Black NHL Player opens up about his gripes with how hockey markets its players
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For the folks that dont follow hockey, subban is like cam in the way that he's REALLY fukking good, but people have a problem with him having "too much fun out there". He keeps making them mad by being one of the best defenders out there on one of the best teams.
Hockey sucks at marketing
Yep. The only difference I'd say is that Cam is the face of his roster and gets 100 pct of the media spotlight while the goaltender hogs a lot of the media spotlight for Montreal
It's the culture. It's kind of similar to Baseball in that individualism is discouraged. Baseball is ingrained in American culture so Hockey has less leeway
SmoothOperator88
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I agree a lot. Hockey the sport is great but the culture sucks and holds its potential back. It won't change as long as the old boys network exists.
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Doesnt help that only rich people can afford it either
El Poyo Loco
Akrassikauda = Black Scorpion
I blame Bettman for not marketing his players and the sad part about that is David Stern was his mentor and we all know how he marketed NBA players. 25 years ago everyone outside of hockey knew who Gretzky was now people outside of hockey don't know who Sidney Crosby is damn shame hockey doesn't market one of the top 5 players in the game.
Jamal514
In high demand
The old guard has had it in for PK from day one. A confident(bordering on cocky) black man with talent, charisma, and mass appeal is the complete opposite of the typical pro hockey player who is white, boring, and swagless.
NaijaProdigy Redux
Veteran
Much like Cam, PK Subban doesn't play the game right way 
I think some blame has to go on the players as well, a lot of them just want to play hockey and that's it. Most aren't looking to be in the spotlight, have endorsement deals, commercials, etc stuff like that
Julius Leisure
Pro
the white way...
i mean the right way 
SmoothOperator88
Your friendly neighborhood coli poster
That old guard mentality. A lot of these players (Subban, Ovechkin, Crosby, Toews) should be making a lot more money in endorsements than do.