Filed under the category of “things that likely won’t be surprising,” the Chicago Blackhawks television ratings plummeted during the NHL 2017-18 season, as they missed out on the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in a decade.
In a tweet from The Sports Network correspondent Rick Westhead, who cited data from SportsBusiness Daily, the drop in TV ratings was quantified: the Blackhawks had the second biggest decline in television ratings from the 2016-17 season, falling 29 percent. Only the New York Rangers’ 36 percent drop was larger.
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