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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
Tampa has one of the largest arenas in the league, going by percentage is dumb when they can be ranked lower than LA or Pittsburgh despite having more people physically in the building. If you look at the ESPN stats, Tampa has only had 4 years where they weren't in the 10 ten by actual fan numbers
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I'm not disputing the actual numbers but from a business point of view (this thread IS about the viability of the NHL doing business in Las Vegas) if you are not using your facilities to as high of a percentage as possible then you are losing out on revenue. That is a fact. Which is why it's disingenuous to say "we had more people attend a game than team X (Edmonton, for example)" when you're not even filling your arena. A team that fills a smaller arena to 100% capacity is still a more successful franchise than one that has an enormous arena that can't fill it.
Or are you saying it's just a coincidence that Tampa Bay, Arizona, Florida, Carolina, who all have the worst percentages of attendance over the last ten years or so, are also the least profitable teams in the league (and have some of the lowest operating revenue)?
http://www.forbes.com/nhl-valuations/list/