Home Is Where You Make It, Lightning Prove It
If you’ve ever seen Joe Dirt then surely you remember when he finally finds his childhood home, only to discover his family moved out about 15 years ago. The Old…
Attendance
THW Podcast Episode 3: Poor Attendance In Florida Not Good For NHL
Join Sebastian Noren and Dustin Nelson for a brand new episode of the THW Podcast. News from around the league plus discussion about the situation in Florida for the Panthers.…
Strange Condition: UC Not the Same Without Toews and Kane
Thursday night at the United Center is going to be strange. There will be no #19. There will be no #88. The last time Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane were…
2012 NHL Lockout: Closing Down For Sky-High Results
Just over a year ago the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players Association finally came to terms with a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. It saved the league…
Coyotes Attendance Issue: Stability Has Not Helped
Remember when the Phoenix Coyotes were owned by the league for roughly four seasons, operated while losing money every year, with the league refusing to sell to anyone wanting to…
Boston Bruins Unfortunately Competing Against World Series
If a hockey game is played on the same night as a World Series game, does anyone hear it? What if they are in the same city? Does anyone even…
Coyotes Attendance Is Up Despite Ownership Woes
Jobing.com arena was built with the plan of having an NHL hockey team as the anchor tenant. The arena capacity for hockey is 17,125. Coyotes Attendance There’s plenty of room…
Flyers Fans Return in Large Numbers
One word that was uttered a lot during the lockout was “care.” We heard how people weren’t going to care about hockey’s labor dispute. There were theories from a lot…
What Happens to the AHL if the NHL Doesn’t Return in 2012?
Remember what happened to the AHL in 2004? The AHL certainly does – one doesn’t forget the sort of dramatic spikes in league attendance, national television coverage, and media interest…
Trouble spots: A look at National Hockey League attendance since the lockout
The 2004-05 National Hockey League lockout had a few significant effects. While the work stoppage had the positive effect of providing new-found parity between all 30 NHL teams on the…
Does A Team’s Attendance Correlate To Their Official Store Offerings?
When I started writing on The Hockey Writers, I thought that it would be appropriate to get some Florida Panthers shwag. Shwag, or “schwag” depending on your preference, are the…
Data Driving Nashville Predators Ticket Sales Strategy
The Nashville Predators have CEO Jeff Cogen to thank for new data-driven approaches to building impenetrable balance sheets and legions of new fans with strong ticket sales. Any new American…