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getbak · 12-14-2012, 07:21 PM

The NHL should do what the NFL has done and take a percentage of league revenue and set it aside for arena construction/improvement projects: http://www.fieldofschemes.com/news/a...tablishes.html

Teams can borrow against this fund, dollar for dollar matching their own investment, up to $200 million. Then, the money is repaid from the new revenue generated that would normally go into revenue-sharing.

The NFL takes 1.5% of revenue to fund the fund. They have much higher revenue, but their buildings also cost a lot more to build, and generally aren't shared with other permanent tenants.

2% of $3B in revenue would put $60M a year into a similar fund for the NHL.

12-14-2012, 07:21 PM	#640
getbak Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	The NHL should do what the NFL has done and take a percentage of league revenue and set it aside for arena construction/improvement projects: http://www.fieldofschemes.com/news/a...tablishes.html Teams can borrow against this fund, dollar for dollar matching their own investment, up to $200 million. Then, the money is repaid from the new revenue generated that would normally go into revenue-sharing. The NFL takes 1.5% of revenue to fund the fund. They have much higher revenue, but their buildings also cost a lot more to build, and generally aren't shared with other permanent tenants. 2% of $3B in revenue would put $60M a year into a similar fund for the NHL. __________________ Turn up the good, turn down the suck!