Friday, September 14, 2007

Super Series Spin Off?

From Globe Sports

Despite Canada's domination of the junior hockey Super Series, the tournament was a success at the gate and on television.

The event worked so well that Hockey Canada wants to do it again, or at least is looking into reprising the tournament next summer, with Canada playing the United States.

A tournament next year could be shortened to six games, with perhaps the start pushed up to avoid a conflict with programming such as NFL telecasts and the U.S. Open.

But would USA Hockey be able to find three U.S. markets that would fill an arena for hockey during the summer? The answer seems to be yes. The strategy would be to use venues close enough to the border to attract Canadian fans.

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