The combined NHL TV deal in the USA and Canada is about $614 million per year.JesusNEVERexisted wrote:There is a LOT more profit and revenue in owning an NFL team as opposed to an NHL team. Right off the bat the NFL has a multi billion dollar TV deal that owners get a slice of. I doubt the NHL deal is even worth 1 billion but regardless the NFL gets BILLIONS more in TV revenue alone than the NHL.Misc. Blues wrote:JesusNEVERexisted wrote:Yeah it's just greed, plain and simple. It's true the owners have it too but they are not the icdeal the fans are affected more personally if a playeis doesn't show up due to greed.
Plus the owners can't be THAT greedy. NHL owners are the least profitworthy. If you want to get rich being an owner then own an NFL team!
I hate asking but Huh? The owners are the ice? Profitworthy(not a word)? ...and the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins would argue with getting rich.
http://www.forbes.com/nhl-valuations/list
200 million per year from NBC
414 million per year from Rogers Sportsnet.
But US based teams have individual TV Deals with Fox Sports Net & other broadcasting outlets in the USA, which earns them more money than the NHL deal...so they get more money there. The Rangers get $35 million a year from MSG, the Red Wings get $35 million a year from FSD, Islanders are at $24 million from MSG, Devils $24 million, Stars $20 million (really?), Kings $20 million, Penguins $18 million...
The NFL TV deal is about $7 billion per year. And the owners get more than a slice of it...they get all of it.
This is the reason NFL teams are worth three times what MLB teams are worth...and it's understandable (still ridiculous, but understandable) since the Super Bowl last year drew a record audience of 111 million people and NFL games represented 23 of the 25 most-watched TV programs last fall and they attracted twice as many average viewers as broadcast primetime shows.