Doesntmakesense

I am a marketing student going for my MBA and we were given an assignment to break down the balance sheet of the Vancouver Canucks (as an estimate). So far I have the following research and numbers confirmed: Home Games : 41 (average ticket price $125) (average attendance 17,125) Home Game Revenue Expected: 41 x 17,125 x $125= $87,765,625 TV/Radio Revenue (Canucks Share): $11,000,000 Canucks Merchandise Sales: $9,000,000 Arena Food/Drinks team share: $14,000,000 Team Promotions/Extra Revenue: $7,000,000 Total Revenue: $128, 765, 625 Now for the expenses: Team Payroll: $81, 500,000 Arena Maintenance: Arena Workers Salaries: Flights: Hotels: Food: Medical/Insurance: Team Office Salaries: Canucks Marketing Materials/Ads: Cost of Food/Cost of Goods: I am very confused how owners find extra income to pay millions to their coaches, like Bab in Toronto. It was much better for the owners to pay $1 mill or less for coaches, there is no reason why coaches salaries are going up. The coaches salary is a direct hit on the owners wallet, it is dumb to accept $6 million throwing away for a coach when you are getting nothing back for it. And this is just the start of the expense of a hockey team, what about the first class air travel, premium hotels etc? Can this be reduced to regular air travel, reduction on hotels, food vouchers etc? I plan to be a hockey team owner my self one day, at 35 though I am struggling to understand how to afford all of the expenses above without significantly cutting costs along the way as a potential future owner. Thoughts are welcomed.

Well, I dont personally like the name "AHO" i wouldnt cheer for someone with that type of name. Similarly, players like Damphousse also who have just weird names dont sit well with fans. AHO just sounds too gimmicky, it is a meme waiting to happen, just my honest opinion just speaking my civil liberty rights of freedom of speech.

Huge insult to the owner of the Hurricanes to even suggest, to even think they cant afford 21 million. Pathetic move by Montreal, no duh , seriously NO effing DUH Carolina will match, a joke of a story. Thanks a lot for 8.5 low cap hit, and thanks a lot Montreal for screwing all the other UFA's. Even the Carolina's owner is dumbfounded:

Mind boggling, incredibly dumb and naieve move by anyone to think Carolina would not match. 8,5 mill is a god send, what was Montreal thinking? 21 mill is nothing, absolutely nothing to a billionare owner. 21 mill to a billionaire is like 2100 to you, anyone can afford that at any time. It is an insult, its a joke, look at the owners own comments from earlier today: