S69 PT #5: Everyone's a Critic
February 26th @ 11:59 PM (PST)
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![]() Moderators Cozy Connoisseur
02-20-2023, 12:11 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-20-2023, 12:19 PM by JamesT. Edited 1 time in total.)
Code: Written Task: How do you feel about hockey's social media culture? Specifically with regards to top players in the world. A common complaint is that the NHL does not have the star power of a league like the NBA, and that the players are much more boring. Do you think this ties in to social media, and the unwillingness many players to engage beyond the officially sanctioned opportunities? Is it unrelated? If so, how do you think the league should go about making their stars more marketable and exciting? Does it even matter? (150+ words) In today's world of hockey it is quite known that the culture and celebrity status isn't quite on par with the other sports as the NBA, NFL or MLB. Things are slowly starting to change with young stars like Trevor Zegras and Jack Hughes showing more personality, but most of the players in the league still have that old school mentality of not showing much personality. I think almost every team requires their players to arrive to games in a full suit, whereas in the NBA we see players arriving to the arena in whatever they want. It would be awesome to see how players dress typically and to show off more of their own flair and brand as well. The NHL is a business at the end of the day and if they want to be on par with the other top sports in NA, they will need their top stars and the league to allow more freedom and personality on how they act (to a degree of course). (170 words) |
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