jratelle19
Registered User
We don't know if this CBA will guarantee profits for owners, we only know that it will guarantee salary costs. How they choose to run and market their team will be the ultimate factor in whether they finish in the red or in the black. That said, since we all know that the ticket price thing wouldn't even be considered by most owners, especially those who are selling out their arenas, here's what I would like to see, mostly in "non-traditional" hockey markets, IF they turn a decent profit:
Take a decent portion of these revenues and invest it into youth hockey programs in the area your team represents. I know that a lot of NHL teams do stuff like that already, but it is not enough. What teams like Nashville, Carolina, Florida, Phoenix, etc should do is invest heavily into it in order to build up future generations of diehard hockey fans who, and get this, KNOW AND LOVE THE GAME!!! Have players from the team make appearances at practices and host mini-clinics for these kids. Have the team hold fundraisers with major companies in the area to help subsidize these programs. Try to get city and perhaps state government involved as well. All of us who have played know the cost of equipment and rink fees. I was always against the idea of expanding or relocating into these markets, but what's done is done. They may as well make the best of it, and IF this CBA can help teams in these markets turn some decent profits down the road, I feel that a large investment into youth hockey programs would be a prudent choice that could pay off for years to come.
Take a decent portion of these revenues and invest it into youth hockey programs in the area your team represents. I know that a lot of NHL teams do stuff like that already, but it is not enough. What teams like Nashville, Carolina, Florida, Phoenix, etc should do is invest heavily into it in order to build up future generations of diehard hockey fans who, and get this, KNOW AND LOVE THE GAME!!! Have players from the team make appearances at practices and host mini-clinics for these kids. Have the team hold fundraisers with major companies in the area to help subsidize these programs. Try to get city and perhaps state government involved as well. All of us who have played know the cost of equipment and rink fees. I was always against the idea of expanding or relocating into these markets, but what's done is done. They may as well make the best of it, and IF this CBA can help teams in these markets turn some decent profits down the road, I feel that a large investment into youth hockey programs would be a prudent choice that could pay off for years to come.
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