NHL Should Give Season-Ticket Holders a Vote on Which International Regular-Season Games Count Against Their Package
The NHL is expanding its regular-season footprint to Europe and now the Global Series — but season-ticket holders still pay full freight for those overseas games they can't attend, while the seats are handed to corporate sponsors and local hockey federations. If you're paying for 41 home games and two of them are played in Stockholm, you should have a say in whether that's acceptable.
Submitted by Chase Garbarino
Background
The NHL's Global Series and other international regular-season games are assigned as part of home team schedules, meaning season-ticket holders effectively fund games they cannot attend without an international flight. No formal fan consultation process exists. As the league expands its global calendar — potentially adding more overseas dates — the precedent being set now will determine how far the practice goes.
The Ask
Allow season-ticket holders to opt out of any internationally-designated home games with a full per-game credit toward their account, and create a fan advisory vote before any team is selected to host a regular-season overseas game.
Gathering Support
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