Men's hockey gold against Canada
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My bad. Got a little excited there. USA with the walk off home run if you will.
Didn't think I'd have to wait 40+ years to see USA win hockey gold again. Great job!
Very great job by Team USA.
Norway has just been kicking butt we’ve been holding our own in the medal count!
Norway has just been kicking butt we’ve been holding our own in the medal count!
US goalie played one hell of a game.
That final goal was crazy. Hughes will be remembered.
Men’s and women’s hockey both win gold.
Carried themselves with dignity and respect for name on front of jersey.
Respect!
Carried themselves with dignity and respect for name on front of jersey.
Respect!
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Fantastic performances by USA Hockey, men and women, against evil Canadians.
Star Spangled Banner sounded so sweet.
Star Spangled Banner sounded so sweet.
Im not predicting a huge shift.. but i think men and women's winning gold in hockey, with both teams showing the utmost class, determination and grit...
.. while the NBA struggles with load management, meaningless regular season, and now college stars sitting out..
Is really going to even these two sports out going forward. I think America is getting real tired of whats going on in basketball and hockey could be primed to eat into its viewership. Not to mention, the WNBA is almost for sure heading to a lockout and the NBA might not be far behind with how bad things have been. Basketball has a whole has almost become unwatchable.
.. while the NBA struggles with load management, meaningless regular season, and now college stars sitting out..
Is really going to even these two sports out going forward. I think America is getting real tired of whats going on in basketball and hockey could be primed to eat into its viewership. Not to mention, the WNBA is almost for sure heading to a lockout and the NBA might not be far behind with how bad things have been. Basketball has a whole has almost become unwatchable.
There's nothing better in sports than playoff hockey and I hope it continues to grow. The Winter Olympics and the success the men and women have had will hopefully help. It still has a long way to go though.
2025 Stanley Cup Finals - 2.5 million viewers on avg.
2026 Winter Classic - 2.1 million viewers (big jump from 2025)
2025 NBA Finals - 10.27 million viewers on avg. (low number compared to recent years)
2026 NBA All-Star Game - 8.8 million viewers (across networks and streaming and it's highest viewership since 2011)
2025 Stanley Cup Finals - 2.5 million viewers on avg.
2026 Winter Classic - 2.1 million viewers (big jump from 2025)
2025 NBA Finals - 10.27 million viewers on avg. (low number compared to recent years)
2026 NBA All-Star Game - 8.8 million viewers (across networks and streaming and it's highest viewership since 2011)
How in the world can the NBA all star game have thay many viewers and the most in almost 15 years?
It's become so pointless to watch. At least in the past era you had some fun celebrity games and dunk contest that still had some relevance.
I think the NBA is in serious trouble. If for nothing else, its a sport thats too driven by the individual and not the team, and therefore the players have the power. I guess it still pulls ratings and and is growing internationally but I have no idea how or why. I dont even feel compelled to watch either of my teams during the regular season, sans for a few key games.
Not an NBA fan until the playoffs but the all star game was watchable since they actuallly tried and played 4 mini-games.
Since its our sport now, we'll now call it ice Football
But whats odd about that is.. while true.. no one knew that was going to happen. How many people were like "oh did you hear they NBA All star game the players are trying? Quick let's turn on the 2nd half to see!"
Im not denying the numbers, I just don't get it. And I dont know a single person who is tuning into the regular season aside from some Knicks fans because they are trying to compete this year after being irrelevant for most of the last 30 season.
It was one thing when the players became friendly, no defense, and the high volume 3s... that era starting in the 2010s wasnt great, but it was bad either. But now, you have all those issues PLUS the tanking, load management, etc. The NBA is a downright awful product right now. I used to defend it to death but I just cant anymore.
Yeah, but the one thing the nba has that college doesnt is, for the most part, referees let players win or lose games...bc the league knows thats what ppl want to see.
Granted, some players get protected, but you arent going to see a push off on an inbounds in the final seconds of the game