alecfromtherock
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- Feb 2, 2004
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X8oD said:another one of those classic goodenow responses
"shadup, you dont know what you are talking about, Go blame Gary, we are"
If only Goodenow was a goalie, the other teams would have many scoring chances due to all of the DEFLECTION he does.
guymez said:Always enjoy Goodenows well reasoned responses.
So.... using Goodenows logic.... more than half of the NHLPA membership has no understanding of the actual issues because they haven't been present in the negotiations.
I guess that explains why so many of the players think there will be a better deal as time goes on.
Half is a overstatement of epic proportions for the number of players that are in the know-how of the labor dispute.
30 player reps + 1 president = 31/730 (0.042%)
Four-tenths of a percentage are directly involved in the process.
Russian Fan said:It's no more about population like it used to & even with a 1-side owner CBA won't change that.
Ask yourself this :
1- Do you have the support of over 100 companies willing to pay 100,000$ to 250,000$ for LUXURY BOXES ?
Hamilton ? don't think so
Winnipeg ? don't think so
Quebec ? nice city but don't so
2- Do you have the support of over 10,000 fans WILLING to pay 100$+ for the best tickets in town ?
Hamilton ? IF the AHL tickets is not a sold-out , how can you expect to get 10,000 fans @ 100$ piece ?
Winnipeg ? Same thing.
Québec ? When the Nordiques was there the best ticket was 45-50$ bucks ! Now they are around 100-150$ ! Sorry next !
3- Do you have the support of the town & the government to get a super ARENA ?
Hamilton & Quebec ? Sorry we're not in the U.S ! No one will give money & tax exemption for a hockey team with the perception that it's all for ''cry baby millionaires'' & ''multi-billionnaires owners''
Winnipeg got their new ARENA & I don't know how many LUXURY BOXES they have inside.
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I'm sorry but bottom line is that Nashville, Columbus, Atlanta got better markets today even if they have LESS ''DIE HARD'' fans today.
People need to give them TIME !!! St-Louis sure was not a ''HOCKEY MARKET'' in 1969 when they got their franchise. It's not 5-6 years of attendance that you can project if a market is suitable for hockey !
Since the average ticket price was $41.56 last season lets say that in HAM,WIN,QC it is $40 X 18,000(seats) X 41(games) = $29,520,000
With a salary cap between $25-$35 million all of those cities are fiscally viable for a NHL team.
$100 and $300 are ridiculous ticket prices in any market
Divide the seating into 5 cost areas for the above Canadian cities
low($20)
low-medium($30)
medium($40)
medium-high($50)
high($60)
100 luxury boxes @ $100,000 might not be possible, but 100 @ $25,000-$50,000 would.
Add concessions, advertising, TV contracts, merchandise... and you are looking at a net of $40-$50 million.
Winnipeg already has a new stadium so it should not be a problem.
Quebec City could have a new stadium built tomorrow with federal taxpayers dollars(they might even pay it back, no bets on that)
Hamilton could just get a US parent company(most of the US’s Canadian HQ’s are in Ontario) to build the new stadium for them.