I wouldn't call this a complete disaster. Clearly there were problems, but nothing that can't be fixed long term. I agree the price of the ticket was without a doubt ridiculous. For something like this ticket pricing should have been priced to cover minimal cost only.  The game should have been played in a Northern climate. The real benefit of this is introducing Canadian culture into China, a nation which really has only been opened to Western contact for a short period. China is a major player in international affairs and cares little about Canada, except for its capacity to educate its University students. Since the Americans are slowly voluntarily cutting off all civil relations with almost every other nation of the world except Russia and whatever corrupt dictatorship the White House has fallen in love with, the Canadian government should be taking every opportunity to promote itself to fill the vacuum.  What better way than hockey. Remember Ping Pong?