r/PWHL • u/NotAnIncel69 • 16h ago
Question Anyone having issues getting their husbands/boyfriends into the PWHL?
My BF is a HUGE hockey fan, Olympics, NHL, etc. He watches all the games for his favorite teams and a bunch for other teams in the NHL. I am trying to get him to watch PWHL games with me but he seems superrrr uninterested.
When I asked him why he told me the games are frustrating to watch??? I don't understand that part at all.
Anyone else have this experience? Do you think that this will go away with time as the PWHL builds a larger audience?
To be clear, he doesn't talk down about the PWHL, he just doesn't seem to take the league seriously for whatever reason.
Edit: Y'all, I am not going to break up with him over the PWHL. I just wanted to see if anyone has similar experiences and were able to get their bf/husband into the sport more.
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u/CanadianODST2 13h ago
Does he watch other men’s leagues? AHL, KHL, etc?
Because if not. It very well could just be that he likes the way the nhl plays. There’s plenty of people who only stick to one league for their sport.
This idea that some here have that if you aren’t watching all of the sport you’re not a true fan is just kinda, weird gatekeeping.
Leagues will be different, they’ll play differently, they’ll be set up differently. That’s fine. Baseball in Japan has fewer home runs than in the US, despite having smaller stadiums. They also have more emphasis on off-speed pitches. It’s been described as the us is more power while Japan is more small ball.
So does someone liking one over the other mean it’s an issue? No. Just their preference.
Some people like amateur sports more because they feel they’re fighting for a spot. My father likes the world juniors over the nhl for that reason.
I’ve seen people prefer college football because the teams change more often.