While this is in part true, it's important to note that until the NHL existed, no European countries played hockey at all.It is really cool how NHL atleast managed to grow the game outside north america.
Uh, in terms of growing the game outside of North America, the NHL lags miles behind the NBA, MLB and even the NFL.NFL
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How many different countries are in those leagues? Is there a single European player in NFL? NBA has some, but not many. MLB, shrug.
It is really cool how NHL atleast managed to grow the game outside north america.
Just to be a bit nit picky a few of the Samoan islands are American territories but obv there are people from different continents in every sport so it’s a weird op . Gridiron is probably the lowest just cuz it’s not popular pretty much anywhere else but NA but they convert a few rugby playersThis would be cool if it were not so undeniably false:
NFL - Have you ever seen how many Samoans/Polynesians are in the NFL?
NBA - Really? The fact you list this shows you know nothing about the NBA
MLB - Uhhhh, does Japan count as "international"? How about the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Bahamas, Aruba, Mexico, Canada, Venezuela. etc?
I think I have a concussion from face-palming so hard...This would be cool if it were not so undeniably false:
NFL - Have you ever seen how many Samoans/Polynesians are in the NFL?
NBA - Really? The fact you list this shows you know nothing about the NBA
MLB - Uhhhh, does Japan count as "international"? How about the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Bahamas, Aruba, Mexico, Canada, Venezuela. etc?
And Japan.MLB has a lot when you count Central & South America.
While this is in part true, it's important to note that until the NHL existed, no European countries played hockey at all.
I can tell you that in the etes of virtually all my european friends american football is too biring and commercial to watch. The whole thing is a huge stoppage.MLB and NBA are both international. Baseball is huge in Asia as well as Latin America
NFL has made some inroads but lags far behind. I know the rest of the world prefers soccer but there's no rule that states you can't like both. Maybe in there eyes football is both too brutal and complicated.
I can tell you that in the etes of virtually all my european friends american football is too biring and commercial to watch. The whole thing is a huge stoppage.