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Certain ont sans doute déjà vu ce tableau auparavant... je l'ai quelque peu modifié en y ajoutant des informations supplémentaires, Il est cependant le même pour voir une vue d'ensemble de l'évolution des revenus et des profits/pertes des équipes...

Voici le tableau des revenus (profits/pertes) pour la portion 2001-2009 (Forbes)

Vous remarquerez que l'annulation de la saison 2005 (lock out) était une question de survie pour les proprios de la LNH...

Les pertes de 124M de 2003 additionnés aux pertes de 95M de 2004 démontraient clairement que le systême allait s'écrouler pour plusieurs formation.

A partir de 2006 le bilan total de toutes les équipes n'a jamais plus été négatif... Bien sur plusieurs formations n'ont jamais réussi a faire des profits mais au moins le bilan total lui a été positif, merci surtout a Toronto jamais perdu de cash de 2001-2019 (1081m), Canadiens qui n'affiche des pertes que lors de la saison 2003 (-5.4M) au cours de la même période (844M)

Pour les pertes les Champions sont les Coyotes qui de 2001-19 n'ont jamais eu une seule saison positive financierement (-234M), toutefois les Panthers même si eux aussi n'ont eu aucune saison sans montré des pertes ont perdu moins de cash (-194.7) suivent les Hurricanes avec -133.9M en pertes accumulés (2 saisons positive 2006 (0.5M) Coupe Stanley et 2019 (3.6M) final de conférence) et les Islanders -126.4M.

Voici les tableaux pour les colonnes Revenue et profits/pertes

De 2001 a 2019

Les Maple Leafs de Toronto ont fait des profits de plus de 1 milliard

Pendant cette même période
Les Coyotes ont perdu 234M
Les Panthers = -194,7M
C'est 2 formations n'ont pas une seule saison avec des profits...
Les Hurricanes ont fait des profits la saison dernière
-133.9M

Vraiment un jour ca va fonctionner ?

*chiffres de Forbes.

Comme je l'ai déjà mentionné les salaires des joueurs sont de 50% des revenus (HRR) de la ligue cela veut aussi dire que les revenus des équipes doivent être suffisant pour couvrir les salaires versés aux joueurs de la formation... 100m de revenus = 50M aux joueurs le prochain tableau démontre que plusieurs équipes n'ont pas assez de revenu TOTAL pour couvrir les salaires...

Comme 75% des revenus NHL proviennent de la Billetterie

Qui au plus augmenter le prix de ses billets ?

De 2005 à 2015 il est facile de voir que ce sont les équipes ''riches'' en fans ou les équipes avec des fans riches ?

Et c'est chiffres n'incluent pas les loges et autres avantages...

Est-ce qu'une grande population veut dire grand nombre de fans de Hockey? Bien sûr que non !

Regardons maintenant les Marché média qui ont une ou plusieurs équipes dans les 4 sports - NFL - NBA - MLB - NHL (je me suis permis d'inclure Québec)

*NHL HH est mon évaluation personnelle des ''fans'' NHL dans les marchés représentés par le tableau. Je me suis cependant fier a des articles de 2014 et j'ai bonifié certains marché qui au cours des dernières années ont vu une augmentation du ''membership'' par exemple Nashville.

Pour avoir du succès une équipe doit compter sur des Fans impliquées émotivement...

J'ai donc établie ''mes'' critères pour établir mon tableau de l'équipe avec les meilleurs fans (ou l'équipe avec le plus grands nombres)

Voici le résultat...

Toronto et Montréal ont les meilleurs, sans surprise les 6 clubs originaux sont dans le top 11

5 des 7 équipes Canadiennes dans le top 5 !!!

Et bien sûr toujours les mêmes qui ferment la marche...

Pour avoir des Fans on vous dira surement qu'il faut avoir du succès sur la patinoire et pour cela il faut une bonne organisation...

Voici donc ''mon'' tableau pour trouver la meilleure organisation...

Qui est premier et qui est encore dernier ?

Est-ce que le succès de l'organisation est gage de succès ? Et non...

Maintenant la combinaison des 2 ''Fan et Organisation ''

Est-ce que les organisations dépensent bien l'argent des fans ?

Voici un tableau, encore Forbes, qui fait le ratio victoire/$ --- selon eux, en haut de 111 est respectable...

Si des circuits comme la NBA - NFL et MLB sont beaucoup moins dépendant des billets c'est assurément en raison du faramineux contrat de télé signé par ceux-ci... La LNH n'a pas pour l'instant une telle entente... peut-être bientôt...

Cependant il faut voir qui intéresse les fans pour faire monter les cotes d'écoutes ?

Pour le marché Canadien l'intérêt a fait signer un contrat de 5 milliard pour 12 ans. Pour les USA NBC est le détenteur des droits de la LNH...

Regardons qui NBC aime présenter sur son réseau...

Vous avez dans ce tableau les matchs présentés pour chaque équipe de 2014 à 2020 par NBC et NBCSN en saison régulière.

J'ai ajouté la moyenne des foules de 2000 à 2020 pour voir s'il y avait des points communs... peu de gens dans les gradins = peu de présentation télé...

A noté que le fait que NBC présentent 2 match (1 est et 1 ouest) certain soir fait que les Ducks d'Anaheim sont plus souvent présenté... cependant les cotes de fin de soirée(heure de l'ouest) sont environ 50% plus basse que les matchs à l'heure de l'est

Et pour ceux qui mentionnent que la LNH demeure dans certains marchés pour des raisons de cotes d'écoute télé -

Voici un tableau des cotes d'écoutes locales des équipes US de la LNH...

En prenant les chiffres de 2009-2010 et les infos des cotes ''disponibles'' lors des saisons suivante et ce jusqu'a la saison 2018-19, il m’a été possible de suivre l'évolution des ''ratings'' local chez nos voisins plus au sud...

Comme vous le remarquerez les cotes pour les Hurricanes de la Caroline ne sont jamais accessible... J'ai donc placé les chiffres des dernières séries éliminatoires de 2019...

Les chiffres les plus bas appartiennent bien sur aux Canes... (2iem tableau)

en 2012 ---

The Panthers are quite possibly the saddest tale on this list. This team finished first in their conference for the third seed overall.

They took the Devils to the brink of elimination this postseason before being sent home in Game 7.

Much like LA, no one in Miami really pays them much attention. With the fierce competition of the superstar Miami Heat of the NBA, the revitalized Marlins of the MLB and the Dolphins of the NFL, hockey is simply an afterthought.

In fact, last season the Panthers' ratings were so bad that infomercials were beating them in the ratings.

This season their home attendance was the ninth worst in the league, while their television ratings placed them dead last for both ratings and viewership.

It is becoming quite clear that Florida is by far the most forgotten team in the NHL.

Potential Relocation City: Anywhere; really could it get any worse?

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1200926-los-angeles-and-10-nhl-cities-that-still-dont-know-they-have-a-hockey-team#slide10

Le contrat avec NBC / NBCSN d'une valeur de $200M par année prend fin en 2021... Regardons l'évolution des cotes d'écoutes

Versus a payé $72.5M pour la saison 2007-2008- avec des cotes d'écoutes moyennes de 250 000 téléspectateurs

10 ans plus tard (2019) les cotes dépassent a peine les 300 000 téléspectateurs NBCSN) avec un réseau qui rejoint 15m a 20m plus de ''households''...

$125m de plus par saison pour 50 000 téléspectateurs en moyenne par match... Il faut cependant préciser que Versus présentait 50 parties et que NBCSN en présente plus de 100...

300 000 est environ 0.15% de l'auditoire atteignable par NBCSN

ESPN and ESPN2 are distributed in 97 million homes while FS1 is in 88 million and NBCSN is in 78 million at last check

January 30, 2020

Distribution for both FS1 and NBCSN fell below the 80 million mark, according to the most recent numbers from Nielsen. FS1 is in 79.874 million homes, according to Nielsen’s

Le montant de la prochaine entente sera de $??? m (a suivre)

Dans un classement des 123 équipes (MLB-30 + NBA-30 + NFL-32 + NHL-31) (je m'excuse pour les fans de la MLS) ou placé l’organisation NHL ?

Voici un autre tableau monter avec mes critères pour établir les ''meilleures'' placements et bien entendu les plus mauvais...

Basé sur

La Valeur - La dette - les revenus - les profits/pertes - le montant des dettes et la valeur moins les dettes...

Voici le résultat.

Et voila le classement par ligue...

Dans la dernière publication de Forbes il y avait des notes sur chacune des organisations... Pour ceux qui ne lisent pas l’anglais je suis Désolé je me suis servi de Traduction Google pour la version française des notes (je vais prendre le temps de tout relire pour corriger dans les prochains jours)

Anaheim

In November 2018, the Ducks extended their lease at the Honda Center through 2048. A key change to the amended lease between the city of Anaheim, which owns the arena, and the owners of the Ducks, who operate the arena, was the city's share in arena profits above a profit-sharing threshold from non-NHL events, which will double to 50%. Also, the threshold was cut in half to $6 million. As part of the agreement, the Ducks bought city-owned parking spaces around the arena for $10 million and will be allowed to develop them with homes, offices and stores. The Ducks must still provide 3,900 parking spaces for the arena, relieving the city of this obligation.

Arizona

In July 2019, Alex Meruelo purchased the Coyotes from Andrew Barroway for an estimated $300 million. Barroway, who bought the Coyotes for $305 million, still owns about 5% of the team, according to people familiar with the transaction. The Coyotes are bleeding cash and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has stated publicly that that he believes the Coyotes need a downtown arena for the long-troubled franchise to have a future in Phoenix. Although the franchise can’t leave Arizona anytime soon due to NHL rules prohibiting new owners from immediately applying for relocation, Bettman hasn't ruled out the long-term possibility. The Coyotes were 29th in attendance last season, averaging 13,989 fans per game despite icing their most competitive team in several years. Getting out to Glendale on weeknights is a nightmare for most people in the Valley of the Sun, while the team hasn't helped with its years of tumult and losing records, including its current seven-season playoff drought. The Coyotes had the league's fifth-lowest local television rating (0.44) on Fox Arizona during the 2018-19 season.

Boston

The Bruins had a big increase in revenue and operating income during the 2018-19 season thanks to 13 playoff games at TD Center during their run to the Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost in seven games to the Blues. More revenue is on the way. The team increased season ticket prices 5% on average for the 2019-20 season, following a 7% increase prior to last season. Also, TD Garden is in the midst of a $100 million renovation, including a concourse expansion, new scoreboard, and more premium seating like a party deck in the rafters and The 1928 Club.

Buffalo

Despite not making the playoffs since 2011, the Sabres had the NHL's highest local television ratings during the 2018-19 season. The team posted an average rating of 8.13 on MSG+, 75% higher than the previous season. It marked the third time in four years the Sabres led the NHL on the TV front. The Sabres also scored with several successful big-name events at KeyBank Center last season, including concerts by Metallica and Travis Scott, and events like WWE Live and the NCAA Men's Frozen Four ice hockey semifinals and championship games.

Calgary

This summer an agreement was reached between the Flames and the city of Calgary for a new arena that could be ready for the 2024-25 season. The arena will cost $413 million, split evenly between the city and the Flames. The city will own the arena and the Flames will run it and cover all operating costs. The city will receive proceeds from a ticket tax and a share of naming-rights revenue. The Flames are locked into a 35-year lease with the city and received an option to buy two nearby city-owned pieces of land. The Flames have been in search of a new building for years to replace the Scotiabank Saddledome, which is one of the NHL's oldest venues. Although there's still a lot of work that needs to be done leading up to the new arena’s completion, it is safe to say the new arena will make the Flames far more valuable.

Carolina

It took just one season for new owner Tom Dundon to get the Hurricanes on track. The team went to the Stanley Cup semifinals in 2018-19 after not making the playoffs the previous nine seasons. The Hurricanes' first five home playoff games generated the biggest five nights for merchandise sales in team history as each surpassed the $200,000 mark. The previous record was $187,000, per the team. But fans have not totally bought in yet. Attendance at PNC Arena during the regular season averaged only 13,320, third-lowest in the NHL. The team was reporting modest increases in season ticket sales prior to the start of the 2019-20 season after the 2019 playoff success.

Chicago

In January 2019, NBC Sports Chicago and the White Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks announced a multi-year media rights deal that provides NBC Sports Chicago with exclusive local, multi-platform media rights to present game coverage of all three teams starting with the 2019-2020 season. On the arena front, the United Center has a new scoreboard and fully immersive arena audio system. The building is owned 50-50 between the Blackhawks and the Bulls. The new center-hung scoreboard is the largest center-hung screen display among arenas that host both NBA and NHL teams.

Colorado

The Avalanche stunned the Flames in the first round of the playoffs last season before losing in seven games to the Sharks in the Western Conference semifinals. But two consecutive solid seasons on the ice (Colorado also made the playoffs in 2018) have begun to pay off for the Avalanche. The team's attendance at the Pepsi Center increased 10%, to an average of 17,132. More couch potatoes tuned in as well. The team's average rating on Altitude increased 49%, third-most in the league, to an average rating of 1.6. The arena naming rights deal, originally signed in 1999 with PepsiCo, expired during the summer. But the beverage giant and Kroenke Sports signed a one-year extension, ensuring the Pepsi Center will keep its moniker for at least through the 2019-2020 season.

Columbus

The Blue Jackets stunned the Lightning in the first round of the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, sweeping the team that finished with by far the most points (128) in the NHL. But the Blue Jackets remain among the worst draws in the league. Last year's average attendance at Nationwide Arena was 16,658, good enough for only 24th in the NHL. Over the past decade the Blue Jackets have never finished higher than 22nd in the league in attendance. The team lost one of its core pieces when winger Artemi Panarin, who averaged 80 points per season during his first four years, signed a free agent deal with the New York Rangers worth $81.5 million over seven years.

Dallas

After missing the playoffs for two consecutive seasons, the Stars reached the second round of the playoffs in 2018-19 before bowing to eventual Stanley Cup winners St. Louis in seven games. Average attendance for the Stars at American Airlines Center was 18,178, good enough to rank 13th in the league. It was the team's highest attendance ranking in the NHL since the 2007-08 season. Unfortunately, viewership went the other direction. The Stars average rating on FS Southwest fell 28% compared with the 2017-18 season, to 0.62, the third-biggest drop in the league.

Detroit

The Red Wings have been cashing in at Little Caesars Arena from non-NHL events. The two-year old arena—operated by the Ilitch family—has been raking it in from concerts, WWE, college basketball and hockey, Harlem Globetrotters and Cirque du Soleil. According to Pollstar, the arena took in nearly $40 million in ticket revenue from such events from November 2018 through June 2019, second only to Madison Square Garden among North American arenas. Also, according to the Detroit Free Press, "The Ilitch organization is set to receive $74 million in additional Detroit taxpayer subsidies for meeting nearly all of its contractual obligations for the new commercial district surrounding Little Caesars Arena."

Edmonton

After missing the playoffs for the 12th time in 13 seasons, the Oilers hired Ken Holland as general manager and president of hockey operations in May. The longtime GM of the Red Wings replaced Peter Chiarelli. A couple of weeks later, Holland hired Dave Tippett as the team's head coach, replacing Todd McLellan, who had served as the top guy for a little over three seasons. On the business side, the Oilers did not increase the price of season seats for the 2019-2020 season and cited the poor on-ice performance for the rational. The team also cut the cost of food and beverages 15% for season ticket holders. “We know that your decision to renew your seats is not tied to just team performance and the arena experience,” the team wrote in a letter to season ticket holders. “We’ve heard the challenges many have faced this year in a tough Alberta economy.”

Florida

Since losing in the Stanley Cup Finals in 1996, the Panthers have only made the playoff four times, losing in the first round each time. Seeking a remedy, the team hired Joel Quenneville as head coach on after the 2018-19 regular season. Quenneville has more than 20 years of NHL head coaching experience with St. Louis, Colorado and Chicago where he won three Stanley Cups. Attendance is down 14% over the past three seasons and at 13,261 fans per game ranked ahead of only the Islanders last year.

Los Angeles

The 2018-19 campaign was the Kings worst in 12 years, as the team finished last in the Pacific Division with 71 points. Supporters stopped watching on television; ratings for Kings games on FS West tumbled 35% versus the previous season, the second-biggest decrease in the league. Ratings were the NHL’s fourth-lowest overall. Attendance at Staples Center held up better, falling modestly to an average of 18,000, 240 less per game. The team offered to freeze ticket prices for two years for season ticket holders who renewed through the 2020-21 season.

Minnesota

The 2018-19 season was a bad one for the Wild. The team finished last in the Central Division and their average television rating on FS North fell 15%. Granted, the overall rating for the season (2.9) was still the fifth-best in the league, and attendance at the Xcel Center held steady at 18,900 per game. But there's reason for concern. In just the second home game during the 2019-20 season the Wild failed to sell out its arena for the first time since 2013. Season tickets are available for the first time in a "number of years" according to the team. The Wild lack a basketball tenant to anchor the Xcel Center but have been able to somewhat make up for it by being one of the busiest and most profitable concert arenas in the country.

Montreal

The Canadiens only made the playoffs once over the past four years but still are among the league leaders in revenue and profits. Credit their great market, loyal fans and cash-rich arena. The team has finished second in the league in attendance each season since 2014-15. The Canadiens also have the most lucrative local cable deal in the NHL and ranked in the league's top quartile for revenue from non-NHL events at their arena.

Nashville

The Nashville Sports Authority approved a new 30-year lease for the Predators for Bridgestone Arena that runs through the 2044-45 season during the summer. The upshot: the hockey team has more operational control over the arena but will also receive less taxpayer subsidies. The arena is owned by the city of Nashville and Davidson County and is controlled by the Sports Authority, but it is operated by a subsidiary of the team. Between the ticket fees and their own capital investments, the Predators ownership group is preparing to put about $350 million in upgrades into Bridgestone Arena over the next 20 years. Ticket surcharges of as much as $6 per ticket will help fund the improvements.

New Jersey

The Devils took a step backwards in 2018-19 on the ice. They finished last in the Metropolitan Division with 72 points and average attendance at the Prudential Center slipped 2.4%, to 14,834. On television, the Devils finished in the NHL basement. Their average rating on MSG+ was 0.24, 69% lower than the previous season. The team's reward for the poor on-ice showing was the top pick in the NHL Draft, Jack Hughes. The 18-year-old is only the eighth American to be selected No. 1 overall. The team also added fan favorite P.K.

NY Islanders

The Islanders broke ground this summer on their new arena and entertainment complex near the Belmont racetrack. The team, which currently plays its home games at both the Barclays Center (home arena for the NBA's Brooklyn Nets) and the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island, is expected to move into its new digs for the 2021-22 season. The $1.3 billion construction project is expected to add Long Island Railroad access to Belmont Park— home of the Belmont Stakes. The project includes retail space and a 250-room hotel. The project is being privately financed by New York Arena Partners, a joint venture between Sterling Equities, Scott Malkin Group and Oak View Group.

NY Rangers

The Rangers are the NHL’s most valuable franchise for the fifth straight year. Last season the Rangers missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season, the first time the Blue Shirts went more than one season with no playoffs since 2003-04, the last campaign of a seven-year playoff drought. Attendance at Madison Square Garden has slipped each of the past two seasons, from an average of 18,020 in 2016-17 to 17,318 last year. MSG CEO James Dolan apparently had enough. In May, he tapped John Davidson as the Rangers president. Davidson, who as the goalie for the 1978-89 Rangers, led the team to the Stanley Cup Finals where they lost to the Canadiens, spent the past seven seasons as the President of Hockey Operations for the Blue Jackets.

Ottawa

The Senators completed two important debt deals last year. In June, the team announced that their parent company, Capital Sports Holdings, completed a $135 million financing of a six-year senior term debt with a syndicate of financial institutions. The proceeds of the debt were to “pursue growth, serve general corporate purposes and to replace existing debt.” Four months later, the team entered into a $30 million five-year revolving credit facility with BMO Bank of Montreal. The loan will be used to give the team access to short-term credit, as well as allowing the team to buy U.S. dollars when exchange rates are more attractive (U.S. dollars are used by Canadian hockey teams to pay players).

Philadelphia

The Flyers’ parent company, Comcast Spectacor, has been pushing big into esports. In March, Comcast Spectacor and the Cordish Companies announced plans for a $50 million esports and entertainment venue in the heart of the Philadelphia Sports Complex. The venue will seat up to 3,500 and stand as the largest new-construction esports arena in the Western Hemisphere. Its primary tenant, the Philadelphia Fusion esports team, competes in the Overwatch League. In addition to gaming events, Fusion Arena will host a variety of live entertainment programming and experiences. The Wells Fargo Center itself is in the midst of a multi-year $250 million renovation featuring new seating, scoreboard and technology.

Pittsburgh

The Penguins had a strong 2018-19 regular season, finishing with 100 points, tied with the Maple Leafs for fifth most in the Eastern Conference. But the Penguins were stunned in the first round of the playoffs when they were swept by the Islanders. After capturing the Stanley Cup in 2016 and 2017, the Penguins have a had a precipitous drop in playoff games. They lost in the second round in 2017 and had only two games at PPG Paints Arena last season. But revenue and profits have been buttressed by nearly $20 million in annual revenue from non-NHL events, like concerts, at the arena. The Penguins continue to score high TV ratings. The team's average rating on AT&T Pittsburgh during the 2018-19 season was 6.38, second-best in the NHL and 10% higher than the previous season.

San Jose

The Sharks are among the most consistent playoff teams in NHL history. Prior to this season, they made the playoffs 21 of their 27 years of existence, including the Cup Finals in 2015-16. This enables the Sharks to be a profitable team despite playing in, and operating, an arena without an NBA team. Playoff games are also important for the Sharks because they do not sell out the SAP Center during the regular season. Last year's run to the Conference Finals boosted the team's television ratings on NBC Sports Bay Area 30%, to an average of 0.89. Last season's ratings increase was the fifth biggest in the league.

St. Louis

Last season, the Blues won their first Stanley Cup in their 52-year history by defeating the Bruins 4-1 in Game 7 of the Finals. With the win, the Blues ended the longest wait in NHL history—51 seasons—for a team to win its first championship. It was an amazing comeback story because in January the Blues owned the worst record in the NHL. Blues forward Ryan O'Reilly was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the playoffs. O'Reilly, who was acquired by St. Louis last offseason, scored his team's opening goal in each of the final four games of the Stanley Cup Final and set a franchise record with the most points in one playoff year with 23.

Tampa Bay

Arena leases can have a lot of value. Last summer, Lightning owner Jeff Vinik borrowed $102 million from Goldman Sachs with the team's lease on Amalie Arena serving as collateral for the loan. It's a sign how much team values have increased, given Vinik paid $93 million for the team in 2010. Vinik plans to use the loan's proceeds in his businesses, which range from real estate development to tech investments, according to the Tampa Bay Times. The team's on-ice success, including a record-tying 62 wins during the 2018-19 season, has enabled the club to bump ticket prices 10% annually in recent years. Prices are still in the bottom half of the NHL.

Toronto

The Maple Leafs do not lead the league in any revenue category but were strong across the board last season, landing among the top five NHL teams in attendance, gate receipts, television revenue and premium seating revenue. This has helped make the Leafs among the most profitable teams in the NHL despite each Canadian dollar worth just 75 U.S. cents during the 2018-19 season. Also, after missing the playoffs in back-to-back years, the Leafs have lost in the first round of the playoffs each of the past three seasons. Further padding the team's coffers are the non-sports events at Scotiabank Arena, which pulled on over $40 million in gross ticket revenue from November 2018 through June 2019, according to Pollstar.

Vancouver

Members of the Aquilini family, which owns the Canucks, face a huge tax bill from a complex scheme created to offset taxes on the sale of more than $140 million worth of assets used to buy the team, according to CBC News. The Aquilini Group bought half of the team and arena in 2005 at a valuation of $207 million and raised its ownership to 100% the following year. A tax court ruled in May 2019 the family should have paid taxes on more than $40 million of income related to the sale of West Edmonton Village apartment complex. The Canucks have made the playoffs in half of the 14 seasons the Aquilinis owned the team, including a loss in the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, but the team has been shut out of the postseason since 2015.

Vegas

On the ice, the Golden Knights didn't match their inaugural 2017-18 season when they went to the Stanley Cup Finals. Last season the Knights were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Sharks. But off the ice, the team continued to remain red hot. The Knights sold out every game at T-Mobile Arena and ranked 12th in the NHL with an average attendance of 18,318. The Knights also posted the league's third-highest local television rating during the 2018-19 season. The team averaged a 4.05 on AT&T Rocky Mountain, more than double their rating the previous season.

Washington

One season after winning the Stanley Cup, the Capitals posted lower revenue because they were ousted from the 2018-19 playoffs in the first round in seven games by the Hurricanes. The Caps still scored well financially because they have one of the more lucrative cable television deals in the NHL, finished ninth in average attendance (18,508) and recorded above-average premium seating and sponsorship revenue. The team's parent, Monumental Sports & Entertainment, signed a partnership with William Hill just ahead of the 2019-20 season. It includes the creation of the first sportsbook at a U.S. professional sports venue once regulatory hurdles are cleared.

Winnipeg

The Jets are a middle-of-the-pack NHL team when it comes to revenue with no NBA team to anchor their arena (though their AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose, play there). Thus big changes in the number of playoff games have a substantial impact on the team's bottom line. After a stellar regular season that saw the Jets rack up 99 points, the Jets were eliminated in the first round in six games by the Blues. During the 2017-18 season the Jets had nine home playoff games as they went to the Western Conference. The drop in home playoff games and increased payroll resulted in an operating loss in 2018-19.