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Post by renegade204 on Mar 18, 2006 3:25:49 GMT -5
what do u think honestly
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Post by joelzillmanwpg on Mar 18, 2006 15:23:28 GMT -5
10%
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Post by DEATHBYPOPCORN1990 on Apr 12, 2006 0:24:44 GMT -5
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Post by ratzy on Apr 12, 2006 22:57:44 GMT -5
I'd say 5% or less....but that wasn't an option. I still predict Florida or Carolina as most likely.
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Post by DEATHBYPOPCORN1990 on Apr 13, 2006 1:10:53 GMT -5
Take a Closer look 1-----> % <----- now do you still feel the sameway about it! It just gives me chills thinking about it.
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Post by renegade204 on Apr 13, 2006 15:10:12 GMT -5
oh, i didnt mean that i thought 1% if thats what your thinking, the title has to have at least 1 letter or 1 number so i just put 1, sorry for the confusion
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Post by renegade204 on Apr 13, 2006 15:10:32 GMT -5
my vote was for 25%
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Post by DEATHBYPOPCORN1990 on Apr 13, 2006 16:25:21 GMT -5
even 25% is still very troubling
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Post by KillerBrew on Apr 17, 2006 0:47:03 GMT -5
I don't like our chances getting Pitts, but I do like our chances at other teams like Florida and Carolina ect. when they go up for sale. It's gonna happen, just a matter of time.
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Post by renegade204 on Apr 17, 2006 17:42:04 GMT -5
would a team like carolina be priced higher than a team from florida?
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Post by crazycanuck on Apr 17, 2006 22:17:12 GMT -5
Other - 0%
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Post by KillerBrew on Apr 18, 2006 1:49:32 GMT -5
would a team like carolina be priced higher than a team from florida? I got this from espn.go.com/sportsbusiness/s/forbes.htmlDucks were sold from Disney to some local philanthropist for somewhere in the range of $55-$65 mill. U.S.D. just for the team. He already owns the arena in Anaheim. Tampa, Florida, Carolina are just separated by a few million and Nashville is also quite close in value. Obviously, these teams won't sell for those values if you take for example Anaheim sold for only half the amount the number Forbes put out. So to answer the question, as you can see their value is pretty similar. This is how I see it going down... 4 serious contenders. Winnipeg, Houston, Kansas City, and Hartford. 3-4, maybe even 5 teams go up for sale because they are losing money and their market can't support due to lack of interest or whatever. Those teams will be bought and moved. The first couple will go for over $110 million. This is likely to happen because Houston and Kansas City will want to get their hands on a franchise right away and would be willing to pay alot for it because they can with the deep pockets they have. We will be non-existent in this because we do not have large enough pockets to be able to compete with them. The next few teams that go up for sale I see being bought by Hartford and Winnipeg, could go either way who gets the first between us, at a price less than $110 million...maybe even less than $100 million. Pittsburgh, Carolina, Florida, Tampa, Nashville, maybe even Washington and Long Island will pack up and leave. It may take 2 years or it may take 4 years, it doesn't matter because it will eventually happen. We just have to be patient and then we will reap the benefits.
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Post by gillies24 on Apr 19, 2006 9:09:18 GMT -5
You know we'd HAVE to sell out the MTS Centre EVERY night and even then i really dunno if that is enough...15,015 is capacity. Most NHL rinks hold at least 17,000 seats but we know some cities mentioned above don't do that!! It would be cool if this did happen but i'm very skeptical.
BTW as long as Gary Bettman is still the commish. it won't happen.
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Post by DEATHBYPOPCORN1990 on Apr 19, 2006 17:15:19 GMT -5
BTW as long as Gary Bettman is still the commish. it won't happen. You know, you might be on too something!
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Post by renegade204 on Apr 19, 2006 21:13:50 GMT -5
NHL sets records for total, average attendance
NEW YORK -- National Hockey League fans returned in record numbers in the 2005-06 regular season. A total of 20,854,169 and per-game average of 16,955 attended the 1,230 games, 2.4% ahead of the 2003-04 figures (20,356,199 and 16,550) and 1.2% ahead of the previous record season of 2001-02 (20,614,613 and 16,760). In all, NHL teams played to 91.7% of capacity.
"We can't thank our fans enough for the record support they showed," Commissioner Gary Bettman said. "For all our Clubs, a terrific season was made even better by the enthusiasm and encouragement our fans displayed night after night. We are deeply appreciative."
By attracting sellout crowds of 21,273 to the Bell Centre for each of their 41 home games, the Montreal Canadiens established a League single-season, single-team attendance record of 872,193. The Canadiens eclipsed the previous mark of 861,072, or 21,002 per game, which they set in 1996-97.
The Canadiens, Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks played to 98% of capacity or better over the full season.
The Avalanche sold out each game at 18,007-capacity Pepsi Center, extending the NHL's longest current sellout streak to 480 games, including playoffs. The streak began in November, 1995, during the team's inaugural season in Denver.
Twenty-four of the 30 NHL clubs finished even with or ahead of their 2003-04 performance. The top gainers were the Pittsburgh Penguins (+33%), Carolina Hurricanes (+27%), Calgary Flames (+16%), Tampa Bay Lightning (+15%), Nashville Predators (+10%), Buffalo Sabres (+10%), Ottawa Senators (+10%), Boston Bruins (+7%) and San Jose Sharks (+6%).
if they do find a way to expand the suites and add more regular seating (which isnt that unreasonable) we could almost match the average attendance, we could alot better than the Isles!
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Post by renegade204 on Apr 19, 2006 21:15:09 GMT -5
and just think of how low that number would be without
The Canadiens, Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs and Vancouver Canucks played to 98% of capacity or better over the full season.
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Post by ~Jiffy~ on May 10, 2006 14:10:32 GMT -5
YEPPERS... 25% too...
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