http://www.nashvillescene.com/pitw/archives/2009/02/04/are-the-nashville-predators-in-financial-trouble-again Comments On: Are the Nashville Predators in Financial Trouble Again? by Pete Kotz en-us Copyright 2013 Nashville Scene. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Nashville Scene readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Nashville Scene. wil@desert.net (Nashville Scene Webmaster) Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:01 -0500 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:15:00 -0500 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Also, to hold the Scouts' move to Denver some 35 years ago against KC makes no sense either.
Posted by Greg]]> Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:49:38 -0600 Nashville Scene Posted by Kyler]]> Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:08:10 -0600 Nashville Scene "...and Kansas City just seems like a dumb idea. It already lost one team, it's not that big, it's not that wealthy, and it isn't a traditional hockey town.
Posted by Chris]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:11:03 -0600 Nashville Scene Posted by Bobby the Brain]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:56:04 -0600 Nashville Scene Paid attendance is up this year, they should hit the magic 14K mark without owners having to open their wallets, and progress is being made. This ain't Toronto or Montreal... no kidding!
Posted by The Forechecker]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:10:50 -0600 Nashville Scene Posted by Pete Kotz]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:06:35 -0600 Nashville Scene I'm a soccer nut (by the way, there's a world cup qualifier between the USA and Trinidad and Tobago at LP Field on April 1, and it's a freakin' big deal so everybody ought to be there), and I'm all for a promotion and relegation system in all professional sports.
Kotz,
I understand where you're coming from, but the attendances in Raleigh for the Carolina Hurricanes (RIP, the Whale) have corresponded closely with the team's success. Maybe the difference between being a #8 playoff qualifier and finishing 12th in your division don't amount to as much in non-traditional hockey markets and the Original Six cities, but being a Stanley Cup winner or legitimate contender without a doubt provides a huge boost at the gates.
Now every team can't be a Stanley Cup winner, but somebody has to win, and at the same time, someone has to be a low playoff seed and someone else has to be complete crap, and that corresponds to ticket sales to varying degrees.
Posted by DG]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:53:10 -0600 Nashville Scene Posted by Pancho]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:28:24 -0600 Nashville Scene Posted by Pete Kotz]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:15:04 -0600 Nashville Scene The core Predators fan base, mostly season ticket holders, is a good hockey crowd, but it's not growing, and as people look to cut their entertainment budgets, single game hockey tickets are one of the first things to go.
Posted by DG]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:01:35 -0600 Nashville Scene