Quote:
Originally Posted by CroFlames
Even if they aren't free, there is a lot of those ridiculous packages: $99 gets you 4 tickets, 4 pops, 4 hotdogs, parking & a souvenir.
That may as well be free considering 1 trip to a concession at any other NHL rink will cost you $20 at least, usually $50.
|
You mean like the Flames selling STHs in the 300s where you pay less than $25 per game for your seat and get a free hot dog and pop for every single game?
As to the season ticket question, I don't have a link, but a buddy of mine who blogs on the Lightning says they are in the range of 12,000. Probably a little below that.
As far as profitability, the Lightning have only ever turned a profit once: in 2003-04. They are likely to do so again this year. And while someone above correctly noted that you can't budget around making the Stanley Cup Finals every year, this is also true:
Quote:
|
But just because the Lightning has lost money doesn't necessarily mean that its owners have lost money. That's because whoever owns the Lightning also gets to run its home arena, which is one of the nation's must successful entertainment venues.
|
http://www.tampabay.com/news/busines...-black/2231682
Forbes' numbers are interesting discussion fodder, but largely lack the larger context.