• TV ratings for the Last 3 NHL finals were the best since '02
NBC said that Games(2009) 1 and 2 averaged a 2.8 rating and 5 share. That's up 17 percent from last year, when the first games on the network were Games 3 and 4. Versus showed Games 1 and 2 in 2008.

•Sports Illustrated said The New Year's Day event(2010) on NBC earned a 2.9 overnight rating and a 6.0 share, the best overnight NHL regular-season rating in nearly 13 years

•Sports Media Watch Said Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals(2010) drew the NHL's biggest audience in 36 years. The Penguins' win over the Red Wings drew a 4.3/8 final rating and 8 million viewers on NBC Friday night, up 30% in ratings and 51% in viewers from a 3.3 and 5.3 million for Oilers/Hurricanes Game 7 in '06, and the most-viewed NHL telecast on any network since Canadiens/Blackhawks Game 6 drew 9.4 million in 1973.

•Versus said “Opening Night of the 2011/12 NHL season on VERSUS delivered 601,000 average viewers, +5% from last year’s Opening Night (574,000),”.

• Hockey fans are the perfect choice to launch new products or marketing campaigns.
• Hockey players and thier families are always look for a good deal due to the expensive nature of the sport for constant equipment needs and traveling expenses.
• Hockey games are the best team sport to watch in person. If you never have and don't beleive us, go see a game in person and you will be hooked.