MAROONSRoad
f/k/a Ghost
It looks like the Globe & Mail has obtained a copy of the leaked NHL data which the National Post initially reported on early this year.
The information underlines what I wrote before about how pointless it is to debate the NHL's "announced attendance" figures, which don't tell us (i) how much the average ticket sold for, (ii) how many tickets were given away for free and (iii) perhaps most importantly -- given that they are the official attendance figures! -- how many people actually attended the games.
Here are some interesting points from the Globe & Mail Article:
-- the Thrashers gave away an average of 2,827 tickets a game in their first 25 home games.
-- the Panthers gave away an average of 2,806 freebies a game, down from the 4,155 freebies they averaged last season, which was the most in the league.
-- League documentation shows that the Thrashers' net gate receipts, after taxes, were an average of $487,890 a game for the first 25 games (this includes Luxury Suite revenue allocated to hockey). That would mean that the total gate for the Thrashers over a 41 game regular season would be around USD 20.5 million. Assuming improved gate over the final 16 games would move that figure up. However, what is most interesting to me: the Thrashers at $487,890 were 26th best in the NHL, meaning 4 teams had worse gate receipts.
-- by comparison, Toronto Maple Leafs average $1.514 million per game in gate receipts, tops in the league
See details here:
http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070329.wsptshoalts29/GSStory/GlobeSports
According to an earlier report from the National Post, leaked NHL financial information showed:
"With the best team in the NHL to date, gate receipts in Nashville were up 28% on Dec. 31, at just shy of $525,000 per game. That still left the Predators in 23rd spot overall, with nightly gate receipts that are less than half of four Canadian teams, and not equal to 60% of the ticket revenues the Calgary Flames and Ottawa Senators reap on a per-game basis."
This means that at least 7 NHL teams averaged $525,000 or less per game. Over a 41 home game regular season, that's a little over $21.5 million or less that 7 teams achieved in gate receipts.
It also follows from the National Post article that the Oilers averaged over $1,050,000 per game by way of comparison. Over a 41 home game regular season, that's a little over $43 million in gate receipts.
See details here:
http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/...b30cc-5abb-4a6f-ac91-1994f0bab068&k=85806&p=1
Interesting stuff!
GHOST
[EDIT: I overlooked the Chart that accompanied the Globe & Mail article. Thanks to Fugu for having a sharp eye! Data for all of the NHL teams (paid attendance, free tickets, average ticket price, average gate receipts per game, etc., is contained in two charts in a .pdf file which can be found at this link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/v5/content/pdf/NHLweb.pdf]]
The information underlines what I wrote before about how pointless it is to debate the NHL's "announced attendance" figures, which don't tell us (i) how much the average ticket sold for, (ii) how many tickets were given away for free and (iii) perhaps most importantly -- given that they are the official attendance figures! -- how many people actually attended the games.
Here are some interesting points from the Globe & Mail Article:
-- the Thrashers gave away an average of 2,827 tickets a game in their first 25 home games.
-- the Panthers gave away an average of 2,806 freebies a game, down from the 4,155 freebies they averaged last season, which was the most in the league.
-- League documentation shows that the Thrashers' net gate receipts, after taxes, were an average of $487,890 a game for the first 25 games (this includes Luxury Suite revenue allocated to hockey). That would mean that the total gate for the Thrashers over a 41 game regular season would be around USD 20.5 million. Assuming improved gate over the final 16 games would move that figure up. However, what is most interesting to me: the Thrashers at $487,890 were 26th best in the NHL, meaning 4 teams had worse gate receipts.
-- by comparison, Toronto Maple Leafs average $1.514 million per game in gate receipts, tops in the league
See details here:
http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070329.wsptshoalts29/GSStory/GlobeSports
According to an earlier report from the National Post, leaked NHL financial information showed:
"With the best team in the NHL to date, gate receipts in Nashville were up 28% on Dec. 31, at just shy of $525,000 per game. That still left the Predators in 23rd spot overall, with nightly gate receipts that are less than half of four Canadian teams, and not equal to 60% of the ticket revenues the Calgary Flames and Ottawa Senators reap on a per-game basis."
This means that at least 7 NHL teams averaged $525,000 or less per game. Over a 41 home game regular season, that's a little over $21.5 million or less that 7 teams achieved in gate receipts.
It also follows from the National Post article that the Oilers averaged over $1,050,000 per game by way of comparison. Over a 41 home game regular season, that's a little over $43 million in gate receipts.
See details here:
http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/...b30cc-5abb-4a6f-ac91-1994f0bab068&k=85806&p=1
Interesting stuff!
GHOST
[EDIT: I overlooked the Chart that accompanied the Globe & Mail article. Thanks to Fugu for having a sharp eye! Data for all of the NHL teams (paid attendance, free tickets, average ticket price, average gate receipts per game, etc., is contained in two charts in a .pdf file which can be found at this link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/v5/content/pdf/NHLweb.pdf]]
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