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Originally Posted by blueandgoldguy
Back to my comments on Houston, while it is likely the team would provide higher revenues than Winnipeg, nothing is guaranteed. Atlanta is nearly as big as Houston and yet the Thrashers franchise reportedly only averaged $50 or million per year in total revenues in the last several years in the market (before revenue-sharing). Apparently Winnipeg had $30 - $50 million more in revenues than Atlanta following the first year north of the border.
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Here's Atlanta's revenue, provided by
Forbes:
Winnipeg's revenue:
2012: $105M
2013: $79M
2014: $102M
2015: $116M
2016: $112M
2017: $119M
The Thrashers lost between $2M-$8M season EBITD (Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.), the Jets profit between +$3M-$13M.
https://www.forbes.com/teams/winnipeg-jets/
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Originally Posted by blueandgoldguy
A houston team with a few stinker seasons could end up in a similar situation for all we know....
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Houston has a million more people than Atlanta (6.7M vs. 5.7M) and is growing at a faster rate. Between 2010 and 2016 Houston's Statistical Area increased by roughly 800K, which is the equivalent of adding Winnipeg to its population. The growth of southern cities cannot be underestimated and part of this is why the NHL has been so devoted to cities like Phoenix - they're much bigger markets than people think, and that potential is worth a lot more than the more limited ceilings provided by the likes of Winnipeg and Quebec.
Yes, I know, population isn't the only indicator etc., which is why you take into account Houston's history with hockey. They drew fairly well when they had the Aeros in the AHL (
top ten most seasons, 5K-7K+). For comparison's sake, the Moose averaged between 7K-8K
during this same time frame.
Houston is a far better market for the NHL than Atlanta and would have ended up with a team if not for Alexander.
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