America is back so much!
As for the US sports scene, hockey usually doesn’t get into the spotlight unless you’re talking about the Stanley Cup final. And yet, they have to compete with the NBA Finals.
That being said, hockey was able to find center stage on Saturday night when Team USA faced Canada in a four-country showdown and the Americans got the dub. (Related: “literally unshakable”: The NBA that activates China gets caught up in oblivion after an incredibly awful All-Star Game)
It’s funny, hockey is not the most popular sport in the United States, so it’s not even in conversation. And Canada isn’t just their biggest sport. Sports. And we still kicked their ass! And as ESPN portrayed 4.4 million viewers for the game, the Americans were there to enjoy it. This is absolutely insane number for American hockey.
Around Sports Media WatchThe US-Canada contest “provided the largest non-playoff NHL audience since the 2011 Winter Classic” and “of all non-football sports casts, averaged on average since the World Series. Watching Home – Four NBA Christmas Day games on ESPN/ABC and the Thanksgiving Illinois College Basketball Game on CBS, which leads directly from the NFL.”
In other words, the NHL has been a success replacing the All-Star weekend with an international tournament!
NHL #4nations Showdown: USA-Canada Game streamed 4.4 million viewers
This is the most watched non-Stanley Cup Final Television broadcast since 2019
*Based on Nielsen Fast Nationals
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united states of america! united states of america! united states of america! We’re so back!
