[MPJackal]

Umm, because hockey is so much faster and exciting than soccer. Oh, and hockey has put an end (for the most part) of player taking dives that makes soccer unwatchable. IMHO.

[fuzzylogic]

I love hockey but disagree. Soccer looks slower because the field is huge. You should watch some English soccer. It is fast paced, tough and without the flopping - red cards for dives. Soccer players also run ~10,000m each game.