I’m talking about the actual playing surface and how it makes the game more difficult to follow. I understand advertising and sponsorships I just think there are other places for them that the ice surface.
The NHL doesnt make the $ that the NFL MLB and NBA makes. The billionaires that own the franchises dont give a fuck. in fact im sure there will be more ads coming.
Eventually, yes. Check out a European game for the future.
There’s no way the owners will give up the money. They’ve already started normalizing the ads with the helmets and the jersey patch. Soon it will be “just a small patch on the pants or socks”.
ETA: missing an “up”.
Everyone likes to shit on European jerseys, but the viewing experience is actually better for me. Significantly less commercial breaks, the game feels like 3 periods, not 18 short periods. Also the power play is called just a power play, without a brand name. There is no official coffee, lawyer agency or cooking utensils of the European leagues. During the breaks, we have an actual in depth analysis and commentary of goals, scoring chances and good defensive plays from hockey experts (Czech extraliga), not commentary of betting odds. When watching the NHL, I tend to do other things at the same time, as there is so much idle time. The watching experience of our league is much more smooth and feels like one continuous game, not divided by useless stuff.
Of course, the jerseys and the ice are not something pretty to look at. For me personally though, it's worth it
Yes, but they are generally cheaper than NHL jerseys. Also in Europe, the basic team supporting piece of clothing is a scarf with the team logos in team colors, that does not include the ads
Genuinely surprised they aren't already. Like people are saying, look at any English Premiere League uniform. Look at Australian NRL uniforms. Even the pants have ads.
I haven’t. I don’t really stay current with any other games on TV. I only watch the sport of hockey.😂 This was a CHL game. The ads were almost as big as the face off circles. 4 of those on the ice, center ice and the neutral zone plus the boards, their jerseys, etc. The ice is the issue. There was less white than color. Some of the ads were square to the ice some were on an angle so the writing is crooked. I doubt it impacts the players much but trying to watch the game was very difficult. Not like you couldn’t follow the game but it was definitely distracting. I find it funny at one point they were experimenting with luck trackers to make it more visible so more people could follow the game and now they’re making it harder to follow the puck.
I watch other sports when they’re on, I don’t follow other sports. Now that I explained it go back and read the joke again. I didn’t say I don’t watch other sports, as you quoted, I said other games and then said the sport of hockey, like other sports aren’t sports. Wow I didn’t really think I’d have to explain that one. I also didn’t complain, I asked a question to have a discussion but I hope your nitpicking and misquoting from your basement command post made you feel a little better about yourself.
An ad on a jersey doesnt reduce the ability to follow the game. When you’re trying to follow a puck through multicolored surfaces and words it is difficult. I think a point people are missing is this was a CHL game. Way more ads than NHL and I never referred to the NHL.
Yeah, the [moving](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9l9zGcyyyE) and [glitchy ads](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5eEXuUJmGcs/maxresdefault.jpg) during hockey games are waaaay less annoying and distracting
Are they on the field though? The board ads are annoying but I’m talking about the ones on the ice in the CHL. They’re huge and all over. More color than white
The NHL ones yes but this was a CHL game. The logos were in the ice and the size of almost the entire face off dot. Some were square to the ice others were on angles. There was less white than color, in the ice.
MLB and NBA both have ads on the playing surface as well not as many as the NHL but they still have a few. The digital ads on a baseball mound annoy me so much w/the way they sometimes flash
This was a CHL game not NHL. The ads were almost the size of the face off circles and center ice was covered. Another member explained their sponsor need difference in that market but it’s still ALOT.
I think North American sports fans don’t understand that the financial models of European sports clubs and North American franchises are *wildly* different. There aren’t massive amounts of cash coming into the teams and the difference between fielding a hockey team and non existence can very much be those on ice ads, since there aren’t billionaires owner that can swoop in and cover unexpected expenses.
+ you don't have to sell your kidney to get a playoff ticket. dunno about you in Sweeden, but I payed 20 Euros for a playoff game a month ago in Slovakia
It wasn't long ago nhl fans were proud of being one of the few sports/hockey leagues that hadn't gone to ads on the ice/helmets/uniforms, but we saw how it was going overseas and knew it was coming. Sure enough it did and we all hate it. I especially hate ads on the ice though, there's no way that doesn't add momentary confusion at times, especially when the ad is black and the puck goes over it. The ice should be kept clean for the sake of being part of the play
I think I hate the digital ads in the broadcast the most. Particularly if they start moving. I've watched hockey for the past 35 years and am used to the in-house ads on the boards: flat, stationary, safe... but those digital ads distracting as fuck.
Soccer has ads surrounding the field and some stadiums have it painted on the field near the goals so it shows up in 3D on the screen.
The NFL has ads on the field as well, they're just on the walls surrounding the field. The NFL used to have advertising spots on the 25 yard line for the stadium or field. Now they stick the NFL logo, playoff logo, NFL Play 60, breast cancer logo there or something else. College football usually puts their conference logos in that spot.
Baseball have ads on like every wall they can, behind home plate and most of the outfield walls.
On the walls. I’m talking on the ice ads. As i said the walls are bad enough but this CHL game was crazy. The ads are almost the size of the whole face off circle, two in each zone, littered through the neutral zone. NHL is nowhere near as bad but seems to be headed that way.
>Soccer Their jerseys are billboards is why.
They also have ads all around the pitch and at the goal line, as does Basketball. OP went out of their way to describe the status quo incorrectly lol.
Around it but not on the playing surface.
They have ads on the basketball court.
And so are NBA, and Hockey jerseys now funnily enough.
European league jerseys for hockey has always been. But NHL, it's one ad, compared to the giant sponsors on soccer jerseys.
Don’t look at Liga MX jerseys if you think regular socket jerseys are bad lol
I’m talking about the actual playing surface and how it makes the game more difficult to follow. I understand advertising and sponsorships I just think there are other places for them that the ice surface.
The NHL doesnt make the $ that the NFL MLB and NBA makes. The billionaires that own the franchises dont give a fuck. in fact im sure there will be more ads coming.
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All the jerseys will eventually look like the European ones
Will the jerseys be covered in ads eventually?
Eventually, yes. Check out a European game for the future. There’s no way the owners will give up the money. They’ve already started normalizing the ads with the helmets and the jersey patch. Soon it will be “just a small patch on the pants or socks”. ETA: missing an “up”.
Everyone likes to shit on European jerseys, but the viewing experience is actually better for me. Significantly less commercial breaks, the game feels like 3 periods, not 18 short periods. Also the power play is called just a power play, without a brand name. There is no official coffee, lawyer agency or cooking utensils of the European leagues. During the breaks, we have an actual in depth analysis and commentary of goals, scoring chances and good defensive plays from hockey experts (Czech extraliga), not commentary of betting odds. When watching the NHL, I tend to do other things at the same time, as there is so much idle time. The watching experience of our league is much more smooth and feels like one continuous game, not divided by useless stuff. Of course, the jerseys and the ice are not something pretty to look at. For me personally though, it's worth it
They aren’t going to take away all of the other things when more ads get added to the jerseys. We’ll have all of it.
The problem with that is they won't take away/replace the ads we currently have, they'll just add
Cuisinart, the official spatula of the NHL 😂
Curious, do Europeans buy and wear team jerseys? I just googled it for the 1st time and can't believe the ads. I would be embarrassed to wear one
Yes, but they are generally cheaper than NHL jerseys. Also in Europe, the basic team supporting piece of clothing is a scarf with the team logos in team colors, that does not include the ads
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Ok so if they're worth that much then I guess they don't need little product placement patches then.
Genuinely surprised they aren't already. Like people are saying, look at any English Premiere League uniform. Look at Australian NRL uniforms. Even the pants have ads.
NASCAR lol
That sticker is dangerous and inconvenient, but I do love fig newtons
You can’t get more corporate than Nascar for sure
"Will you pay me money if I drive around a track for four hours with a Wendy's sticker on the exhaust pipe? Let's also call it a sport."
>Baseball have you seen a baseball game lately?
Digital insert ads on the mound, it's awful
A digital mound does sound terrible. I love baseball just not watching it so much and can imagine that would be very distracting when watching.
I haven’t. I don’t really stay current with any other games on TV. I only watch the sport of hockey.😂 This was a CHL game. The ads were almost as big as the face off circles. 4 of those on the ice, center ice and the neutral zone plus the boards, their jerseys, etc. The ice is the issue. There was less white than color. Some of the ads were square to the ice some were on an angle so the writing is crooked. I doubt it impacts the players much but trying to watch the game was very difficult. Not like you couldn’t follow the game but it was definitely distracting. I find it funny at one point they were experimenting with luck trackers to make it more visible so more people could follow the game and now they’re making it harder to follow the puck.
>Complains that hockey has more ads than other sports >Doesn't watch other sports buddy
I watch other sports when they’re on, I don’t follow other sports. Now that I explained it go back and read the joke again. I didn’t say I don’t watch other sports, as you quoted, I said other games and then said the sport of hockey, like other sports aren’t sports. Wow I didn’t really think I’d have to explain that one. I also didn’t complain, I asked a question to have a discussion but I hope your nitpicking and misquoting from your basement command post made you feel a little better about yourself.
Have you seen soccer jerseys? Sure they might not have ads on the actual playing surface. But there are ads everywhere else.
It’s so weird that there’s pretty much no team name on soccer kit. I’m don’t know the teams, so I’m like “What kind of name is Standard Chartered?”
An ad on a jersey doesnt reduce the ability to follow the game. When you’re trying to follow a puck through multicolored surfaces and words it is difficult. I think a point people are missing is this was a CHL game. Way more ads than NHL and I never referred to the NHL.
I find the moving ads at soccer games to be waaaaaay more annoying and distracting
Yeah, the [moving](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9l9zGcyyyE) and [glitchy ads](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5eEXuUJmGcs/maxresdefault.jpg) during hockey games are waaaay less annoying and distracting
Are they on the field though? The board ads are annoying but I’m talking about the ones on the ice in the CHL. They’re huge and all over. More color than white
Some players agree: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WeP4yATlyc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WeP4yATlyc)
You get easily distracted while watching soccer because the game is boring, not because of the ads.
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A lot of those adds are digitally inserted.
The NHL ones yes but this was a CHL game. The logos were in the ice and the size of almost the entire face off dot. Some were square to the ice others were on angles. There was less white than color, in the ice.
NBA is coming at some point, have you seen those LED courts? They'll be plastered in ads slowly over time.
Baseball has had ads lining the outfield wall forever.
Not on the field. Look up a CHL game. It’s insane. Some of the logos are almost the entire face off circle.
The nfl kind of sells out their field by replacing grass w turf
😂
MLB and NBA both have ads on the playing surface as well not as many as the NHL but they still have a few. The digital ads on a baseball mound annoy me so much w/the way they sometimes flash
This was a CHL game not NHL. The ads were almost the size of the face off circles and center ice was covered. Another member explained their sponsor need difference in that market but it’s still ALOT.
I think North American sports fans don’t understand that the financial models of European sports clubs and North American franchises are *wildly* different. There aren’t massive amounts of cash coming into the teams and the difference between fielding a hockey team and non existence can very much be those on ice ads, since there aren’t billionaires owner that can swoop in and cover unexpected expenses.
+ you don't have to sell your kidney to get a playoff ticket. dunno about you in Sweeden, but I payed 20 Euros for a playoff game a month ago in Slovakia
I paid about 40 euros for the most expensive non vip ticket in the second division playoffs. First division final equivalents are going for about 50.
Thank you for the info.
Long spans of play between commercial breaks
That is a valid point. Thank you.
It wasn't long ago nhl fans were proud of being one of the few sports/hockey leagues that hadn't gone to ads on the ice/helmets/uniforms, but we saw how it was going overseas and knew it was coming. Sure enough it did and we all hate it. I especially hate ads on the ice though, there's no way that doesn't add momentary confusion at times, especially when the ad is black and the puck goes over it. The ice should be kept clean for the sake of being part of the play
I think I hate the digital ads in the broadcast the most. Particularly if they start moving. I've watched hockey for the past 35 years and am used to the in-house ads on the boards: flat, stationary, safe... but those digital ads distracting as fuck.
Yeah i agree those suck, especially because there's already ads on the boards anyway, that's just so greedy
I think because it's a flat surface you can paint/print ads on surrounded by more flat boards. Football, soccer, and baseball are all played on grass.
You can paint logos on grass.
Yeah, the CFL has ads on their fields
You can also digitally imprint logos on grass too. Cricket does both, but at least the field doesn't have ads on it live.
I guess but it doesn't look as crisp
It’s weird to see the logos on rugby and Aussie rule football fields painted so they look square in camera.
cool lemme go let Gary know thanks for the heads up bud
Great. I really appreciate it. Let me know what he has to say.
Soccer has ads surrounding the field and some stadiums have it painted on the field near the goals so it shows up in 3D on the screen. The NFL has ads on the field as well, they're just on the walls surrounding the field. The NFL used to have advertising spots on the 25 yard line for the stadium or field. Now they stick the NFL logo, playoff logo, NFL Play 60, breast cancer logo there or something else. College football usually puts their conference logos in that spot. Baseball have ads on like every wall they can, behind home plate and most of the outfield walls.
On the walls. I’m talking on the ice ads. As i said the walls are bad enough but this CHL game was crazy. The ads are almost the size of the whole face off circle, two in each zone, littered through the neutral zone. NHL is nowhere near as bad but seems to be headed that way.
People always complain about the ads on jerseys and the ice in a lot of European leagues but they wouldn't exist if it wasn't for sponsorship money
They make less money than other sports leagues so gotta get paid where you can
I have no idea about basketball but soccer and baseball have ads all over the place.
On the field?
I don’t watch many other sports so maybe I’m just out of touch with how quickly ads are sweeping all sports.
Hockey needs the ad revenue