NHL All Star Game Concept Succeeds; Leaves Room for Improvement

The NHL shook things up, stepped out on a limb and took a few risks. Not surprisingly, buzz was generated and people seemed to show genuine interest in the league’s All Star Game.

For years I’ve been suggesting ideas to spruce up each of the professional sports’ All Star showcases in an effort to make them more entertaining and watchable. For the most part, it seems the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL were oblivious to the fact that most people didn’t care about an event that featured each league’s biggest stars. Until the NHL decided that they were going to do away with the conference alignment in it’s All Star Game and used a Fantasy Draft to make up the two teams competing for the All Star Game win.

By Peter Christian and Bryan Vickroy

The NFL tries to get people to watch by removing marquis players from the game and simply placing the game in the middle of the Conference Championships and the Super Bowl. The MLB tries to accrue interest by adding weight to the game so that the winning league gets home field advantage in the post-season. The NBA attempts to capitalize on the other All-Star Weekend events rather than the game. Meanwhile, the NHL took a big step to appease to fans by thinking outside the box and trying an [More …]

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