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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
The owners will always make their money as they should as these professional leagues wouldn't make a lot of sense if the owners couldn't at the very least break even or make a modest profit. However the players are making astronomically more than they did 20 years ago and the TV income for the NHL is extremely low compared to the other major sports so ticket sales are the main revenue source for the league which is the exact opposite of the NFL for example where TV revenue is larger than gate revenue. The salary cap has tapered off but someone has to pay for the $70+ million cost of the roster and that's fans. There was always going to be a tipping point where prices would exceed the disposable income of the average fan and it appears the league is very close to exceeding that if they haven't already.
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One of the things that gets touched on a lot, but rarely actually discussed, is the cost of concessions.
I hear people criticizing the greedy owners pretty much every single game for the ridiculous $10.25 beer and $5.75 popcorn.
But the simple fact of the matter is that they pretty much
have to charge that. Because half of it goes to the players. In other words, CSEC is only really getting $5.13 for that beer, which is less than you can get one anywhere in town.
To be clear, I am not lamenting their situation - they negotiated it, and I have to pay the $10 regardless. I am just pointing out that - as you were saying - the whole system is ####ed and one big problem is HRR.