Just a matter of time
 | Sports business analyst says NHL's return to Winnipeg is a 'no-brainer' With the new CBA bringing both revenue sharing and a salary cap into view, a new arena in downtown Winnipeg that can derive much more revenue than the past Winnipeg arena, Mark Chipman has crunched the numbers. While he won't guarantee anything, he also won't rule anything out, as it pertains to the NHL returning to Winnipeg. Paul Friesen, Winnipeg Sun October 05, 2005 (Link not available to source) |
Complementary Tickets and Total Gate Revenues (2006-2007)
 | The Globe and Mail found a leaked NHL document from the 06/07 season showing how many freebie tickets were counted in “announced” attendances across the league. It also displayed the total gate receipt dollars brought in on a per game basis for each team. Average ticket price was then calculated. Mike Faille, The Globe & Mail January 01, 2007 (Link not available to source) |
CBC: Ron MacLean and Gary Bettman, All Star Game, Part 1
 | Gary Bettman responds to Ron MacLean’s questions at the 2007 All Star Game in Dallas, Texas. The NHL Commissioner does think that Winnipeg can support the NHL again with the new CBA. CBC, Hockey Night in Canada January 26, 2007 (Link not available to source) |
CKY News: Nashville Up For Sale
| | CKY News Winnipeg: Local Winnipeg news broadcast regarding the possible relocation of the Nashville Predators. The story includes some of the key financials of the team. CTV Winnipeg January 26, 2007 (Link not available to source) |
CBC: HNIC Hotstove
| | A week following Mr. Bettman’s supportive comments about Winnipeg, the group of reporters speak about some NHL governors support for it, a potential local ownership group has already reviewed two NHL teams books and concluded that the NHL would work in Winnipeg with the current MTS Centre at 15,003 seating capacity. CBC, Hockey Night in Canada: Hotstove January 28, 2007 (Link not available to source) |
Tories fan NHL flames
| | Both provincial parties that have governed Manitoba in the years after the Jets left, have stepped forward during the last provincial election to announce their support of the NHL’s return to Manitoba. Premier Doer of the NDP released an announcement just prior to Conservative Leader Hugh McFadyen’s press conference at the MTS Centre with former Jet Thomas Steen at his side. Many options are available beyond direct provincial treasury involvement say both leaders. Julie Horbal, WinnipegFirst.ca May 07, 2007 Source |
Mike Beauregard reports; Peter Mansbridge with Mark Chipman
| | Mike Beauregard reports from Winnipeg focusing on the state of pro hockey, past, present and future. Following Mike’s report is a live, candid discussion between CBC television newsanchor Peter Mansbridge and Mark Chipman, governor of the Manitoba Moose hockey club, regarding the various aspects of the return of the NHL to Winnipeg. CBC Newsworld February 06, 2008 (Link not available to source) |
31% of NHL ticket revenue from Canadian teams
| | The Canadian Press examines the NHL’s gate receipts by game and by team and finds that Canadian teams proved to be among the most financially sound. These numbers allow Manitoba Mythbusters to compare how a potential Winnipeg team’s ticket prices at the MTS Centre and related gate revenues would show against the existing 30 teams. NHLPA Executive Director Paul Kelly cites the document and says that this highlights the need for more teams in Canada instead of the U.S. The Canadian Press May 30, 2008 Source |
Canadian NHL teams mean money
| | Canada's six clubs are responsible for bringing in almost one-third of NHL's entire ticket revenue Rick Westhead at the Toronto Star breaks a story from a leaked NHL attendance and gate revenue report. Former Vancouver Canucks owner Arthur Griffiths said that the report makes the case for another Canadian team “whether it's Hamilton, Winnipeg or Quebec City”. Paul Kelly, head of the NHLPA, said "I think it would be a huge error not to relocate one of the existing franchises to Hamilton or Winnipeg." The numbers show that 8 US clubs brought in less than half that of Edmonton or Ottawa. Rick Westhead, Sports Business Columnist, TheStar.com May 30, 2008 Source |
Total Gate Revenues (2007-2008)
| | The leaked NHL attendance and gate revenue report as reported by the Toronto Star. The numbers show that 8 US clubs brought in less than half that of Edmonton or Ottawa. Six of the top 7 clubs by gate revenue were Canadian with only the New York Rangers coming in at fifth position. NHL Source, Toronto Star May 30, 2008 (Link not available to source) |
CJOB 680 AM Radio: Richard Cloutier with Mark Chipman
 | CJOB Radio: Richard Cloutier talks corporate support in Winnipeg with Mark Chipman. Mark calls Gretzky's comments about Winnipeg not having that corporate base "folklore" and that Gretzky "very well may be" wrong. Mark also says how much stronger the corporate community has become since 1996 and that a team would not come here without proper validation on a high degree of certainty. The committments for season tickets and corporate-base revenues streams would need to be demonstrated before an ownership group could move ahead and purchase a team. Those committments could not be for just for 1 or 2 years. Mark Chipman believes that with his group owning the arena and all its revenue streams, that they would love to become owners of an NHL team in almost any way conceivable. As an illustration of the robust economy, Mark Chipman says that currently, there is a waiting list of over 50 companies for the MTS Centre. Mark also presents the Manitoban economy as one of the most stable that can be pointed to. Richard Cloutier with Mark Chipman, CJOB 680 AM Radio September 24, 2008 (Link not available to source) |
Prime Time Sports with Doug McLean
| | The Fan 590: Informative discussion with former Columbus Blue Jackets executive Doug MacLean. Knowing the financials of a mid market team like Columbus, Doug compares it to Tampa, the team he and his ownership group were to buy. He illustrates the tightening credit during the negotiations at the time he stepped aside from the group. He would be nervous being part of Tampa now and says that walking away might have been the most positive break he could have expected. Doug describes the trouble in Columbus selling a 5 or 10 year luxury suite deal at $100,000 a year. Doug thinks that $85 to $90 million in revenues in order to support an NHL team; noting many teams are not reaching that. Doug confirms that 15 to 18 NHL teams make money right now. Bob McCown explains that the NHL may be the most exposed of all major leagues with a significant number of teams hanging in the balance. Doug says that your ticket revenues should match player payroll costs in order to have a chance to break even in Columbus. The rest of your revenues offset the cost of running the team, which roughly $28 to $29 million. All numbers before revenue sharing. The Fan 590 September 30, 2008 (Link not available to source) |
$1.6 billion? Really?
| | This story illustrates the revenue streams for the Maple Leafs. "The club reaped $78-million US in ticket revenue alone last season. That covered the two largest expenses — player salaries ($50.7-million US) and revenue-sharing ($12-million US) — with $15-million US to spare. The club generated another $35-million US from television, radio and merchandise sales, plus undetermined millions from concessions and luxury suites. While matching those numbers in Manitoba would obviously be impossible, it does the league high marks for all of these items. David Shoalts, Globe and Mail November 01, 2008 Source |
NHL appears equipped to deal with economic turmoil
| | Can the National Hockey League's economic boom survive the recent economic crash? Edmonton Journal, canada.com November 04, 2008 Source |
MTS Centre draws record crowd
| | Sun Media, winnipegsun.com February 17, 2009 Source |
