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Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary
as of end of august 2018, the average league attendance to WNBA games was 6,731: the trend line has been pointing down since the league's inception
the CWHL was 617... and that's with Montreal propping up the 3 other teams with their attendance of 1567, with calgary second at 480, Toronto 358 and Worcester with only 83.
the NHL is a business like any other business... investing in it would have to mean some quantifiable returns...
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Keep in mind, it’s clear if it wasn’t for the social justice PR nightmare the NBA would have pulled out ages ago. Especially with the players there wanting a higher salary as well.
Not only that, the average worth of an NBA team is 1.9 billion vs 630 million for an NHL club. Notwithstanding the NBA annual revenues are more than double of the NHl. Hence a loss is easier to take for that league.
Ultimately it’s a business, sports.