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by Paul on 09/03/10 at 05:12 PM ET
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from Dave Perkins of the Toronto Star,

Kasperski, a guy with a computer background who also is the rugby coach at St. Mike’s, is floating the idea of Internet-based mass ownership of a junior hockey team. Owners could come from anywhere, but once they buy in, they would be entitled to vote on key decisions such as personnel, budgets, ticket prices, sponsors, suppliers, even sweater design.

“If one man with lots and lots of money can own a team, why couldn’t lots and lots of people, each with a little money, own a team, too?” he wonders in his proposal, adding, “the wisdom of the crowd says that a big bunch of people are very often smarter than a small group.

“It’s the ultimate rotisserie league. You would get to make real decisions about real people using real money,” said Kasperski, who has pitched his idea to, among others, Hockey Canada, which is asking for more information, and to the fledgling women’s pro league, which certainly should be interested. He also took it to the CBC, suggesting a launch could somehow tie in with its annual national Hockey Day. The broadcaster said he should come back with a sponsor and he’s working on that part.

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Already been done in soccer: http://www.myfootballclub.co.uk/

Posted by dzuunmod on 09/03/10 at 05:35 PM ET

“It’s the ultimate rotisserie league. You would get to make real decisions about real people using real money,”

.. for a junior hockey team.

Yeah, have fun with that.  All those CanHL root players will have fun with that.  All 5 of them in the one league.

You can’t compare the two, you just can’t.  Not saying it’s a bad idea to try, but this guy doesn’t exactly sound like the smartest guy at the draft, if you know what I mean.  This is NOT how you sell this idea.  The “owners” aren’t goign to be making coaching decisions (who sits, who plays).

Posted by Primis on 09/03/10 at 06:48 PM ET

Already been done in soccer: http://www.myfootballclub.co.uk/

Posted by dzuunmod on 09/03/10 at 06:35 PM ET

and from all the reports, it’s been a disaster. first season they got loads of interest, but once the novelty factor wore off, most of the investors backed out or didn’t renew their membership. now they find themselves a league lower, and much worse off, than when they began

Posted by fcjbencard on 09/03/10 at 09:12 PM ET

A clusterfaux waiting to happen.  Good luck with that.

Posted by SYF from a "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" on 09/04/10 at 11:40 AM ET

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