Non-Profit Hockey

[Hasbro]

No not the New York Islanders.

I remember reading about the Kamloops Blazers being run as a nonprofit. Being able to take advantage of tax breaks they were able to operate better and donate money to youth leagues in the area.

Now strictly as a hypothetical (because I don't think it would happen in a million years), could an NHL team be run as a nonprofit? How much of a money difference would that make? And how much money could they potentialy generate?

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[Ogopogo*]

No not the New York Islanders.

I remember reading about the Kamloops Blazers being run as a nonprofit. Being able to take advantage of tax breaks they were able to operate better and donate money to youth leagues in the area.

Now strictly as a hypothetical (because I don't think it would happen in a million years), could an NHL team be run as a nonprofit? How much of a money difference would that make? And how much money could they potentialy generate?

Not sure how well that worked in Kamloops. One ex-employee of the Blazers embezzled a ton of money out of the team. I think they are still hurting from that.