scaryice
03 Oct 2006, 11:04 PM
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-elliott4oct04,1,6089160.column?coll=la-utilities-sports
Last year:
Revenues: $2.15 billion
Seats Filled: 91.7%
Fewer than half the newspapers in NHL markets sent a reporter to the Stanley Cup finals last spring and many plan to reduce coverage this season. The Internet's immediacy makes it a more timely source than newspapers, but the NHL can't afford to lose coverage in any medium.
"Anecdotally, I feel like there's not a buzz about the sophomore season," said Paul Swangard, managing director of the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center at the University of Oregon and avowed hockey enthusiast.
This is understandable. I don't think the NHL will have as good of a season as they did last year.
It's good for MLS if the NHL does worse. Even if it's as a result of their decline, getting closer to the NHL's level would still be an amazing thing.
Last year:
Revenues: $2.15 billion
Seats Filled: 91.7%
Fewer than half the newspapers in NHL markets sent a reporter to the Stanley Cup finals last spring and many plan to reduce coverage this season. The Internet's immediacy makes it a more timely source than newspapers, but the NHL can't afford to lose coverage in any medium.
"Anecdotally, I feel like there's not a buzz about the sophomore season," said Paul Swangard, managing director of the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center at the University of Oregon and avowed hockey enthusiast.
This is understandable. I don't think the NHL will have as good of a season as they did last year.
It's good for MLS if the NHL does worse. Even if it's as a result of their decline, getting closer to the NHL's level would still be an amazing thing.