NHL takes esports on ice with gaming tournament
The National Hockey League is making its first foray into the world of esports.The league is launching the 2018 NHL Gaming World Championship on Friday, a tournament that will crown a champion in June in Las Vegas. League officials and esports experts say it's a way to attract millennials to hockey and to find new ways to connect with current fans.In what NHL executive vice president and chief revenue officer Keith Wachtel acknowledges is a basic start to esports, the [...]
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