The NHL just finished up their “4 Nations Face-Off” tournament, a replacement for their traditional all-star game which pitted NHL players from four different nations (United States, Canada, Finland, and Sweden) against each other. The tournament was a unmitigated success, with players actually competing at a very high level and viewers at home glued to the television.
On Friday, it was revealed the final—involving the US and Canada—drew 9.3 million viewers on Thursday night. To give you a comparison as to how the other national all-star games performed, the NBA All-Star game drew just 4.7 million viewers on Sunday, and the NFL Pro Bowl also had around 4.