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Originally Posted by fundmark19
And the way to get paid is have a marketing machine of the NHL behind them for best chance of long term survival. Just like the NBA. How many female pro leagues have come and gone in the last 10 years now? You can't grow without stability
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It's not the marketing machine they are after as a primary goal. It's the revenue the NHL already generates. The expectation is that some of the money the men generate be given over to them.
That being said, CroFlames - you dramatically underestimate the weight the NHL's ability to market could carry. A WNHL won't be drawing 6000+ on average like the WNBA does, but the credibility alone would very likely bring interest higher than present. Not enough to be independently sustainable, however, but improved.