Lemieux Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 $97.91/sec That's how much Ovechkin brings back to Siberia for every second he is on the ice. (Assuming that he plays for 82 games at 19:48TOI/game) A family of four with mid-level seats, parking, some hotdogs can expect to spend close to $1000. These are great hockey players, but I don't think the ticket prices need to be so high to fund their absurd salaries. You just hate listening to Kypreos when he says the lockout will cause financial hardship. Gee, if they fold the NHL, we can bring back the WHA or just watch the AHL. The AHL is actually not that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niloc009 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 It doesn't matter if they don't deserve to be paid that much. People are willing to pay, therefore that's what they get paid. Welcome to the free market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logic Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 THE SALARIES AREN'T THE REASON OF TICKET PRICES! DO PEOPLE NOT UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND? IF 50,000 PEOPLE WANT TO GO TO ONE GAME AND THERE ARE 19,000 SEATS OF COURSE PRICES WILL BE HIGH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassian Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rounoush Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 The tickets cost what they do because the owners want to make more money. It has nothing to do with player salaries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobble Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 There is no correlation between how good the players are and how much the tickets are... Just ask Toronto fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uber_pwnzor Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 THE SALARIES AREN'T THE REASON OF TICKET PRICES! DO PEOPLE NOT UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND? IF 50,000 PEOPLE WANT TO GO TO ONE GAME AND THERE ARE 19,000 SEATS OF COURSE PRICES WILL BE HIGH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 THE SALARIES AREN'T THE REASON OF TICKET PRICES! DO PEOPLE NOT UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND? IF 50,000 PEOPLE WANT TO GO TO ONE GAME AND THERE ARE 19,000 SEATS OF COURSE PRICES WILL BE HIGH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckelhead70 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 just think, you can get 1/2 season tickets (21 games) in Florida 24 rows from the ice behind the net for $860. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logic Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 just think, you can get 1/2 season tickets (21 games) in Florida 24 rows from the ice behind the net for $860. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Shea Weber gets to take $13 million dollars to Nunavut for not even stepping on the ice this year and another $13 million next year even if there is no hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetica Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Some NHL owners get to take home a profit year after year without fans commenting on their outrageous profits (or the fact that they set ticket prices and salaries that we like to blame on players) despite the fact that some individual players (like Ovi) directly generate more income for their team than that individual owner put in to buy the team. And most fire fighters are volunteers. Life ain't fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthMelvin Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 If I owned a biz that had an OUTRAGOUS Profit lol i would be happy after all, is that not what i would want as a Biz owner....lol But owning a biz and having my employees play games all day and practice to get better on my dollar then bitch and cry around about unfairness and want a piece of my pie after signing a player contract....well that just takes the cake too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetica Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 If I owned a biz that had an OUTRAGOUS Profit lol i would be happy after all, is that not what i would want as a Biz owner....lol But owning a biz and having my employees play games all day and practice to get better on my dollar then bitch and cry around about unfairness and want a piece of my pie after signing a player contract....well that just takes the cake too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthMelvin Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I'm not jealous...what am I 12? lol I am for the owners.... If Im jealous than you must be a Super fan who follows every tweet and instagram form every player you have followed. Lol believe everything you hear from their tweets hahaa...Poor players...bet you'de givem all hugs wouldn't ya lol I dont get why you love them so much but you call there money disgusting? Some of your thought process goes so far beyond the problem it shows me that you are blinded by awesomeness. I am positive that if Crosby said hi to you that you would most likely FAINT lol Please tell me that you don't scream and throw your under wear over the glass at games cuz that would so WEIRD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetica Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I'm not jealous...what am I 12? lol I am for the owners.... If Im jealous than you must be a Super fan who follows every tweet and instagram form every player you have followed. Lol believe everything you hear from their tweets hahaa...Poor players...bet you'de givem all hugs wouldn't ya lol I dont get why you love them so much but you call there money disgusting? Some of your thought process goes so far beyond the problem it shows me that you are blinded by awesomeness. I am positive that if Crosby said hi to you that you would most likely FAINT lol Please tell me that you don't scream and throw your under wear over the glass at games cuz that would so WEIRD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthMelvin Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Didn't read to much into your post it was a defensive....lol I apologize I must have hit a nerve there. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetica Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Didn't read to much into your post it was a defensive....lol I apologize I must have hit a nerve there. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthMelvin Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I just don't want to see you embarass yourself with more self denial that you are a super fan and that you are trying to sound smart on a Hockey Forum board....lol Look at you trying to act above me...you sound just like Toews....And I truly disbelive you when you say you dont follow on twitter....I KNOW you do lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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