speedy Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 44 minutes ago, fouhy12 said: Bruins helmet ad. I know Toronto is doing it as well, but it just seems funny and kind of useless to have an ad for the arena name you're playing in on the helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreamSoda Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 5 minutes ago, speedy said: I know Toronto is doing it as well, but it just seems funny and kind of useless to have an ad for the arena name you're playing in on the helmet. Instead of 18,000 fans going to TD gardens for every home game, 0 fans will. That is a major hit to the naming rights they paid for. This gets their name back in front of fans watching the game and people talking about the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManillaToad Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 14 hours ago, habsfan1 said: I don't like it but I can live with it. You won't even notice it during play, and the league is a business that needs to survive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfan1 Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 15 minutes ago, ManillaToad said: I don't like it but I can live with it. You won't even notice it during play, and the league is a business that needs to survive. It's one thing, if the survival of the league depends on it. It's a different story, if owners disregard everyone for greed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4One Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 11 hours ago, DEAD! said: No. Got a problem with that? Whatever floats your boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFirestormToPurify Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 4 hours ago, ManillaToad said: I don't like it but I can live with it. You won't even notice it during play, and the league is a business that needs to survive. Won't somebody think of the billionaire owners? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4One Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Avs new pants for alternate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayGloria Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 5 hours ago, CreamSoda said: Instead of 18,000 fans going to TD gardens for every home game, 0 fans will. That is a major hit to the naming rights they paid for. This gets their name back in front of fans watching the game and people talking about the game. That's the massive hole in the greed argument. 31 teams missed 11 or so games at the end of last year. They played 130 games in the bubble with 0 fans. That's about 471 games with NO FANS. Say on average there are 15,000 fans per game. That's over 7,000,000 tickets that weren't sold. Say the average ticket is $75. That's $529,875,000.00. And the best part is? The NHL has to do it all over again with basically no fans to start the year. I know the numbers are way more complex than this. I know that sports leagues generally make a ton of money. But it isn't hard to see how the league's financial forecast and long term viability could have really been shaken the past year. I want NHL hockey and i can live with a helmet ad and naming the divisions for the sake of getting back on track. I'm so sick of people hating rich people too to be honest. When was it deemed a crime to be rich? People always hate people that are wealthy than them, pity people poorer than them, but at the same time would poo themselves to make an extra buck themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgiliath-Guard Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 50 minutes ago, PlayGloria said: That's the massive hole in the greed argument. 31 teams missed 11 or so games at the end of last year. They played 130 games in the bubble with 0 fans. That's about 471 games with NO FANS. Say on average there are 15,000 fans per game. That's over 7,000,000 tickets that weren't sold. Say the average ticket is $75. That's $529,875,000.00. And the best part is? The NHL has to do it all over again with basically no fans to start the year. I know the numbers are way more complex than this. I know that sports leagues generally make a ton of money. But it isn't hard to see how the league's financial forecast and long term viability could have really been shaken the past year. I want NHL hockey and i can live with a helmet ad and naming the divisions for the sake of getting back on track. I'm so sick of people hating rich people too to be honest. When was it deemed a crime to be rich? People always hate people that are wealthy than them, pity people poorer than them, but at the same time would poo themselves to make an extra buck themselves. Thank you! Dude, that's what so many of us have been trying to say! Yes, they make millions or billions but still their lively hood. How would you like it if your boss said you would taking a 23% pay cut due to revenue loss during the pandemic, eh? Ask yourself that before calling the NHL owners "greedy" or saying that "They only want a quick buck." We had to increase a products list price by $4.00 per pound during this thing at my work. :censored: happens. Either adapt, or fold. If the NHL didn't do this, would we be looking at a 28team league instead because the owner decided the loss was too much and the risk too great. How does that sound? A few extra ads for the sake of thousands of jobs is a fair trade to me. Thank you for the numbers, my friend! FOLLOW THE CPHL: https://ahsports.boardhost.com/viewtopic.php?id=188&p=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFirestormToPurify Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 2 hours ago, M4One said: Avs new pants for alternate. I like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFirestormToPurify Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 1 hour ago, PlayGloria said: I'm so sick of people hating rich people too to be honest. When was it deemed a crime to be rich? People always hate people that are wealthy than them, pity people poorer than them, but at the same time would poo themselves to make an extra buck themselves. I don't even know where to start with this one. Is there an "ignore" feature on this forum where I could hide this dude's posts? lmao 24 minutes ago, Osgiliath-Guard said: Thank you! Dude, that's what so many of us have been trying to say! Yes, they make millions or billions but still their lively hood. How would you like it if your boss said you would taking a 23% pay cut due to revenue loss during the pandemic, eh? Ask yourself that before calling the NHL owners "greedy" or saying that "They only want a quick buck." We had to increase a products list price by $4.00 per pound during this thing at my work. happens. Either adapt, or fold. If the NHL didn't do this, would we be looking at a 28team league instead because the owner decided the loss was too much and the risk too great. How does that sound? A few extra ads for the sake of thousands of jobs is a fair trade to me. Thank you for the numbers, my friend! Yes, the league would have totally folded without the HUMONGOUS $15M league-wide profit on helmet stickers. 28 league team? That sounds great actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordiks_19 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 3 hours ago, M4One said: Avs new pants for alternate. Unnecessary add, but i really like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgiliath-Guard Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 42 minutes ago, AFirestormToPurify said: I don't even know where to start with this one. Yes, the league would have totally folded without the HUMONGOUS $15M league-wide profit on helmet stickers. 28 league team? That sounds great actually Our point is, a loss is a loss for a business, large or small. It's about context, man. What's cheap to them is a fortune to us. $15 million is $15 million. Say you make $2k a paycheck. Would you like to loose $90k off of that? Chew on that. FOLLOW THE CPHL: https://ahsports.boardhost.com/viewtopic.php?id=188&p=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridleylash Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 49 minutes ago, AFirestormToPurify said: 28 league team? That sounds great actually Advocating for fans to have their teams taken away from them due to something nobody could have predicted is a pretty :censored:ty thing to do, bud. A hell of a lot worse than merely accepting a decal change on a helmet. You'll really endear people to your anti-ad crusade by telling them "So what if your team folds due to a lack of revenue? We kept a decal off the helmets, that's all that really matters!", I'm sure. /s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFirestormToPurify Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 5 minutes ago, Osgiliath-Guard said: Our point is, a loss is a loss for a business, large or small. It's about context, man. What's cheap to them is a fortune to us. $15 million is $15 million. Say you make $2k a paycheck. Would you like to loose $90k off of that? Chew on that. Context lol. Context indeed. Profit has skyrocketed over the last 20 years. There are enough ads already, the ads on the helmets barely bring any money in the grand scheme of things and looks like crap from a sports uniform enthusiast perspective, which I like to think you are as well if you're on this forum. The NHL has made almost a billion dollars in expansion team fees alone in the last few years, they were gonna lose money either way with the pandemic. Season played out or not. I get that they wanna make as much money as possible (greed) but the owners are literally billionaires, they're the least likely to be affected monetarily by the pandemic, I don't feel bad for them at all. Most hockey teams are actually losing money every single year, this is nothing new. Reposting this link again https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2012/11/26/how-the-panthers-make-money-despite-er-losing-money/ 6 minutes ago, Ridleylash said: Advocating for fans to have their teams taken away from them due to something nobody could have predicted is a pretty :censored:ty thing to do, bud. A hell of a lot worse than merely accepting a decal change on a helmet. I wasn't actually being serious, I figured a ridiculous statement deserved an equally ridiculous reply. But yeah, it's ironic how you support the owners wanting to make as much money as possible by shoving as many ugly ads as possible down our throats (especially when you have no personal or financial stake in this matter) yet the idea that the teams bringing in the least profits in the league could be moved or folded to actually help the remaining team's finances is heartless and mean. Objectively, the league would be better off without a couple teams that are bringing nothing to the table. Anyway, that's besides the point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash61 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Okay, so how many helmet ads at this point are the same as the arena name? Boston: TD Calgary: Scotiabank Carolina: PNC Chicago: United Colorado: Ball Columbus: Nationwide (road helmets) Edmonton: Rogers Minnesota: Xcel Energy Montreal: Bell Nashville: Bridgestone New Jersey: Prudential Ottawa: Canadian Tire (road helmets) Pittsburgh: PPG St. Louis: Enterprise (road helmets) Toronto: Scotiabank Vancouver: Rogers Washington: CapitalOne Winnipeg: Bell On September 20, 2012 at 0:50 AM, 'CS85 said: It's like watching the hellish undead creakily shuffling their way out of the flames of a liposuction clinic dumpster fire. On February 19, 2012 at 9:30 AM, 'pianoknight said: Story B: Red Wings go undefeated and score 100 goals in every game. They also beat a team comprised of Godzilla, the ghost of Abraham Lincoln, 2 Power Rangers and Betty White. Oh, and they played in the middle of Iraq on a military base. In the sand. With no ice. Santa gave them special sand-skates that allowed them to play in shorts and t-shirts in 115 degree weather. Jesus, Zeus and Buddha watched from the sidelines and ate cotton candy. POTD 5/24/12, POTD 2/26/17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel75 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 23 hours ago, habsfan1 said: Good god please no!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepis21 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 I read on HFBoard that Leafs took worse offer from Scotiabank instead of better from Intact so I don't think it's gonna be only for one season and we stay with that like with ads on NBA uniforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManillaToad Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 3 hours ago, Osgiliath-Guard said: If the NHL didn't do this, would we be looking at a 28team league instead because the owner decided the loss was too much and the risk too great No, we wouldn't. Zero teams would have folded if ads were not put on the helmet and the divisions were not sponsored. Zero. Teams folding is not the situation, there is no reason to continue defending intrusive advertising by pretending anyone is in danger of going bankrupt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridleylash Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 1 hour ago, ManillaToad said: No, we wouldn't. Zero teams would have folded if ads were not put on the helmet and the divisions were not sponsored. Zero. Teams folding is not the situation, there is no reason to continue defending intrusive advertising by pretending anyone is in danger of going bankrupt Considering Forbes estimates had most of the league's clubs losing money this season, the league overall's taking a hit since their own revenue is tied to the revenue of their clubs. The NHL isn't small enough to whore itself out like your Euro leagues may be, but neither is it anywhere near large enough to not get hit the worst of the major sports leagues by the pandemic. We all love :censored:ting on the NHL for being the lame duck of the big 4, but also like to whine when they do things to try and increase profit margins; so basically, the league can't win either way and people will complain about whatever the hell the league does to keep profits up, even though this is a business, and owners don't want to lose money on their proudest investments. Also, I don't remember there being so much vitriol about helmet numbers. Or ads on the ice. Or ads on the boards. Or sponsorships for the All-Star Game and outdoor games. Or even the projected ads that have been on broadcasts for a while. There's been plenty of time to push back against the amount of ads if you're that deadset against the NHL ever having any in-play advertising. Why is it only the helmets, which are the least-touched element of the uniform, that are off-limits? The fact the majority of fans I've seen have had a reaction of "whatever, as long as hockey's back" tells me that people so vitriolic about it are the minority opinion. If having some changed helmet decals is what it took to have a season, I could kinda care less if it means I get to watch an NHL season, y'know? I like uniform design, but a tiny sticker on the helmet isn't going to be some monstrous faux-pas. And that's really all it is; it's just swapping decals on the helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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