Guest DetroitBoy313 Report post Posted May 2, 2010 U.S. ratings for 1st-round games show big jump Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carman 387 Report post Posted May 2, 2010 This is a good sign. Hopefully this allows the league to hire better commentators and refs... 2 Barrie and Cheveldae32 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Konnan511 1,736 Report post Posted May 2, 2010 Well if the jump continues, expect the salary cap to jump as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjlegend 155 Report post Posted May 2, 2010 Hello there, Olympics bump. Come here often? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingsownnhl43 14 Report post Posted May 2, 2010 Mike Valenti needs to see this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zion 93 Report post Posted May 2, 2010 Who is Mike Valenti, and why do we care? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barrie 900 Report post Posted May 2, 2010 Hello there, Olympics bump. Come here often? Nah, it has to due to the fact that 14 of the 16 teams that made the playoffs are in excellent hockey markets. I'm very happy the NHL is getting better ratings. Better TV numbers means they'll be on better American TV stations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haroldsnepsts 4,826 Report post Posted May 2, 2010 (edited) Nah, it has to due to the fact that 14 of the 16 teams that made the playoffs are in excellent hockey markets. I'm very happy the NHL is getting better ratings. Better TV numbers means they'll be on better American TV stations. I think the Olympics probably has something to do with it. Weren't most of the good hockey markets there last season? Last year it was Boston, Wash, NY, NJ, Carolina, Pitt, Philly, San Jose, Anaheim, Detroit, Columbus, St. Louis, and Chicago. Teams this year that weren't last season were Buffalo, Nashville, Los Angeles, and Phoenix. Hardly huge ratings markets. The loss of New York is big. St. Louis is also a good hockey market. Though LA was probably a gain over Anaheim in terms of viewership. Unless I'm missing some teams, I don't think the teams changed enough for that to completely account for the bump in ratings. The U.S. Canada Olympic hockey game attracted a fair amount of attention in the states. Edited May 2, 2010 by haroldsnepsts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neonsign 2 Report post Posted May 3, 2010 buffalo's actually like one of the biggest markets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
