Add a lot of geopolitics to the equation in the best final with two proud hockey countries (proud hockey countries), then end the game with historic overtime goals from the best player of the game. It’s the secret to a historic audience count – and that’s what we saw on Thursday’s 3-2 victory over the United States against four countries in overtime in Boston.
The game attracted 9.3 million viewers on ESPN. From a perspective: This is the 7th game of the NHL final between Boston and St. Louis in 2019, which is the 8.9 million viewers on NBC, the most NHL games it has watched since the league returned to radio and television in 1995. .
In Canada, Sportsnet said that when Connor McDavid won the Old Testament championship, the game averaged 5.7 million viewers, and reached 7.3 million. According to Better Collective’s Adam Seaborn, 1.18 million viewers were added to TVA, and the game attracted an average of nearly 7 million viewers. Canada’s population is 40 million.
So, add these two countries: the game attracts over 16 million viewers in North America.
The early game between the United States and Canada – beating Canada in the rock sock’Em sock’ on Saturday night in Montreal – has an average of 4.4 million viewers on ABC and reached 5.2 million in the 10:45 quarter – hours. It is the most watched FStanley Cup final hockey telecast in the United States since the Blue Jacket-Bruins playoffs in 2019, with an average of 4.5 million. The NHL said the North American comprehensive audience last Saturday’s game was 10.1 million.
The game clearly shows the desire of hockey fans who dream of the best for years. The best course for the next stop: the Olympics in Cortina-Milan next year.
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