2008/2009 Endorsements

[TorontoGM]

HFNHL Endorsements

These will be added to HFNHL team’s revenue in order to help provide extra income for rising salaries. There are four different types of endorsement deals teams can choose from. No team is obligated to enter into an endorsement deal, it is simply a way for each team to try and earn extra revenue. The deadline for submission of endorsements is Wednesday December 10, at 12:00 am EST. Please post a response with the team name and the endorsement(s) you would like to participate in.

1. Broadcast Deals: will allow each team the opportunity to make extra money by signing a T.V. deal with a major network. Extra revenue from this source will depend upon the quality of their respective club and the fans desire to watch them play.
2. Merchandise Deals: are run under a very simple principle. The better the team does, the more fans it attracts. The more fans a team attracts, the more merchandise a team will be able to sell.
3. Team Endorsements: are available to all clubs willing to gamble on the team’s upcoming season. They can be thought of as “Corporate Sponsorships†in which a company aligns itself with a team for exposure to the hockey public. Certain companies want to be associated with certain types of teams and some have different expectations (and revenues) than others.
4. Individual Endorsements: are essentially players endorsing specific products. The only difference between this and real life is the team gets the money not the player.
Teams are rewarded for their player’s individual accomplishments. Individual performances only apply to players and prospects that are with your team for the entire season.

Each team has the opportunity to enter into ONE Broadcast Deal, ONE Merchandise Deal, and any combination of TWO Team Endorsements or Individual Endorsements.

Commitment and Risk
To enter into an agreement you must make a commitment and pay the “Cost†fee before the start of the season. This money comes out of your team’s budget immediately. You may cancel your endorsement deal anytime BEFORE your 42nd regular season game is played, however you will only receive 50% of the “Cost†fee back. If you cancel an endorsement deal at any time during the season you CAN NOT sign the SAME deal again the following season. Please note any deals you participated in and canceled last season, as there will be a penalty assessed if you attempt to sign a deal your team is not eligible for.

So these deals are not without risks, as six teams last year actually lost money on their deals and it could happen again if GM’s don’t plan properly in anticipation of their team’s and players performances. The system is also designed so that the higher the risk, the higher the revenue.

Submissions & Payout
Each General Manager will be required to submit their Endorsement commitments before the regular season begins. At the end of the season, each General Manager who qualifies for any of their Endorsement Deals must submit a detailed account of which obligations were met, and the statistical proof of the achievement.


Broadcast Deals
Teams are allowed to apply for ONE of the following:

1. CBC “Hockey Night In Canada†Deal
Canadian Teams Only
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with an average attendance of 90% capacity.
Cost Fee: $2,000,000
Revenue: $5,000,000
Bonus: $500 000 (If team averages 95% capacity)
Teams:

2. OLN Deal
American Teams Only
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with an average attendance of 90% capacity.
Cost Fee: $2,000,000
Revenue: $5,000,000
Bonus: $500 000 (If team averages 95% capacity)
Teams:

3. TSN “Total Sports Network†Deal
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with an average attendance of 85% capacity.
Cost Fee: $1,500,000
Revenue: $3,500,000
Teams:

4. ABC Sports Deal
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with an average attendance of 80% capacity.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000
Teams:

5. Local Radio Network Deal
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with an average attendance of 75% capacity.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,000,000
Teams:

Merchandise Deals
Teams are allowed to apply for ONE of the following:

1. CCM
Criteria: Team must either finish first in their division or have 55 wins.
Cost Fee: $2,000,000
Revenue: $4,000,000
Teams:

2. KOHO
Criteria: Team must make the playoffs and have home ice advantage in 1st round.
Cost Fee: $2,000,000
Revenue: $4,000,000
Teams:

3. NIKE
American Teams Only
Criteria: Team must make the playoffs and win 1st round series.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000
Teams:

4. Bauer
Canadian Teams Only
Criteria: Team must make the playoffs and win 1st round series.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000
Teams:

5. Synergy
Criteria: Team must improve by 20 points or more from the previous regular season
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000
Bonus: $1,000,000 (30 points or more improvement)
Teams:

Team Endorsements
Teams are allowed to apply for any combination of TWO Team Endorsements or Individual Endorsements

1. Ford Motor Company
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with a .500 or better home record.
Cost Fee: $1,500,000
Revenue: $3,000,000
Teams:

2. GM Motor Company
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with a .500 or better road record.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $3,000,000
Teams:

3. Master Lock
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with a penalty kill percentage of 87% or top 5 penalty killing unit.
Cost Fee: $1,500,000
Revenue: $3,500,000
Teams:

4. Energizer Battery
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with a power play percentage of 16% or one of top 5 power play units.
Cost Fee: $1,500,000
Revenue: $3,500,000
Teams:

5. Pepsi Cola
American Teams Only
Criteria: Team must have a winning record against their conference.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,000,000
Teams:

6. Coca-Cola
Canadian Teams Only
Criteria: Team must have a winning record against their conference.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,000,000
Teams:

7. Prudential Financial
Criteria: Team must finish in the top 5 in the league in points/payroll. Rewards lower tier teams for the most efficient use of their budget. Payroll will include all game expenses for the year on a per game average (as calculated within the financial report)
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $3,000,000
Teams:

Individual Endorsements
Teams are allowed to apply for any combination of TWO Team Endorsements or Individual Endorsements

Budweiser Beer
American Teams Only
Criteria: Team must have a FORWARD who scores 40 or more goals in the regular season.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $3,000,000
Teams:

Molson Beer
Canadian Teams Only
Criteria: Team must have a FORWARD who scores 40 or more goals in the regular season.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $3,000,000
Teams:

Verizon
Criteria: Team must have a DEFENSEMAN who has 55 or more assists in the regular season.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000
Teams:

Nextel
Criteria: Team must have a DEFENSEMAN who scores 18 or more goals in the regular season
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000
Teams:

PowerAde
Player’s team CANNOT endorse Pepsi Cola Company
Criteria: Team must have a player 25 or younger who scores 25 or more goals in the regular season.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000
Teams:

Gatorade
Player’s team CANNOT endorse Coca-Cola Company
Criteria: Team must have a player 25 or younger who has 35 or more assists in the regular season.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000
Teams:

The Home Depot
Criteria: Team must have a GOALIE who has a goals against average of 2.20 or lower minimum 40 games played
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $3,000,000
Teams:

Tim Horton’s
Criteria: Team must have a GOALIE who has a save percentage of 91% or higher minimum 40 games played.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $3,000,000
Teams:

Southwest Airlines
Criteria: Team must have a player who scores 10 or more power play goals in the regular season.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,000,000
Teams:

Air Canada Airlines
Criteria: Team must have a player who scores 3 or more shorthanded goals in the regular season.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,000,000
Teams:

Mountain Due
Eligibility:
1/ the player must be 21 years or younger as of Sept 30th, 2008.
2/ the player must have played in less than 40 NHL games during their career
3/ the player must remain unsigned and on the team’s prospect list
Criteria: Must have a prospect who accomplishes one of the following:

FEL/SEL/SVK/KHL/SUI:
- Forward with 30 points or more.
- Defenseman with 20 points or more.
- Goalie that ranks top 3 in GAA or SV%
- Any player winning a major award or named to the all-star team or rookie all-start team.

CZE:
- Forward with 30 points or more.
- Defenseman with 15 points or more.
- Goalie that ranks top 3 in GAA or SV%
- Any player winning a major award or named to the all-star team or rookie all-start team.

AHL:
- Forward with more than 40 points in the AHL
- Defenceman with more than 30 points in the AHL
- Goalie who finishes in the top 5 in either GAA or SV %
- Any player winning rookie of the year, being selected for an all star team, or being selected for the all rookie team

CHL:
- Forward with more than 100 points or top 5 in league scoring.
- Defenceman with more than 60 points or top 5 in defenseman.
- Goalie who finishes in the top 3 in either GAA or SV %.
- Any player who wins one of the following awards: Most Outstanding Player, Defenseman of the Year, Goaltender of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Playoff MVP, or Overage Player of the Year

NCAA:
- Forward with more than 45 points or top 5 in scoring.
- Defenceman with more than 30 points or top 5 in defenseman scoring .
- Goalie who finishes in the top 10 in either GAA or SV %.
- Any player nominated for the Hobey Baker Award.

USHL:
- Any player who wins one of the following awards: Defenseman of the year, Goaltender of the Year, Forward of the Year, Rookie of the Year, or Player of the Year

WJC:
- Any player named to the all-tournament team or named the best forward/defenseman/goalie of the tournament.
- Any player winning the scoring title of their team.



Fee: $1 million
Revenue: $1 million per player qualified (limit of one award per individual player and to a maximum of $4 million)
* Top European League would only be the Swedish Elite League, Finnish Elite League, Russian Super League, Czech Elite League, Swiss Elite League or Slovakian Elite League
Teams:

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[chump06]

Question,

I have recently deleted a vast majority of all old emails (some dating back to 2002) and unfortunately most HFNHL related material went with it. As such I cannot quite recall what endorsements I pulled out of and are therefor unable to reapply for this year. I believe I signed on to TSN, KOHO,Master Lock, Tim Horton's.

Any help is appreciated, cheers...

Cohen

 

[kasper11]

Question,

I have recently deleted a vast majority of all old emails (some dating back to 2002) and unfortunately most HFNHL related material went with it. As such I cannot quite recall what endorsements I pulled out of and are therefor unable to reapply for this year. I believe I signed on to TSN, KOHO,Master Lock, Tim Horton's.

Any help is appreciated, cheers...

Cohen

Last year's endorsements are still posted as a sticky. You should have posted any cancellations in there.
http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=431785

 

[chump06]

Last year's endorsements are still posted as a sticky. You should have posted any cancellations in there.
http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=431785

Hmm, had a look but nobody posted their cancellations in that thread, perhaps it was done via direct email instead. Adil? Sorry for being so irritating its just that I want to sign up for Master lock but have a feeling that I cancelled it at the halfway mark and then went on to watch my PK regain form and actually achieve its target...

 

[Dryden]

you cancelled master lock

Ottawa Senators.... Koho + Master Lock Cancelled...

http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=516382

 

[chump06]

Ottawa Senators.... Koho + Master Lock Cancelled...

http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=516382

Ah, excellent! Thanks Dry...

In that case I would like to apply for the following:

ABC
Bauer
The Home Depot
Tim Horton's

Total Cost: $4m

 

[Dr.Sens(e)]

The St. Louis Blues commit to the following endorsement deals:

OLN (90% attendance) $2 million commit / $5 million payout
KOHO (home ice advantage in 1st round of playoffs) $2 million commit / $4 million payout
GM (road record of .500 or better) $1 million commit / $3 million payout
Mountaind Due (Prospect achievements) $1 million commit / $4 million payout

Total commitment of $6 million with a potential payout up to $16 million.

 

[The old geezer]

I have asked before and I will ask again ... can we PLEASE revisit the defenceman endorsements. I think aside from myself with Lidstrom only one other team has ever signed up for this in the history of this incentive since it's almost impossible to achieve.

Looking at Verizon no dman in the HFNHL last year could have won this endorsement. The highest assist count was 48 for Kaberle and you need 55 for the endorsement.

 

[Ohio Jones]

I'm inclined to agree with Drew, particularly given that our new ratings system seems to have significantly reduced the offensive ratings for defencemen across the board.

For the Mountain Dew (Due?) award, I'm assuming that "Russian Super League" should now be the KHL...

Columbus takes a gamble and applies for the following sponsorships, in the hopes that our finances can last long enough to actually collect on them.

Network Deal:
ABC (Cost: $1 million)

Individual Endorsement Deals:
Budweiser (Cost: $1 million)
Mountain Due (Cost: $1 million)

Total Cost: $3 million
Potential Reward: $9.5 million


... and may God have mercy on my soul.

 

[Tampa GM]

Tampa Bay signs up for

Mountain Due

Cost 1MUSD

Potential revenue 4MUSD

 

[Hossa]

Mountain Due
Eligibility:
1/ the player must be 21 years or younger as of Sept 30th, 2008.
2/ the player must have played in less than 40 NHL games during their career
3/ the player must remain unsigned and on the team’s prospect list
Criteria: Must have a prospect who accomplishes one of the following:

Can I ask for either a) an appeal or at least b) a justification, of this aspect of the criteria. I have 3 prospects (Zack Smith, Jason Demers and Jon Kalinski) who fit all the other eligibility considerations but that were signed as rookie free agents this summer.

I assume that part of the reasoning is we don't want teams signing players simply to collect 1M, but considering these criteria function on the idealistic assumption we sign up for these before the AHL season even begins, I'm not sure how that reasoning trumps everything else. Moreover, how many teams with our roster limits are going to sign a player to a 3 year rookie deal simply for that purpose? Those are 3 prospects I acquired fair and square and can't help but be a bit frustrated they are excluded from the most potentially lucrative endorsement.

 

[Dr.Sens(e)]

Can I ask for either a) an appeal or at least b) a justification, of this aspect of the criteria. I have 3 prospects (Zack Smith, Jason Demers and Jon Kalinski) who fit all the other eligibility considerations but that were signed as rookie free agents this summer.

I assume that part of the reasoning is we don't want teams signing players simply to collect 1M, but considering these criteria function on the idealistic assumption we sign up for these before the AHL season even begins, I'm not sure how that reasoning trumps everything else. Moreover, how many teams with our roster limits are going to sign a player to a 3 year rookie deal simply for that purpose? Those are 3 prospects I acquired fair and square and can't help but be a bit frustrated they are excluded from the most potentially lucrative endorsement.

One aspect of the rationale is if we start including SOME signed players, it becomes too difficult to monitor unless you include ALL signed players, so we keep it nice and simple and just leave it as prospects - not players who are on our pro roster or who can be brought up and down for use by the team when a roster player is needed (even if they are rated poorly this season).

As to it being unfair, you didn't give up draft picks to sign those free agents, they were all signed for free, so I'm not sure how your team is being treated unfairly. If you draft well, your prospects will hit milestones and you're make the money. Pretty simple. If you sign solid free agents, you still get the benefit of them later, just not for this endorsement. And it's not just you, as it impacts many if not most GM's.

We can revisit adjusting the rules next year, but let's do it then rather than holding things up.

 

[Fan.At]

thanks for doing the work for me, douglas
preds sign up for the exact same endorsements like division rivals blue jackets:

Network Deal:
ABC (Cost: $1 million)

Individual Endorsement Deals:
Budweiser (Cost: $1 million)
Mountain Due (Cost: $1 million)

Total Cost: $3 million
Potential Reward: $9.5 million

 

[Hossa]

One aspect of the rationale is if we start including SOME signed players, it becomes too difficult to monitor unless you include ALL signed players, so we keep it nice and simple and just leave it as prospects - not players who are on our pro roster or who can be brought up and down for use by the team when a roster player is needed (even if they are rated poorly this season).

As to it being unfair, you didn't give up draft picks to sign those free agents, they were all signed for free, so I'm not sure how your team is being treated unfairly. If you draft well, your prospects will hit milestones and you're make the money. Pretty simple. If you sign solid free agents, you still get the benefit of them later, just not for this endorsement. And it's not just you, as it impacts many if not most GM's.

We can revisit adjusting the rules next year, but let's do it then rather than holding things up.

To clarify, I wasn't trying to suggest I personally was being treated unfairly, because I am sure other teams are in the same situation. Rather I thought it seemed unfair logically for a player like Demers to be excluded, on what seemed like a technical difference between he and say Derek Joslin.

That being said, I was prepared to simply receive a justification and put the point out there so next year it can be evaluated and hopefully dealt with. I wasn't expecting or really proposing the rules be changed immediately.

 

[Ville Isopaa]

The Colorado Avalanche commit to the following endorsement deals:

ABC (85% attendance) $1,5 million commit / $3,5 million payout
KOHO (home ice advantage in 1st round of playoffs) $2 million commit / $4 million payout
GM (road record of .500 or better) $1 million commit / $3 million payout
Mountaind Dew (Prospect achievements) $1 million commit / $4 million payout

Total commitment of $5,5 million with a potential payout up to $14,5 million.

now, I only hope the sim will be kinder to me this year than last..

 

[PasiK]

Sharks picks up:

Local Radio Network Deal
--
NIKE
---
Master Lock
--
Air Canada Airlines

4.5mil total! And would be fun to see how all this goes down from the toilet

 

[Toronto_AGM_Adil]

I have asked before and I will ask again ... can we PLEASE revisit the defenceman endorsements. I think aside from myself with Lidstrom only one other team has ever signed up for this in the history of this incentive since it's almost impossible to achieve.

Looking at Verizon no dman in the HFNHL last year could have won this endorsement. The highest assist count was 48 for Kaberle and you need 55 for the endorsement.

I've always liked the idea of abolishing the point targets altogether and going with something like top 3 in assists for a defenceman in the season (top 5 might be too easy)... That way we wouldn't have to re-adjust these point targets every time.

 

[Ohio Jones]

Sharks picks up:

Local Radio Network Deal
--
NIKE
---
Pepsi Cola
Master Lock
--
The Home Depot
Air Canada Airlines

6.5mil total! And would be fun to see how all this goes down from the toilet

Sorry Pasi, read the rules again: you can only sign up for a TOTAL of 2 Team?Player endorsements. You've got to drop two.

 

[MatthewFlames]

Flames pray that they have enough money to sign up for a mere two endorsements and that they dont go broke during the season.

1)Tim Horton’s. Cost 1M. Revenue 3M.
2)Mountain Due. Cost 1M. Revenue 4M.

Cost: 2M
Potential Revenue: 7M

Thanks - M

 

[Brock]

Florida signs up for the following...

TSN “Total Sports Network†Deal
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with an average attendance of 85% capacity.
Cost Fee: $1,500,000
Revenue: $3,500,000

CCM
Criteria: Team must either finish first in their division or have 55 wins.
Cost Fee: $2,000,000
Revenue: $4,000,000

Gatorade
Player’s team CANNOT endorse Coca-Cola Company
Criteria: Team must have a player 25 or younger who has 35 or more assists in the regular season.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000

Mountain Dew
Fee: $1 million
Revenue: $1 million per player qualified (limit of one award per individual player and to a maximum of $4 million)

Total Fee: $5,500,000
Potential Payout: $14,000,000

 

[Default101]

Phoenix will only sign up for three this year!

Mountain Due (Prospect achievements) $1 million commit / $4 million payout
Gatorade (Player 25 or younger record 35 assists) $1 Million Commit / $2.5 Million Payout
Powerade (Player 25 or younger score 25 goals) $1 Million Commit / $2.5 Million Payout

$3 Million Paid / $9 Million Potential Payout.

 

[Wildman]

Islanders would like to add Mountain Dew endorsement

 

[kasper11]

Devils:

2. OLN Deal
American Teams Only
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with an average attendance of 90% capacity.
Cost Fee: $2,000,000
Revenue: $5,000,000
Bonus: $500 000 (If team averages 95% capacity)

2. KOHO
Criteria: Team must make the playoffs and have home ice advantage in 1st round.
Cost Fee: $2,000,000
Revenue: $4,000,000

Budweiser Beer
American Teams Only
Criteria: Team must have a FORWARD who scores 40 or more goals in the regular season.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $3,000,000

PowerAde
Player’s team CANNOT endorse Pepsi Cola Company
Criteria: Team must have a player 25 or younger who scores 25 or more goals in the regular season.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000

Total Cost: $6,000,000
Potential Payout: $15,000,000

 

[Hossa]

CBC “Hockey Night In Canada†Deal
Canadian Teams Only
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with an average attendance of 90% capacity.
Cost Fee: $2,000,000
Revenue: $5,000,000
Bonus: $500 000 (If team averages 95% capacity)

Bauer
Canadian Teams Only
Criteria: Team must make the playoffs and win 1st round series.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000

PowerAde
Player’s team CANNOT endorse Pepsi Cola Company
Criteria: Team must have a player 25 or younger who scores 25 or more goals in the regular season.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $2,500,000

GM Motor Company
Criteria: Team must finish the regular season with a .500 or better road record.
Cost Fee: $1,000,000
Revenue: $3,000,000

Total Cost: $5,000,000
Total Payout: $13,000,000

 

[PasiK]

Sharks endorsements corrected to the original post

1 from each category