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As the Vancouver Canucks held their first practice in Shanghai before their exhibition game with the Los Angeles Kings Cheap Zach Randolph Shirt , a dense fog settled over the ice. The humidity in the arena was high and the players could barely see the puck.
Large dehumidifiers were rolled in and the mist eventually cleared, but the NHL has perhaps a bigger visibility problem in China a country with little tradition of winter sports, hockey included. The league is hoping to turn that around with a major push in the country, beginning with its first two preseason games between the Canucks and Kings in Shanghai and Beijing this week.
The timing couldnt be better for the NHL. With Beijing set to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, the government is putting a massive emphasis on developing winter sports. Hockey training programs and youth leagues are expanding across China, and the nations first professional team Cheap Buddy Hield Shirt , the Kunlan Red Star, plays in Russias Kontinental Hockey League.
With interest on the rise, the NHL believes it now has an opportunity to crack a market that has traditionally been more fixated on basketball and soccer.
You dont quite know what to expect the first time the game is coming here, but Ive always believed that hockey is a game you need to see live, Los Angeles Kings coach John Stevens said after Wednesdays practice. And once you see it live, you become hooked as a fan.
A glance at the numbers shows just how far the NHL has to go. According to the International Ice Hockey Federation Cheap DeMarcus Cousins Shirt , China has just 1,101 registered players, compared with nearly 556,000 in the U.S. and more than 631,000 in Canada.
And the fan base in a nation of more than 1.2 billion people is still in its infancy. On Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter Cheap Chris Webber Shirt , the NHL has just 47,000 followers, some of whom are obviously new to the sport. (One posted a question about the temperature of the arena and what was suitable to wear to the game.) The NBA, which hosted its first preseason exhibition games in China in 2004, boasts more than 33 million followers on Weibo.
Were learning a lot about how to market here and were learning a lot about how tickets are sold, says David Proper Cheap Anthony Tolliver Jersey , the NHLs executive vice president of media and international strategy. Were just viewing this as Year 1 of a multi-year project and in Year 1 we may not knock it out of the park . but we can still build over time.
Media exposure certainly helps. State broadcaster CCTV now televises five games per week to Chinese audiences and the Internet giant Tencent streams 14 games per week on its digital platforms, including the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The NHL also has an influential partner on the ground in Zhou Yunjie, the billionaire founder of a Chinese drinks packaging company who has devoted significant time and resources to building the game he fell in love with as a youth in Beijing. Zhous company, ORG Packaging, is the presenting partner for this weeks exhibition games.
Hockey was actually quite common in northern China back in the 60s and 70s, so there is a foundation among the kids in those areas Cheap Justin Jackson Jersey , Zhou told The Associated Press at his companys newly opened hockey training base in a Beijing suburb, which includes a fully stocked gym, physical therapy room and a hotel for players attending training camps.
Zhou said Chinas hockey revival should focus on both universities and a professional league, using the North American, northern European and Russian systems as models.
It will take time before ice hockey really becomes like a religion with young people as it is in the West, he said. But ice hockey will definitely catch on with lots of kids.
One thing that will certainly help is developing a home-grown star similar to Yao Ming in basketball and Li Na in tennis. There are promising signs on this front Cheap Bruno Caboclo Jersey , too.
Song Andong became the first China-born player to be drafted in the NHL two years ago, selected by the New York Islanders. The 20-year-old Song has committed to play at Cornell this season.
On Monday, the Vancouver Canucks signed 21-year-old Sun Zehao to an amateur tryout contract to serve as the teams third goaltender for the China preseason games.
Hes working with our goalie coach, Vancouver coach Travis Green said. He liked how quick (Sun) was, how competitive he was. . I just think its a great experience for him.
The Vancouver Canucks newly signed player Sun Zehao watches the Vancouver Canucks players practice in Shanghai The Vancouver Canucks players practice at the foggy Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai Cheap Harry Giles Jersey , China on Sept.19, 2017 The Vancouver Canucks players practice at the foggy Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China on Sept.19, 2017
The NHL should also get a boost in China as excitement builds for the 2022 Olympics. The league angered its players by deciding not to interrupt its season to allow them to take part in the 2018 Games in South Korea in February. That stance may change for 2022 in the much larger Chinese market.
To some, skipping the Pyeongchang Olympics is a missed opportunity to gain a bigger foothold in China.
With 2022 coming up, winter sports are taking the leading focus of all sports in China right now more so than football Cheap Vince Carter Jersey , said Mark Dreyer, founder of the China Sports Insider website. Theyll be promoting the Korea Olympics more than ever before.
For now, the league is focused on taking its first baby steps in China, giving spectators in Shanghai and Beijing a good show.
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