fabiogooseface Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Everyone better speak up with an emphatic NO! to jersey ads, or the NHL is going to look like euro leagues soon. http://www.thescore.com/news/1037475 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Jay 22 Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Let's tattoo a Starbux-logo on Brad Marchand's honker! :^) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Maybe not like those European jerseys where it's too busy and the jerseys are filled with ads, but maybe above the logo. Still looks ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top_Shelf Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Hmmm how about we stick with no ads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple Juice Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Ew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintPatrick33 Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 I watch european hockey simply to see which new skoda vehicle will be in the arena! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintPatrick33 Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 10 minutes ago, Nuxfanabroad said: Let's tattoo a Starbux-logo on Brad Marchand's honker! :^) His nose could probably fit 3 corporate logos on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Marchand Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Fans should crash Twitter during the World Cup. Heck, why wait? Let's do it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lillooet_Hillbilly Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 i'm at my breaking point, I hate those stupid ads on the glass behind the goalies and I don't want to see jiffy lube or what ever on a jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 16 minutes ago, SaintPatrick33 said: I watch european hockey simply to see which new skoda vehicle will be in the arena! You mean there's more than one model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentSam Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 In a league that makes a lot of money, it's just low, greedy, and plain messy. Next I'm sure the boards will tattooed so heavily that you won't be able to see the puck move against them, or they will want to use the nameplate area... Have yet to see a player named Samsung, Audi, or Skoda,. But the day is coming. And for us purists who want to buy a team jersey,. It's just plain gross.. Soccer (football) is over killed by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Disgusting. Bettman continues to desecrate the sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Gross. Can we not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chon derry Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 because the nhl doesn't make enough from game revenue, merchandise revenue, tv deals ,new franchise fee's ,the 8 million dollar price tag for "add space" is only to gauge fan reaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Are countries relevant anymore? Since we exist in Corporatocracies, shouldn't our sporting world represent that reality? We all think back to things like Can/Russkies '72..but all that's been & gone. So Corporate teams... Starbux Grinders Microsoft Manglers Toyota Typhoon etc... Make the corporate logo, the team logo. Throw the sticks into the C-circle, to divy up the teams. Who gives a shyte at this point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Like I need another reason not to watch.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silky mitts Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 A good reason to not buy a jersey ever again if ads are going to be on it, this is hockey not soccer. Gross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 They're just following the NBA's lead.... NBA approves on-jersey advertising program Apr 15, 2016 The NBA announced Friday that the board of governors has approved a three-year pilot program to allow teams to sell a corporate logo on their jerseys. Teams can now start pitching companies on buying a 2.5-inch-by-2.5-inch space as the NBA becomes the first of the four major U.S. sports leagues to put ads on regular game-day jerseys. The first season of the program will be in 2017-18, which will also be the first season that Nike makes the NBA's uniforms after taking over from Adidas. The Adidas logo is not currently on game jerseys. "It's my hope, independent of whatever additional revenues are generated through this patch program, that the greatest impact will be in this amplifying effect of companies choosing to associate directly with a team jersey, then going out and promoting that relationship to the largest market," NBA commissioner Adam Silver said. Silver said the league had calculated that the program will be worth about $100 million a year. It's a small opportunity relative to the league's overall revenues, which Silver said are projected to be $7 billion in the 2017-18 season. Silver said Friday that the Nike swoosh will appear on every jersey for 29 of the league's teams, but that the Charlotte Hornets will likely have the logo of the Nike-owned subsidiary Brand Jordan because the team is owned by Michael Jordan. The money will be counted as basketball-related income and, therefore, split with the players. What isn't yet clear is how a team will resolve a conflict if a company buying a patch is a competitor of a company that endorses that team's star player. Silver said that the NBA must also have conversations with its TV partners, ESPN and Turner, as well as the league's top sponsors, based on who the jersey ad sponsors turn out to be. Silver said there is "enormous uncertainty" around the patch program, which is one reason the initial idea is to restrict sales to a three-year period. The plan is also facing some backlash from fans who want to see the jerseys remain commercial-free. "There's a reason this is a pilot program," Silver said. "We listen very closely to our fans." As a compromise, jerseys sold to fans will not include the corporate logo, although teams will have the option of selling a version that includes the logo. Silver does, however, say he believes that having logos on jerseys makes more sense today than it did even five years ago, when the idea of selling the spot was broached. "The media landscape is changing," Silver said. "People are watching less live television outside of sports. People are watching fewer commercials. This will become an important opportunity for companies for connecting directly with their consumers." NBA spokesman Mike Bass declined to confirm the vote tally. The Houston Rockets, though, were one of two teams to vote against the program, said owner Leslie Alexander, who noted that the reason was because a certain percentage of the money goes to other teams as part of the revenue pool. "We didn't think that was fair. We have revenue sharing already and we think that is fair," Alexander said. http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15210151/nba-jerseys-carry-advertisements-beginning-2017-18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 I tell myself I'd get used to it, but it would be tough. I'm used to the beautiful clean jerseys we have now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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