also a good way to create an "event", people will move there, so not only they will buy tickets, they will go to restaurants and bars, book hotels, and so on. Other leagues should explore this way of doing business too.
There's always the Metro Areena.Hartwall Arena is fully booked for a month or so and Jokerit must play even a few "home games" during that period. I think that Tallinn is good choice considering the situation.
The point is that the KHL will work with European countries to promote the league here. Switzerland & Austria are good starting positions for the league, both countries have traditionally good relationship with Russia. Hockey is not alien sport to their inhabitants. Clubs from both countries have co-operated with the KHL (Red Bull Salzburg in the MHL, the KHL pre-season games in Switzerland, the KHL at Spengler Cup, HC Davos at the KHL pre-season tournament in Astana). Considering the KHL regular season games there is right direction. Makes much more sense than in Sweden. Germany is next in line, all depends on political climate. German (energy) bussiness has traditionally good relationship with Russia and that is the most important (because if there was a KHL GER team, these guys would pay for it). There are Germans with positive feelings towards Russia. To be short, there is a potential for the KHL to grow in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. That does not mean the KHL needs to be more popular there than local leagues. Even the NHL is not more popular in Sweden & Finland than their local leagues.
That is your opinion.Yes, but no amount of promotion will make the KHL interesting in Switzerland because it's not much better than their domestic product. There are no Swiss players in the KHL, just Russians and other foreigners that they've never heard of and do not really care about. The Spengler Cup is a decent window available for Russian teams to play in Switzerland, but Russian teams playing other Russian teams outside that tournament will just inevitably fall short. The best outcome they could gain by massive promotion and cheap tickets is to not to totally embarrass themselves, and that's not worthy of going at all.
Russian teams playing other Russian teams outside that tournament will just inevitably fall short.
BTW in 2010 Spartak - SKA was played in Davos, 6900 spectators (arena with 7000 places)
And the most important, SKA became so big until Timchenko/R.Rotenberg who came to the club in 2011. The Davos game was played in 2010.Again SKA conspiracy...
You guys are a broken record
Again SKA conspiracy...
You guys are a broken record
Swiss media for one gave the attendance as 4,600 or around 5,000:
KHL in Davos: St. Petersburg schlägt Moskau
Just to collect all rumors here despite not so good credibility of the source. Journalist Shevchenko said here that the KHL likely to expand with Dynamo St.Peterburg and one club from Germany or Sweden. He did not say if DEL/SHL side or brand new one. Take it with grain of salt because ... it is Shevchenko.
Dynamo has been rumored by various sources, no suprise here. Germany makes sense since day 1. Sweden is doubtful according to available open sources.
Watch at 13:30, it is just 30 sec section. Not about 2018/19, but later. There is nothing special in his speech, only a confirmation of all rumors ..... that there is still a work behind the doors. If he is right, based on his not so big credibility, there is two destination for a team - Germany and Sweden. I will speculate here, do not take it too seriously, Sweden may be connected to Torbjörn Törnqvist or Crowns guys. And Germany may be connected, no suprise, to Gazprom.I have no time to watch the video. Does he mean this season? It is May already
Sweden is doubtful according to available open sources.