Max Kellerman believes “ nobody cares about hockey in the US”

[SI90]

Yes, hockey probably isn’t as big in the US as the 3 other major sports but to say nobody cares about hockey in the US is ridiculous.

look at the growth and success of team USA and USA hockey in the last 20 years.

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[Ouroboros]

I guess as a boxing pundit in 2020 he would be an expert on things nobody gives a flying f*** about.

 

[sharkbyte]

He's garbage

 

[TheGoldenGod]

Also Max Kellerman:

 

[EchoesoftheEighties]

The guy works for ESPN who have 0 interest for the NHL. NBA gets what, triple the ratings? As far as he and his network are concerned, yeah no one cares.

Doesn't matter to me, I'll continue loving my favourite sport thanks.

 

[rt]

The world completely gave up on Boxing 20 years ago. It's literally only for gambling. It has no fans. It's like the dog-track.

 

[Dexter Colt]

He lost me at nobody. Just another hot take.

 

[LeHab]

Well at least he cares enough to dis it...

 

[qwerty]

$5 billion dollar business says different.

The irony of his statement when ESPN is losing subscriber after subscriber everyday.

 

[DaveMatthew]

In reality, the NHL is closer to the MLS in the US than it is to the NBA or NFL.

I don't know why hockey fans get offended about it. You can still love the NHL!

 

[Bounces R Way]

Walk around the Vegas strip for a day and tell me with a straight face nobody cares about hockey. There's more Golden Knights branding there than there is Flames stuff in Calgary. Like much much more.

 

[armani]

Who?

 

[Romang67]

ESPN knows hockey

 

[Tryblot]

This guy is an idiot.

 

[BB06]

In reality, the NHL is closer to the MLS in the US than it is to the NBA or NFL.

I don't know why hockey fans get offended about it. You can still love the NHL!

There's a reason why a guy like Harrison Barnes makes more than Connor Mcdavid. Hockey is a Niche sport and people just need to accept it.

 

[BKIslandersFan]

I don't really care that Max Kellerman doesn't like hockey, but what exactly does he think the big 4 major US sports leagues are?

There's a reason why a guy like Harrison Barnes makes more than Connor Mcdavid. Hockey is a Niche sport and people just need to accept it.

I am pretty sure NBA players on average make far more than NFL players, too.

 

[Romang67]

There's a reason why a guy like Harrison Barnes makes more than Connor Mcdavid. Hockey is a Niche sport and people just need to accept it.

Not enough promising Shark Tank proposals?

 

[shaner8989]

One of the biggest clowns around.

 

[93LEAFS]

There's a reason why a guy like Harrison Barnes makes more than Connor Mcdavid. Hockey is a Niche sport and people just need to accept it.

Part of that is also due to the fact the NBA only really needs to pay 8 to 9 players per team, compared to the NHL (along with the lack of a hard cap). I mean, there are tons of elite NFL players who make less than average NBA players just due to the structure of the leagues caps, and the number of players required to fill out a roster. Kyle Lowry makes more this year than every QB but Russell Wilson, Jared Goff, Aaron Rodgers and Ben Rothlisberger. Pascal Siakam makes more than the best defensive player in the NFL (Aaron Donald). I ignored rookie-scale deals because that would skew the picture (Obviously, someone like Mahomes is underpaid relative to other professional athletes). That's before we even get into the difference between NBA players essentially having fully guaranteed deals, whereas NFL deals aren't (I think only Kirk Cousins has a fully guaranteed contract).

 

[Hammettf2b]

I mean is he wrong in this context? Of course there are people that care about hockey but it just isn't as popular as the other 3 major sports in the US. This isn't any new news.

 

[Favster]

Max Kellerman is a hot take expert. Two years ago in the NFL playoffs he said Tom Brady was the worst QB in the playoffs before they went on to win the Super Bowl. That said, the NHL definitely isn't as big as the other "big 3" in the US but the "Nobody" was only said because of the non existent coverage by his network. Nothing to see here.

 

[DownIsTheNewUp]

In reality, the NHL is closer to the MLS in the US than it is to the NBA or NFL.

I don't know why hockey fans get offended about it. You can still love the NHL!

Not really

Revenue
NFL 13.7B
MLB 11.7B
NBA 7.5B
NHL 5.5B
MLS 1.2B

 

[GoJetsGo55]

Those guys only exist because of their bad takes.

If they ever made sense, they would be without a job.

They are the circus side of sports whose sole existence on this planet is driven by "He said WHAT?!"

 

[Jacob]

It’s fine that hockey is niche and its lack of popularity doesn’t affect any of us negatively.

 

[Foppberg]

Who?