Category: Sports Business

Secondary Ticket Market Slump: Are Falling Prices an Indictment of "Predator Hockey?"

By George Scoville | Feb 26th 2019 | 12 min read |

The Nashville Predators recently unveiled a Lids Holiday 6 Pack ticket package that offers, among other things, a free sixth game for a purchase of fi...

TSN Report: NHLPA Gearing Up For Lawsuit over Tennesee's Privilege Tax

By Dirk Hoag | Feb 25th 2019 | 3 min read |

TSN’s Aaron Ward reports this evening that the NHLPA is following through on its threats to fight Tennessee’s Privilege Tax through the co...

Antioch Hockey Center Collaboration Between Preds and Metro a Trick for Some, a Treat for Most

By George Scoville | Feb 25th 2019 | 18 min read |

The Metro Nashville City Council took up approval of the new hockey facility in Antioch this past summer, shortly after Mayor Karl Dean announced that...

October 2013 Marks 15 Years of NHL's Hockey Fights Cancer™ Campaign

By George Scoville | Feb 25th 2019 | 5 min read |

Since 1998, Hockey Fights Cancer™ has raised and disbursed almost $13 million to various charitable organizations. The effort brings together the Na...

Nashville Predators to Air 47 Games in Georgia This Season

By Dirk Hoag | Feb 25th 2019 | 5 min read |

Ever since the Atlanta Thrashers relocated to Winnipeg in 2011, the Nashville Predators have tried to reach out to Georgia’s hockey fans and let...

The NHL Business Model: Why Opponents of Fighting Should Suck It up, Hold Their Noses

By George Scoville | Feb 25th 2019 | 10 min read |

In the wake of a freak accident/gruesome injury to Montreal Canadiens forward George Parros on Opening Night this week, during his second tussle of th...

Study: Blackhawks' Home Game Prices on Secondary Market Could Bode Well for Preds' "Keep the Red Out" Campaign

By George Scoville | Feb 24th 2019 | 8 min read |

Online ticket reseller VividSeats, which recently became the Official Fan Travel Partner of the Detroit Red Wings, analyzed ticket price data across a...

Nashville Predators Drop to #38 in ESPN's Ultimate Team Ranking

By Dirk Hoag | Feb 24th 2019 | 6 min read |

While David Poile and Barry Trotz are focused on returning the Nashville Predators to the playoffs, by bringing in gritty free agents and promoting a ...

Report: Nashville Predators Per-Game Paid Attendance Plummeted in 2013

By Dirk Hoag | Feb 23rd 2019 | 4 min read |

Josh Cooper at the Tennessean has provided an update on paid attendance figures for the Nashville Predators‘ 2013 season, and put simply, they s...

2013 NHL CBA: New Revenue Sharing Program Could Help the Nashville Predators

By Dirk Hoag | Feb 23rd 2019 | 5 min read |

The full text of the 2013 version of the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement is finally available online, and while one can spend days strolling throu...