NHL players boost gate in Swedish league

[Mess]

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- Locked-out NHL stars helped the Swedish Elite League set an attendance record this season.

The league said Wednesday that 1.86 million people attended games this season, an 8.4 percent increase from the previous year.

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[dakota]

does mean some of the players will be looking for a pay raise next season?

 

[kdb209]

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- Locked-out NHL stars helped the Swedish Elite League set an attendance record this season.

The league said Wednesday that 1.86 million people attended games this season, an 8.4 percent increase from the previous year.

does mean some of the players will be looking for a pay raise next season?

So instead of getting 20% of their NHL salary, they can get a whopping 21.68% (an 8.4% raise).

Wait, but wouldn't that be evil linkage. No wait, upward inkage, sorry indexing, is always OK.

 

[Phanuthier*]

does mean some of the players will be looking for a pay raise next season?

Maybe they'll strike for more money?

 

[dakota]

Maybe they'll strike for more money?

they probably will demand more next season... heheh

 

[PecaFan]

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- Locked-out NHL stars helped the Swedish Elite League set an attendance record this season.

The league said Wednesday that 1.86 million people attended games this season, an 8.4 percent increase from the previous year.

That's it? 8.4%?

So the difference between the "best players in the world" and "no-name worthless scrubs" is negligible.

 

[thinkwild]

And so they are being correspondingly compensated.

 

[dakota]

And so they are being correspondingly compensated.

?

 

[BAdvocate]

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- Locked-out NHL stars helped the Swedish Elite League set an attendance record this season.

And in other breaking news, the NHL set an all-time low for attendance this season.

 

[guymez]

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- Locked-out NHL stars helped the Swedish Elite League set an attendance record this season.

The league said Wednesday that 1.86 million people attended games this season, an 8.4 percent increase from the previous year.

So ...how long before the former NHL players use this as leverage to insist they be partners with the league? I am sure the cries of injustice about the Swedish owners hiding revenue will be the next AP article.