Noseforthenet Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Remembering when Matthias Ohlund's debut with the Canucks was in Japan and he let his slapper go.... God his shot was so raw and hard at the time. Will be nice to see some games out in Asia again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samurai Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Winter sports are not big in China. It will get zero coverage there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Not sure adding this kind of travel to the players preseason will be a positive change to your club early season start up..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toyotasfan Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Bet ya you can't name either teams head coach for those games, it won't be Sutter or Desjardins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelownaCanucksFan Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 13 minutes ago, Toyotasfan said: Bet ya you can't name either teams head coach for those games, it won't be Sutter or Desjardins. I think Sutter will be the Canucks head coach when this happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 I'm hoping the games take place on the weekend, so that I can convince a large contingent of Canadian expats to join me in attendance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrix Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 9 hours ago, stonecoldstevebernier said: I heard "Megna" is Mandarin for "first-liner"... Actually... 賣哥吶 means selling your older brother... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuporbust Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 On 24/03/2017 at 2:44 PM, ajhockey said: Ah, well I guess I've mixed up Bettman and the NHL then. I'm pretty sure Bettman's gone on record saying that he wants to go to the Olympics. No he made it very clear he doesnt want to go to korea for sure , and explained exactly why. 1040 interviewed him about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xereau Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 1 hour ago, cuporbust said: No he made it very clear he doesnt want to go to korea for sure , and explained exactly why. 1040 interviewed him about it. Bettman's rosey cheeks bobble around and around, but you know, and I know, its all about money. Hockey is the marquis draw at the olympics, and the NHL wants a cut from the IOC and IIHF. There was a news article maybe 3 months ago, that said the NHL turned down $186m, so you know, and I know, the amount is north of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrible.dee Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 On 3/24/2017 at 2:27 PM, numb3r 16 said: If the NHL wants exposure screw all these stupid preseason games and take the players to the Olympics. The Olympics MADE Crosby a household name in the USA, it is the single greatest marketing tool the league has, And I don't even LIKE Olympic hockey, I could care less about country vs. country don't like the big ice and the IIHF rules suck But for the NHL not to take advantage of this is stupid and typical of a league determined to stay small potatoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokes Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 I'm going to be at the game loud and proud wearing my Henrik jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabiogooseface Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Good luck with that air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimito Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 if they care about the Chinese market, better go to olympics in 2017. It's right next door to China, and millions will be watching. China is pouring money into ice hockey so they can have a team for the winter olympics, since host country don't need to qualify. They don't want to get embarrassed. They are hiring all kinds of foreign trainers, coaches, buying equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimito Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 On 3/25/2017 at 0:43 AM, samurai said: Winter sports are not big in China. It will get zero coverage there. that's a relative term. They are hosting the winter olympics. since the announcement, all types of winter sports are taken seriously, kids training hoping to make it. Country has money to pour resources in. Look at 2008, they won the most gold medal. Even if just 10% of them care about winter sports, that's still over 3 times the entire Canadian population. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Shotgun Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 On 3/24/2017 at 3:50 PM, Neversummer said: Isn't playing in Vancouver pretty much playing in 'Gina'? Good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Shotgun Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 On 3/24/2017 at 3:44 PM, ajhockey said: Ah, well I guess I've mixed up Bettman and the NHL then. I'm pretty sure Bettman's gone on record saying that he wants to go to the Olympics. Bettman is like a politician what he sez and what he does bears no similarity often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samurai Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 16 hours ago, Jaimito said: that's a relative term. They are hosting the winter olympics. since the announcement, all types of winter sports are taken seriously, kids training hoping to make it. Country has money to pour resources in. Look at 2008, they won the most gold medal. Even if just 10% of them care about winter sports, that's still over 3 times the entire Canadian population. well of course 2008 means the summer olympics and that includes badminton and table tennis both huge sports in China. Throw in swimming and gymnastics. In the 1980s China did not win a medal in the winter olympics. It won 9 at Sochi in 14 with 6 of those in short track speeding skating. You say that the country has money well of course you are talking about the govt and its members the political and economic elite. But the average Chinese person only has according to stats around 3200 dollars a year in disposable income. How much does it cost to play hockey in Canada. A NHL ticket is how much? A jersey is how much? If you have ever been to China (i have been too many times to count) the average person on the street is not loaded with cash. There are China's not China. When China got the 22 Olympics they promised 'three -hundred-millions person winter sports plan'. So as one critic points out they are trying to create a culture that didn't exist before, so there's no organic tie to the community. Beijing is a massive city and if an elite soccer team (Real Madrid) or basketball team like the Lakers showed up it would get decent media coverage. As for NHL hockey it would get a 30 second plug on the by the way part of sports and no more. Sure great idea to go play a game why not. But the impact will be the equivalent to throwing a pebble into the ocean as part of trying to build an island. That island will not be built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnarcore Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 The team with the worst travel in the league..let's send them to &^@#ing China to start the year. &^@# you NHL and Buttman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toyotasfan Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 12 minutes ago, Gnarcore said: The team with the worst travel in the league..let's send them to &^@#ing China to start the year. &^@# you NHL and Buttman I'm surprised the games weren't scheduled mid-season tagged onto the end of a six game eastern road swing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackpluto96 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 On 3/25/2017 at 8:34 AM, 6string said: Having been to China a few times and in both Beijing and Shanghai I will go on record to say that events like this is more a status experience for wealthy egos than it is an event for the curious or hockey loving fans. Maybe Bettman wants to entice billionaires to buy a failed/failing franchise to secure the weak locations he has expanded into years ago? Wealthy egos with no interest in hockey won't be going to the games. They will get involved in all the commercial side. In attendance will be hockey loving fans like myself or people curious about the sport. I'll be sporting my Bure jersey at the games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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