BigBadBruins7708
Registered User
time zones are too much of a hurdle logistically.
first off, the lowest time zone change is 5 hours (Boston to London). The flight is ~7 hours.
With the time zones there is no way to make it work. You either play the games at a normal time on their end and they're then on at 1-2am here. Or you make it so theyre on at 7-8 here, but play at 12-1 over there.
Also, Western Conference fans bitch and moan about travel non stop as it is. Now youre going to double their travel time to go to Europe (~6 hours LA to Boston vs 13+ hours LA to Europe).
and that isnt even getting into whether or not the Euro cities will support the franchises over their own national leagues, or at a level needed to sustain an NHL franchise
first off, the lowest time zone change is 5 hours (Boston to London). The flight is ~7 hours.
With the time zones there is no way to make it work. You either play the games at a normal time on their end and they're then on at 1-2am here. Or you make it so theyre on at 7-8 here, but play at 12-1 over there.
Also, Western Conference fans bitch and moan about travel non stop as it is. Now youre going to double their travel time to go to Europe (~6 hours LA to Boston vs 13+ hours LA to Europe).
and that isnt even getting into whether or not the Euro cities will support the franchises over their own national leagues, or at a level needed to sustain an NHL franchise