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NHL Depends On Canadian Teams
Published 5/30/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
... Rick Westhead of the Toronto Star, A secret NHL report detailing the ticket revenues of its 30 teams reveals what Canadian hockey fans have long suspected and offers a compelling case for putting more teams north of the border. The six Canadian teams account for 31 per cent of the $1.1 billion (U.S.) in league ticket revenue, and have gone through league-leading double-digit increases over last season, according to the internal NHL report. continued

Canadiens second in ticket revenue
Published 5/30/2008 by Mike Boone at Habs Inside/Out
... The Toronto Star has obtained a copy of an internal NHL report that shows Canadiens second in the league in per-game ticket revenue. ...

Self-important Canadian fans given fuel for more self-importance
Published 5/30/2008 at Puck Daddy
... of da border." Well, according to ace sports business reporter Rick Westhead of The Toronto Star, it turns out some occasional egomania from Canadian hockey fans is completely warranted. Citing "a secret NHL report detailing the ticket revenues of its 30 teams," Westhead reveals that the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks account for "31 per cent of the $1.1 billion (U.S.) in league ticket revenue": ...

Canadian teams make money for the NHL
Published 5/30/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Richard Pollock) at IllegalCurve.com
From Rick Westhead of the Toronto Star: "A secret NHL report detailing the ticket revenues of its 30 teams reveals what Canadian hockey fans have long suspected and offers a compelling case for putting more teams north of the border." Here is the entire article from this morning's Toronto Star. The article basically calls for expansion or relocation of a NHL team to Canada. I, for one, am completely in favor of such a proposition. Canadians ...

Canadian NHL teams mean money
Published 5/30/2008 by tommytrump at SportsFilter
The six Canadian teams account for 31 per cent of the $1.1 billion (U.S.) in league ticket revenue, and have gone through league-leading double-digit increases over last season, according to the internal NHL report. Read Story.

Small Wonder
Published 5/30/2008 by Tom at Tom Benjamin's NHL Weblog
... May 30, 2008 Small Wonder The Toronto Star has obtained a leaked report of team by team ticket revenue. I don't think there is anything surprising in the data. Revenue disparities - the league's biggest problem - continue to grow. To me, the key paragraphs: The increase in the value of the Canadian dollar may be responsible for as much as half of the league's revenue gains since the NHL went through the lockout of 2004-05, say several sources familiar with NHL finances. "If you take out the Canadian teams, which have done so well since the lockout largely because of the ...

Shake Your Moneymaker - Canadian Teams Make the Cash
Published 5/31/2008 by Bubba at Canes Country
... There has been a lot of talk around the hockey blogosphere recently about this article put out by Toronto Star reporter, Rick Westhead, who somehow got his hands on a top secret NHL report which shows how much ticket revenue each team earned. If you believe this report, the 6 teams based in Canada bring in over 30% of the ticket revenue for the league. ...

Looking Forward While Looking Back
Published 5/31/2008 by Scotty Hockey (noreply@blogger.com) at Scotty Hockey
... If only he had made that promise not to let any teams fail out of markets back during the last labour problems, we may still be able to enjoy the Jets. And, if the numbers mentioned in this article are true, the league would be in a far better spot financially had they kept the former WHA team around. ...

THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY HAVE AND HAVE-NOTS
Published 5/31/2008 at HockeyBuzz.com: Daniel Tolensky
I don't know how Rick Westhead does it, but he always seems to get his hands on those secret reports. And for that reason he's the best in the business at writing about the business. Here's his latest, Canadian NHL Teams Mean Money . I'll get into these numbers and others that I've compiled over the course of the season this summer but I wanted to get an opening thought up. The stat that is most frequently discussed coming out of Westhead's report is that the six Canadian teams generate over 31% of total regular season gate revenues but I like this one much better: Gate ...

Canadian NHL Revenues
Published 6/1/2008 by Alanah at KK Hockey
... Note: McLean’s questions were motivated by this article from Rick Westhead in last Thursday’s Toronto Star. There’s also an ...

Sunday Roundup:
Published 6/1/2008 by Cousins of Ron Mexico at The Big Lead
... always have Dancing with the Stars. (The Phinsider) You know Kimbo Slice has made it big time when… (Give me a second)… Brett Rogers calls him out. He’s so legit! (FanHouse) Kendra Wilkinson on the Lakers’ bandwagon. (on 205th) Headline says it all: “Police hunt for robbers wearing thongs as masks.” (WRAL.com) The Canadian NHL teams bring home the bacon - and that’s sexy. (TheStar.com) Spelling is a sport. (Gallo at ...

Coyotes Lose $30 Million: Will They Stay in Phoenix?
Published 6/3/2008 by Richard Nickerson at Coyote Corner
... It has been a rough week for the Phoenix Coyotes. First comes news that they lose the rights to 2004 first round pick Blake Wheeler and now we find out the club lost $30 million during the 2007-08 season.  The Toronto Star uncovered a “secret document” that revealed the gate receipts of the 30 NHL franchises and surprise, the Coyotes came in dead-last with a projected operating loss of $30 million.  With no major TV contract in place and the accompanying big-money that leagues like the NFL enjoy, NHL teams rely heavily on sales of game tickets to ...

A note to Mr. Bettman
Published 6/5/2008 by dave in Rocha at BfloBlog.com
... of the past week, three little tidbits of hockey news have risen above the hubub of the Finals. The first was this: A new lawsuit accuses San Jose investor William “Boots” Del Biaggio III of scamming a New York bank out of a $10 million loan so he could buy an interest in the Nashville Predators hockey team. Hmm, so it seems like the new Nashville ownership group isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Then there was this: The six Canadian teams account for 31 per cent of the $1.1 billion (U.S.) ...

Get your hands off my hockey team
Published 6/10/2008 by Vince Marotta at AZ Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports - Blogs - Podcasts - Forums
... Last month, the Toronto Sun published a report that indicated several American NHL teams, including your Phoenix Coyotes, are experiencing financial difficulties, and teams from Canada are flourishing. ...