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That our gold winning hockey team actually showed some patriotism.

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In one fell swoop Team USA managed to alienate a huge portion of the current NHL fanbase in the United States, undermine many of the initiatives the league has been trying to make, and turn off the precise segment of the sports market hockey has been trying so desperately to gain.

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www.sbnation.com/nhl/1104402/usa-hockey-gold-medal-celebration-kash-patel-donald-trump?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

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This is the opinion of one person and not in alignment with the majority of NHL players, numerous NHL owners, and the NHL office itself.

If anything, they are seeing that giving into some of the left's initiatives are counterintuitive to their league flourishing.

Alex Ovechkin, the historically greatest goal scorer in the NHL and who is still active, along with several of his Russian Orthodox counterparts and alongside a handful of Canadian and US born Christians who opposed the "pride" jersey nights etc caused the league to shift gears 2 seasons ago. And this momentum continues.

The NHL knows it's fan base is overwhelmingly conservative. As are MOST families involved in Youth Hockey in the United States. While I can't say the same for hockey families in Canada, the % of conservatives involved in hockey in Canada is far higher than the current national % of conservatives vs liberals/ndp/greens.

I suspect what has transpired both on the ice in Italy and with the politics around it will cause even MORE conservatives to gravitate to the sport. The NHL and USAHockey know this. And they will have to ultimately decide between alienating a HUGE chunk of their players and fans OR accepting the groundswell of new fans and participants and therefore more $$$. As for Hockey Canada.... let them keep doing what they are doing. They are collapsing in participation numbers and their development programs have been surpassed by American based programs.

The future is bright for youth hockey in America, USA Hockey, and the NHL.

In less than 20 years I expect 2-4 SEC programs to add D1 hockey provided boosters back it. One may be at TAMU. That would be GREAT!

I am The Eternal Optimist.

Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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The NHL knows it's fan base is overwhelmingly conservative. As are MOST families involved in Youth Hockey in the United States. While I can't say the same for hockey families in Canada, the % of conservatives involved in hockey in Canada is far higher than the current national % of conservatives vs liberals/ndp/greens.

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Don't know if they are conservative but they definitely are not bsc and woke. I wouldn't call my brother and his family conservative.

Kvetch said:

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It appears the NHL is taking advice from other sports leagues and willfully ignoring the reality of who really makes up their core constituency.

It's a bold move to say the least.

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Not really. League leadership has been bought and paid for by NGOs over the last several years. They have their masters to please.

I have not watched a hockey game since the Stars made their first run and that was only because my dad enjoyed hockey. I'm old enough to remember the 80 Olympics and my dad being really excited, but it didn't make me a fan. I may actually start watching hockey now to support the guys who support my views and unapologetically seemed to enjoy their time at the White House following their win.

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The NHL knows it's fan base is overwhelmingly conservative. As are MOST families involved in Youth Hockey in the United States. While I can't say the same for hockey families in Canada, the % of conservatives involved in hockey in Canada is far higher than the current national % of conservatives vs liberals/ndp/greens.

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Don't know if they are conservative but they definitely are not bsc and woke. I wouldn't call my brother and his family conservative.

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I was involved in Youth Hockey for over 20 years in Texas and even in West Metro Minnesota.

Its the majority conservative among families involved in hockey. In Minnetonka, where my kids played, there are several former NHL players with kids involved. Same is true for Edina next door. Bill Guerin (USA GM/Wild GM and former Dallas Star) lives in Wayzata and has a GOP donor history and is close friends with Kash and POTUS.

I never said there were not moderates or leftists involved. There are. But they are outnumbered in general in hockey involvement and among the fan base in the NHL.

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Kvetch said:

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It appears the NHL is taking advice from other sports leagues and willfully ignoring the reality of who really makes up their core constituency.

It's a bold move to say the least.

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Not really. League leadership has been bought and paid for by NGOs over the last several years. They have their masters to please.

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The NGO's are losing their grip. And the LGBTQ as a fad thing has reversed trends. The Left/Democrats have not caught up yet to the societal shift in reality. They will learn within the next 3-5 years.

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I have not watched a hockey game since the Stars made their first run and that was only because my dad enjoyed hockey. I'm old enough to remember the 80 Olympics and my dad being really excited, but it didn't make me a fan. I may actually start watching hockey now to support the guys who support my views and unapologetically seemed to enjoy their time at the White House following their win.

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Highly recommend watching Stars games.

There are several good guys on that team.

Canadian born Matt Duchene is a devout Christian and a conservative with a large number of children.

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The future is bright for youth hockey in America, USA Hockey, and the NHL.

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Back in the '90s and 2000s, when I followed hockey religiously, I made a number of small annual donations to USA Hockey to help fund the development program.

So you could say I played a major role in the US winning this gold.

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TheEternalOptimist said:

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The future is bright for youth hockey in America, USA Hockey, and the NHL.

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Back in the '90s and 2000s, when I followed hockey religiously, I made a number of small annual donations to USA Hockey to help fund the development program.

So you could say I played a major role in the US winning this gold.

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Yes you did.

But I bet the parents of all registered USA Hockey parents did a lot more collectively.

Those registration fees ostensibly go to insurance for injury etc.... but they do fund the national team programs and the general governance.

Whenever an athlete or team wins at the Olympics in any sport.... there is always a component of the national sanctioning body for that sport having a hand in it... and therefore those that fund it.

The United States would be so much stronger in sports with Federal backing. But that is not how we do things in America. And understandably so.

You have to register with USA Hockey to play beer league every year .

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Progressives pretend that they only root against our country because of "what Trump did to it". However, I've lived in the northeast for almost 20 years and I can say with absolute certainty that progressives dislike our country and rooted against it long before 2016.

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I remember when they had to "save" the country from Bush…..with Kerry

t_J_e_C_x said:

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And y'all will cry and bemoan when women by and large vote against GOP in 26 and 28 and wonder "Why would they do this?"

If you can't get it here, you won't get it ever.

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My wife knows better than vote for any dim. Daddy makes the money and tells her who to vote for.

I don’t see why people are confused by the backlash to USA hockey

the point of hockey isn’t to score more goals than the other team, it’s to have the same opinions as the Democrat Party for Transgender Homosexual Communists Who Hate Themselves and Hate America

— Gene Parmesan (@dsonoiki) February 25, 2026

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tFast said:

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Progressives pretend that they only root against our country because of "what Trump did to it". However, I've lived in the northeast for almost 20 years and I can say with absolute certainty that progressives dislike our country and rooted against it long before 2016.

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I remember when they had to "save" the country from Bush…..with Kerry

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And they called Bush Hitler as well.

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In one fell swoop Team USA managed to alienate a huge portion of the current NHL fanbase in the United States, undermine many of the initiatives the league has been trying to make, and turn off the precise segment of the sports market hockey has been trying so desperately to gain.

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Wow, I had no idea that scumbag Roger Goodell also ran the NHL. Both those leagues can go "F" themselves. At least the worm management that is running them into the ground.


I don't care about hockey, but it does remind me of a funny thing that Gordie Howe once said. "My wife made me a millionaire!!!"


Speaking of his wife divorcing him and taking several million from him!!

Yeah the NHL looks like they are seething with disappointment over this whole gold medal thing, what a joke of a narrative by scumbag media types

The NHL is going to ride this wave all the way to the bank. Tonight, the NJ Devils announced they are making an $86,000 donation to Hockey in New Jersey in recognition of Jack Hughes and the US men's hockey team's performance at the olympics

Earlier this month, the NHL Foundation U.S. donated $50,000 to 'Hockey in New Jersey'. Founded in 2003, Hockey in New Jersey is a nonprofit organization that provides year-round hockey programming for more than 1,000 girls and boys each year.

Jack Hughes gets a warm welcome home from Devils fans, and he brings out USA teammate Tage Thompson from the Sabres bench for the ovation 👏🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/oGLsirOCSE

— Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) February 26, 2026

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In one fell swoop Team USA managed to alienate a huge portion of the current NHL fanbase in the United States, undermine many of the initiatives the league has been trying to make, and turn off the precise segment of the sports market hockey has been trying so desperately to gain.

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Wow, I had no idea that scumbag Roger Goodell also ran the NHL. Both those leagues can go "F" themselves. At least the worm management that is running them into the ground.


I don't care about hockey, but it does remind me of a funny thing that Gordie Howe once said. "My wife made me a millionaire!!!"


Speaking of his wife divorcing him and taking several million from him!!

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I don't think Gordie and Colleen Howe ever divorced. They married in 1953 and remained married until his death.