i m from vienna austria, my wife is from bratislava, therfore hockey was "imported" to me.
which is good, as now i can support another strong national team also (as austria is elevator team
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actually i got be fan of hockej late 2013, after i first visited KHL matches of slovan. this 14/15 season it is total 12 games. bratislava is only 1 hour trip, and tickets 16 to 20 € (even for 1.row) is for us austrian very good price to see top quality KHL, (EBEL of vienna capitals cost 16-25 but 2 quality levels lower
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at free laola1.tv most of slovan games are broadcasted, so no need for me to pay package with slovak SPORT1 or 2 to watch it.
2014 i also attended 7 NHL games (6 at florida panthers, 1 at tampa bay), but i must say, the level in the KHL games was better (in my "subjective not an hockey expert" opinion). not to compare the fans, in usa they come late, leave early if they loose, not really supporting team, but obvious florida is much different from rest of USA. also ticket price is extremly high - ok, you start for 30 $, but sit up at the sky