NHL + Winnipeg ? Dream or Can it Work?

umcrouc0 wrote:Individual tickets are only one form of revenue for a team. There are individual tickets, corporate boxes, concession, merchandise, TV revenue, etc. But player salary is also only one part of the cost of running a team. There are players, coaching staff, support staff, travel costs, agreements with the arena, etc. Would take a bit of work to figure out the true monthly or annual cost of running a team and how much they would need to bring in per year in the current system. But I think it's possible for us to support one. At least better than a lot of teams in the South. They are practically giving away tickets. Even teams like Washington have crazy specials to fill up the arena. It's amazing how cheap a lot of the tickets are.

Outsider wrote:But do we have people in Winnipeg who are prepared to put their own cash on the line for the honor of owning a team (Without their potential losses being covered by the governments ie: the taxpayers ???)

EdWin wrote:

Outsider wrote:But do we have people in Winnipeg who are prepared to put their own cash on the line for the honor of owning a team (Without their potential losses being covered by the governments ie: the taxpayers ???)

If there are no willing Winnipeggers wanted to invest in an NHL team, there will likely be out of town investors willing to place a team here. People (non-Winnipeggers) are showing interest in relocating teams like Phoenix and Nashville to Canadian cities such as Winnipeg. It doesn't bother me to have someone from out of Province invest in Winnipeg, it's still a positive step in the right direction.

EdWin wrote:

Outsider wrote:But do we have people in Winnipeg who are prepared to put their own cash on the line for the honor of owning a team (Without their potential losses being covered by the governments ie: the taxpayers ???)

If there are no willing Winnipeggers wanted to invest in an NHL team, there will likely be out of town investors willing to place a team here. People (non-Winnipeggers) are showing interest in relocating teams like Phoenix and Nashville to Canadian cities such as Winnipeg. It doesn't bother me to have someone from out of Province invest in Winnipeg, it's still a positive step in the right direction.