The NHL, like almost all professional sports, has suffered greatly from the pandemic. Now that the restrictions are a thing of the past, the door is wide open to attract fans to the amphitheatre, or the comfort of their living room. However, the opposite is true in the NHL, especially in the United States. Indeed, the ratings have drastically decreased by 22% compared to last year at this time. <q>NHL U.S. TV's national viewership is down 22% this season, according to findings from @AustinKarp. Regular NHL games to date have averaged 373,000 viewers on ESPN / TNT, 2nd season of the league's 7-year pact with Disney & Turner. The NHL averaged 478,000 viewers at this point last season. - Mark J. Burns</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/markjburns88/status/1620596541739372544?t=yNQO1k6uaaqL_Nx-RuWw6g&s=19'> </a></blockquote></div> That's a pretty drastic drop for the best hockey league in the world.