The NHL announced Tuesday's US showdown with Canada in a four-country showdown attracted an astounding 10.1 million viewers in the US and Canada.
Large audiences were total figures including ratings for SportsNet, City, SN+, TVA Sports and ABC.
Saturday's North American neighbour rival showdown rose 203% from viewers seen at the 2016 Hockey World Cup, where the US and Canada played, according to an NHL release.
Nielsen Fast Nationals had already shown that the game was a huge success for the NHL in the US.
According to Sports Media Watchwith NBC averaged 4.7 million viewers in the 2019 Blue Jacket Bruins playoff game and the largest non-playoff audience since the 2011 Winter Classic, with four countries faceoffs in the Stanley Cup final match It has attracted the largest audience. Between the capital and the penguin.
An exciting matchup led the US to defeat Canada in a game where they had three fights in the opening nine seconds.
The game's impact was fully praised, including Canadian head coach John Cooper.
“The game is in a better place because last night's game existed,” he said Sunday.
The exciting matchup will take place again on Thursday, when rival hockey nations face off in the tournament's championship game that replaced this year's NHL All-Star Game.
“The only thing that went through my heart was that the first game was a really great hockey game,” said Team USA head coach Mike Sullivan. “For hockey, I think it's great that these two teams have the opportunity to meet again. Both teams have star power around the lineup. It's a very competitive hockey game. , it was the first game. I expect the next one to be competitive, if not more.
The success of the 4 Nations showdown was in stark contrast to the mixed review of the NBA All-Star Game, and was subjected to a format change to enhance competitiveness and fan interest.
