Salary Cap Raise

[blueliner27 12]

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Title says all. Any thoughts?

[bheidepr 0]

What was the lockout for again????????

[Chadd 916]

What was the lockout for again????????

So certain owners could pocket more money

[top 0]

There defeating the whole purpose of the lockout, but if its what they need, and the NHL allows it, why not got for it, right....

[Chadd 916]

$13M per team salary cap increase in two years. The business of the NHL is booming. If they can keep attendance where it was last year it's going to go way up next year. All of the new merchandise is going to result in a huge revenue increase.

[jjtt99 0]

My Canucks 1/2 season ticket package (that I share with a group of friends) went up 13% this year. I'm getting to my limit! $72 bucks per seat for upper bowl, row 4 is getting really steep! Then add in $9 beers and it's a $200 outing when my wife and I go.

The Vancouver Giants junior (WHL) team is looking pretty tempting nowadays...

[ktang 34]

The lockout was for cost certainty for the owners. :D And for leveling the playing field for all the GMs. :D

[RadioGaGa 162]

But without the lockout and the Cap, you'd still have some teams spending 65-70Mil+ while others spends 30 or less. At least in this system, EVERYONE is between $40-50M.

It's less of a haves and have nots league.

[Fury of One 6]

The lockout was for cost certainty for the owners. :D And for leveling the playing field for all the GMs. :D

You forgot screwing the fans. :P

[willy0314 0]

My Canucks 1/2 season ticket package (that I share with a group of friends) went up 13% this year. I'm getting to my limit! $72 bucks per seat for upper bowl, row 4 is getting really steep! Then add in $9 beers and it's a $200 outing when my wife and I go.

The Vancouver Giants junior (WHL) team is looking pretty tempting nowadays...

holy shit that is crazy... My seat last year was $21 a game, third row, upper deck, asisle, on the corner of the rink. I know theres a difference with the exchange rate, but still. I think even center ice seats here in the upper deck are right around $45 a game

[jjtt99 0]

For what team Willy?

[willy0314 0]

Buffalo - I think there will be a $3 or something raise for my seat for next year, but even $24 a seat is nice for pretty decent seats.

[jjtt99 0]

Now I know why so many Toronto fans go to Buffalo to watch the NHL! Cheap cheap cheap!

[santiclaws 0]

How is the league intending to grow when it is pricing regular people, especially families, out of the arenas? Where's the next generation of hockey fans going to come from?

[Chadd 916]

How is the league intending to grow when it is pricing regular people, especially families, out of the arenas? Where's the next generation of hockey fans going to come from?

That requires long term planning and as long as corporations keep buying tickets and boxes, the NHL isn't going to address that "problem".