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by Forechecker on 01/23/09 at 02:05 PM ET
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Much has been made of yesterday’s article in the Tennessean which noted that the Predators ownership group is considering purchasing tickets in order to help the team achieve goals which are required for 100% participation in the NHL’s revenue sharing program. Today in a blog on the paper’s site, Preds beat writer John Glennon adds some clarification and perspective for those crying out that this has become “a farce”:
...when he [David Freeman] said the owners would consider buying up seats to reach the 14,000 paid attendance mark – the mark necessary to receive the NHL’s full revenue-sharing package – he probably should have included a much larger IF NECESSARY after his comments.
Frankly, it doesn’t look like it will have to come to that.
The Predators are averaging 13,744 paid fans per game right now, which is actually about a six percent increase over this point last season. They’ve got their best drawing months of the season ahead of them, they’ve got two home games against Detroit in February, and they’ve got a host of promotions during the month that should bring more fans into the building.
The “big story” here should be that attendance has risen significantly in Nashville despite the economic situation and a team that is sputtering of late. They’ve added new corporate sponsorships in the last few months and appear likely to hit the targets required for revenue sharing. Good News, unfortunately, just doesn’t make a catchy headline like the negative stuff. On a related note, as observed by Chuq over at Two for Elbowing, team owners purchasing their own tickets is a common sight in the NFL.
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Sure, it happens in the NFL, but not in the same way. If Jacksonville papers the house to get their sellout, they’re happy to have the game on TV, the local affiliate is happy to have the game on TV and the fans are happy to have the game on TV (one presumes). And the other teams don’t really care because it doesn’t hit their bottom-line, one way or the other.
What the Preds are talking about doing here is papering the house (potentially) so that the teams that actually make money send some of the profits south.
Is it legal? Sure. But I think everyone can understand why the Maple Leafs or Rangers would want to squash this practice however they can.
Posted by Josh on 01/23/09 at 02:37 PM ET