Comments on: Report: NHLPA “has not received all the financial documentation” from owners

By: flyeredup202

flyeredup202 — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:15:16 +0000

If no season, what you think the chances of the flyers giving me my money back for the season tickets… or are they just going to keep billing my Credit Card and telling me its a credit for next season…. Should be fun……

By: hystoracle

hystoracle — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:59:19 +0000

The NFL also plays once a week for 17 weeks (16 game schedule). All games are covered by National broadcasting outlets (Fox, NBC, CBS, ESPN, etc.). It is very easy to sell that on a national basis and have those revenues split 32 ways. NHL plays 82 games the majority of which are covered by local/regional TV cable outlets (especially in the US). Different teams get different deals because of various factors, market, interest, traditional fanbase, etc. It make sit a lot harder to split that revenue because each team feels they have a right to all that money and don’t want to share it. In reality as a business, the NHL is more like the MLB and the NBA than the NFL. Comparison to the NFL is Apples and Oranges.
IMHO, NFL may rake in tons of dough and be fun to watch.. but Hockey is still the greatest sport in the world. Let’s get a deal done so we don’t have to miss any of it.

By: chazxcore

chazxcore — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 01:25:54 +0000

Completely different situations. More of the NHL is struggling than you think/know. The Flyers are one of the biggest teams in the NHL but only make a few million in profit each year but because they are owned by Comcast, their profits don’t really matter one way or another but the rest of the league isn’t so lucky.

NHL owners want more and more money from the players and for them to give up more and more to make that bottom line bigger. The NHL also wants more revenue sharing which works in the NHL because the NFL is a MONSTER. It will NEVER lose their fans or money based on a lockout. It may piss them off but they would be back and the money will roll in. The NHL has so much more to lose. They just started getting all the fans back and getting bigger. They could put the league back 7 years.

By: furkmyster

furkmyster — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 00:57:33 +0000

The only difference, is EVERY team in the NFL was making money, and the approach of the pre-season and actual lost revenue got them negotiating to get a deal done. In the NHL, that is not the case, there are money losing teams, teams that have no chance to make money, and a few teams that print money and cover most of the profits the league makes.

By: sippindasyzurp

sippindasyzurp — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 00:31:36 +0000

And so it begins…. I guess I will be watching a lot of NFL and NBA this fall and winter.

By: malkinrulez

malkinrulez — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 00:28:18 +0000

As Red in platoon said,”I gotta bad feeling about this one!”

By: dayno66

dayno66 — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 23:52:42 +0000

No way the season gets delayed. The NFL’s situation last summer was exactly the same. Both sides are making money in the NHL, and only a handful of teams are really struggling. Nobody is gonna be stubborn enough to delay the season and throw money away.

By: dougr42

dougr42 — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:33:22 +0000

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By: jmo711

jmo711 — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:30:44 +0000

Yes, although I’m looking for a positive end so the season can start on time!! Let’s keep our fingers crossed.

By: chazxcore

chazxcore — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:21:45 +0000

Anyone else feel that this is going to end badly?