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Originally Posted by FireGilbert
The NHL should do something even if it means taking a loss for a few years. They are missing out potential hard core supporters from half of society. Yeah it’s a big risk but they need to try something.
The teams need to be linked to NHL teams to have any success. No one cares about the Inferno but call them the Calgary Flames, put them in the same jerseys, give them a part of the marketing power, and play a few games as double headers before NHL exhibitions and all of a sudden it has legitimacy. You’d get young girls who are maybe casual fans really into the game and they would also gain instant support from die hard Flames fans both male and female.
AFLW is the model to follow. It went from playing one exhibition game per year to 16 teams with 50k crowds in 3 years.
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Those hardcore supporters haven't come out in enough numbers to show an interest in year by year support.
There needs to be a business model and a track record of revenue for the NHL to even look at investing, there's not.
At the same time, I'm pretty sure that the moment that the woman formed a players union they poison pilled themselves in terms of any investment.