Why Did Hockey Get So Popular?

Increased visibility. The EIHL, however, has become one of the most accessible top-flight sports leagues in Great Britain. FreeSports is available on Freeview, Freesat, TalkTalk, BT, Virgin TV, and Sky, making it the perfect channel to bolster the home-viewing figures of an emerging sports league like the EIHL. The channel shows midweek and weekend games of ice hockey, meaning that anyone with an interest can easily see the sport unravel live whenever they wish. Gaming is wildly popular in the UK, and giving people access to ice hockey-themed games will only help to harness potential fandom of the sport. Ice hockey in the UK has earned a lot of attention of late, with the premier story being the Great Britain team making it to the top flight of World Championships ice hockey in 2018.