Posts About "Business of Hockey"
Where Are NHL Salaries Going?
June 22nd, 2017 NHL players are unlikely to receive the headline contract salaries you see proposed, traded and debated this week because the actual cash players receive is subject to a higher power: NHL revenues. Players are only entitled to share 50% of the total revenues of the League, a number which is typically less than their contracts' total....
Not Your Typical Stanley Cup Final Primer
May 29th, 2017 The 2017 Stanley Cup Final stage has been set. The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to become the first team since the Detroit Red Wings in 1997-98 to win consecutive Stanley Cups, while the Nashville Predators will try to bring home the Cup in their first try. Offense vs. Defense It promises to be a matchup of great offense vs. great...
NHL Escrow & Growing Tensions
May 14th, 2017 If you've ever read about the salary cap in the NHL, you've probably come along the term "escrow." Upon first glance, it's not the prettiest of words and when you dive down deeper, it only gets more ugly. Escrow on its own is defined as "a deed, a bond, money or a piece of property held in trust by a third party to be turned over to...
Winning Truly is Everything for Panthers
October 23rd, 2015 Though winning the Stanley Cup is the goal of all thirty NHL clubs, for some teams, a deep playoff run can be the difference between red or black ink on the balance sheet at the end of the season. While many traditional-market clubs face intense pressure to win from fans and media, Florida's pressure is primarily financial. For the...
KHL Business: 25 million Dollars To Win Regular Season Title
March 2nd, 2015 25 Million Dollars is what CSKA Moscow spent this year to win the Regular Season title in the KHL, according to ProSport.ru, who in turn used the public information archives released by CSKA Moscow on their official site regarding their expenses. The world-famous Russian club, who is now up 2-0 in their first round playoff matchup...
NHL Salary Cap Could Rise to $73.8 Million
May 30th, 2012 Based on Gary Bettman's comments from New Jersey on Wednesday, the NHL salary cap could rise as high as $73.8 million this summer.
