Juni
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ESPN piece from EJ Hradek
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From a personal PoV of course this would be amazing, the NHL coming to where I live. Not entirely sure on the NHL's popularity in the UK, I know the NFL gets about 500,000 viewers for the Sunday night double header we get on a far more accessible channel (it's on Sky Sports, which is a channel subscription package on satellite or cable. To get NHL coverage you need to pay £15 a month more on another channel), and the NFL has also had 500,000 ticket applications for their game here next season. I'll see if I can find any stats for NHL coverage.
The NFL isn't the only North American pro sports league that will play a regular-season game in London during the 2007-08 season. The buzz around the rinks is the NHL is preparing to do the same.
According to multiple sources, the Los Angeles Kings will open next season with a pair of games at The O2 in London. The O2 is a state-of-the-art arena scheduled to open with a series of Justin Timberlake concerts in early July. It is operated by Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), which also owns the Kings.
entire article here
From a personal PoV of course this would be amazing, the NHL coming to where I live. Not entirely sure on the NHL's popularity in the UK, I know the NFL gets about 500,000 viewers for the Sunday night double header we get on a far more accessible channel (it's on Sky Sports, which is a channel subscription package on satellite or cable. To get NHL coverage you need to pay £15 a month more on another channel), and the NFL has also had 500,000 ticket applications for their game here next season. I'll see if I can find any stats for NHL coverage.