Which teams get the highest ratings when on tv, which teams make a decent profit. I was wondering if the nhl were to lose many of the teams it has which teams are strong enough to survive?
2007-02-28 08:04:42 · 13 answers · asked by trevor w 2 in Sports ➔ Hockey
Here is the link from forbes, The business of hockey
2007-02-28 14:35:01 · answer #1 · answered by Rockford 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only places where the NHL has a really strong fan base are the six Canadian cities (Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver) and Detroit. In New York, fans will only come out when the team is successful. Chicago, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are also in that boat, and since Chicago has not been successful on the ice for a number of years, the fans have dropped off. The only U.S. market that is really any good is Detroit, and that's probably got a lot to do with how close it is to the Canadian border. In Canada, Toronto and Vancouver did not achieve anything on the ice last year, but the fans still came out to the games. The best market is Toronto. They will sell out every game no matter how good or bad the team plays. So, these seven teams have the best markets: All six in Canada, and Detroit is the only team in the U.S. with a strong market.
2007-02-28 16:24:31 · answer #2 · answered by Me 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
According to Forbes, the most valuable team is the Leafs. Their value is $336 million. The Rangers are second at $306 million. The CBC shows all the Saturday Night Leaf games, which most likely get the highest rating. The Leafs also make a great profit because they always sell out home games and make sure that they put a team the will barely make the playoffs and reap the benefits. The Leafs will never die, too many people have false hopes (me included).
2007-02-28 19:53:12 · answer #3 · answered by JJ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
without a doubt, the six Canadian franchises get the highest ratings and make the most profits, since their fans are crazy about the sport. There are also a few good American markets, such as Detroit, Denver, Philly, NY, LA, Dallas, and Minnesota. Their ratings aren't as high as in Canada, but can sustain their franchises for the long haul.
As for teams that could move sometime in the near future, look no further than the Sunbelt. Anaheim, Phoenix, Florida, Nashville, and Atlanta do not deserve to have a team. Their poor fan bases lead me to believe that those teams will relocate or be eliminated sometime in the future...with Nashville going first.
2007-02-28 18:12:11 · answer #4 · answered by alwang92581 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think the Pens have a better market then some want to give them credit for. Even if the Arena isn't full you have to remember that almost every game is televised on Fox Sports Pittsburgh. It is a little different in a market where you won't get the game shown for sure. I'm not saying it is the greatest market, and not sure that they are making money, but saying give them a little more credit as to the fans supporting them. Also remember they are being run as a buisness now not as a team basically. Anyway yeah the Canadian teams and Detroit are really the strongest markets.
2007-02-28 16:43:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only NHL team that has made money consistently and has had good ratings for its hockey games over the last two decades is the Detroit Red Wings. Even when they were referred to as the "Dead Wings" they were still breaking even every year. Now, with the changes in the NHL rules and the salary cap, the playing field has changed, but the core teams like Detroit, Chicago, Montreal, and Toronto, as well as the eastern teams like Boston, Philadelphia, and both New York teams would endure even if other teams started dropping out. Colorado and New Jersey also have a solid fan base, so they'd probably be OK, as would the other Canadian teams. As for the rest, well...
2007-02-28 16:14:57 · answer #6 · answered by sarge927 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
By far, Canadians follow hockey much more than Americans. Most of the Canadian teams would survive, because their fans show up to the games (as opposed to some of the US teams). Ever see a Leafs- Habs game without a filled stadium? How about the passion of the Oilers and Habs fans who saw them play outdoors in frigid temps? If the US dollar and the Canadian dollar value were equal, it would better show the profitability of the Canadian teams.
Ratings-wise, CBC's Hockey Night in Canada is essentially keeping the CBC from going under (Bob Cole and Harry Neale are the best play-by-play announcers in sports, and Don Cherry's intermission commentary is priceless). The coverage on NBC has been less than stellar, and is poorly promoted. If they wanted to show a good game, show a Leafs- Habs or Oilers- Flames game. At least the fans are REALLY in to it.
2007-02-28 16:37:35 · answer #7 · answered by wedge5242548 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
All the Canadien teams, LA, DET, PHI, COL, SJ, NYR, there are some ok markets too, but Anahiem, Nashville, Pittssburg, Atlanta, Phoenix, and Florida would probably not survive.
2007-03-01 04:12:45 · answer #8 · answered by desperado59 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion the Carolina Hurricanes has one of the strongest markets.To go from not a pro hockey team with in 450 miles to having on and I tell you what Canes fans are rabid.
2007-02-28 19:45:37 · answer #9 · answered by bryanthegodtodd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably the canadian teams like vancouver, ottowa, montreal, calgary, toronto...after all canada is the first nation of hockey. You could also say that any of the Original 6 teams (chicago, NY rangers, boston, detroit and again montreal, toronto) would have pretty good markets.
2007-02-28 19:50:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the redwings all the canadian teams the penguins this year have an awsome outing selling out 98% of all homegames the rangers are have a good following philly usally does well but with there awful season this year isnt looking to good
2007-02-28 16:22:42 · answer #11 · answered by happyman82385 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋