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Season GP Total Avg. 1995-96 41 704,489 17,183 Highest 1996-97 41 679,422 16,571 1997-98 41 660,457 16,109 1998-99 25 417,966 16,719 1999-00 41 569,864 13,899 2000-01 41 563,218 13,737 Lowest MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES Season GP Total Avg. 2001-02 41 591,030 14,415 2002-03 41 611,322 14,910 2003-04 41 622,723 15,188 2004-05 41 691,362 16,862 Highest 2005-06 41 647,533 15,793 2006-07 41 600,836 14,654 2007-08 41 523,758 12,770 2008-09 41 519,895 12,680 Lowest 2009-10 41 552,914 13,485 2010-11 41 600,687 14,650 2011-12 33 518,256 15,704 |
Doesn't the MLSE force Leafs season ticket holders to also purchase Raptors tickets? In which case, it's tough to really know how well the Raptors are doing since there is always an artificial floor of support underneath.
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First of all, Canadian clubs grow the money pot initially only because of the franchise fee. After that, in what is for the moment a gate-driven league the American clubs are stuck with more home dates that are harder to sell tickets for. "Soccer fans" are not a national culture. American is. MLS fans in the States are still Americans and for the most part... well, we know how interested they are in Canada. In a gate-driven league, every home date is important. In any sports league on this continent, Canadian teams (except the Habs and the Leafs) are generally duds at the gate in the States. MLS fans are no different. And as far as TV is concerned, it's still the next critical step in the growth of any sports league. Do you really honestly think that the MLS people don't care if their TV ratings are still this low 10 years down the line? TV is where much of the money is in pro sports. Canada's MLS clubs will be the three we have now. Mark my words. |
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Good day for the CFL's (relative) credibility in the GTA - Rob Ford met the media wearing an NFL tie yesterday!
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Additionally, it doesn't have to be exclusive. Some people in Swansea adopt a bigger club like Arsenal or United as their second clubs similar to how people in Thunder Bay adopt the Leafs or any other team. |
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A big fat loudmouth white guy loving football? Say it ain't so!
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Speaking of football - do the rest of the CFL teams have alternate names in French? Les Bombers Bleu? What does "Alouette" really mean in English? Do English broadcasts discuss the Montreal Larks of the CFL? |
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It would be similar to company names, which don't change either, unless decided by the company. And you answered your own question about the meaning of Alouettes. And Larks is only used in short form/slang (although rarely as most say Als); like Riders, Green and White, Roughies, etc. |
Les Argonautes sont meilleur que les Tigre-Shats.
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2013 CFL Season Second Most Watched On Record
With a metro population of more than 1.2 million, it will be interesting see just how much the introduction of the Ottawa Redblacks will increase the ratings next year. The CFL is already the most-watched weekly sports broadcast in the country, with the exception of Hockey Night In Canada.
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The analogy to company names is apt. But companies don't often travel like a team does. Do they plan on calling them one name when playing at home, and the other name when playing in Montreal? Or do they call them both names at home, one name in Vancouver, and another in Montreal? And what happens if New Brunswick ever gets a CFL franchise? The whole thing just seems awkward and I can't think of a similar precedent. Unless people still misspell "Canadiens" a lot. We certainly did as kids. For the record, I've never in my life heard a single person use "Larks" as a nickname for the Als. I was being a little more than tongue in cheek with that one. :haha: Actually, I never thought to pay close attention to this when visiting - is it PFK on one side of the river, KFC on the other? A strict divide in Ottawa-Gatineau? Oh and lastly, I prefer the French name. "Red and Black" I could have gone with. "Redblack" just sounds stupid. |
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The CFL, as a league, generates 120-150 million a year in revenues. Profits for the teams vary greatly, but according to TSN in 2012 75% of the teams were in the 'black'. The Riders, one of the more 'successful' CFL teams, made a $1.1 million profit on revenues of $34.4 million for the 2012 season. That would put them in about 72nd place in the NCAA, with similar financials to the Southern Methodist Mustangs ;) The Raptors on the other hand made a profit of $18.8 million on revenues of $121 million for their last season. In 2011 they had a $25.3 million profit on revenues of $138 million. In fact the Raptors have been very profitable in all but the 2006 season! So little support? The Raptors, it could be argued, generate as much revenue and are more profitable than the entire CFL. It doesn't matter if 757k people watch the Riders play the Bombers on CBC and only 300k (in Canada) watch the Raptors play the Bobcats :) Each NBA viewer is much more 'valuable' to advertisers. For the record, the Raptors are currently ranked #7 in the NBA for attendance... In fact it could also be argued that the Raptors are more 'successful', at least some years, than Canada's small market NHL teams (Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa & Winnipeg). Toronto is THE Canadian pro sports powerhouse - just look at the numbers for the Leafs & Jays as well - no CFL team could ever dream of making this list - but a Toronto NFL one probably would ;) http://i39.tinypic.com/sb39xi.jpg Click the link for a report by the Conference Board of Canada - on big league sports in Canada. http://www.conferenceboard.ca/report...riefing-1.aspx |
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