NHL brings more entertainment than the NBA

Hockey season is already becoming exciting.

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Hockey season is already becoming exciting.

Justin Pollard, Staff Writer

The NBA is very popular in the United States and has the second most popular championship, but the NHL is where it’s at.

The NHL is the home to one of the greatest sports of the modern era: hockey. Unfortunately, it doesn’t get enough recognition.

And while the NBA is home to one of the most popular sports in the U.S, the NHL is just more entertaining.

Hockey is one of the most expensive sports that is popular in America, and there is a reason that it’s still popular despite players having to pay a thousand or more dollars to play each year. That total doesn’t even include equipment, which is another solid $2,000 for decent quality.

Basketball, however, is free to play for high school. If the player’s shoes are reasonably priced, they should cost up to $200. This opens the sport up to pretty much anyone who wants to play.

If hockey only cost around $200 to play, it would be the most popular sport in the U.S.

On top of all of that, the NBA is hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. the Golden State Warriors in the finals for the fourth year in a row. This is upsetting to many NBA fans, and a lot of people have quit watching because they believe the NBA is rigged, or at least too predictable.

The NHL, however, has an expansion team and a team of former second-round chokers in the Stanley Cup Finals.

The Vegas Golden Knights are the expansion team, and if they win, it will forever be one of the greatest stories in all of sports. The former chokers, the Washington Capitals, have not made it past the second round in 20 years are giving superstar Alex Ovechkin the chance to win a well deserved Cup.

The NHL is a much more interesting game to watch and is more entertaining than the NBA. The NBA is very predictable and it’s simply not exciting.