To say the least, the National Hockey League doesn’t get everything right. Exhibit A is TV. It’s never been able to secure those lucrative network contracts that other professional sports have. Too often it doesn’t sufficiently showcase its marquee players. But one thing it does have: priorities at Christmas.
The NHL won’t schedule games on either Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. Classy move. And it impacts more than players and coaches. It also means that all personnel that are part of putting on NHL games are where they belong: with their families.
As for those other sports, well, nothing says “Merry Christmas” quite like the Los Angeles Clippers vs. the Phoenix Suns in prime time on Christmas Day.