If you owned a hockey team

[Never_Retire_Steve 35]

What would you do differently than any other sports team does?

For me, I would be like Mark Cuban and go nuts at every game and have a whole bunch of other events at the actual game (Mardi Gras, hot tub parties, etc.). Some people might not like those sorts of things but I think going to a live sporting event is all about the atmosphere.

[Flip-check 6]

The most badass, insane, cool-as-all-get-out, "how could this not be done yet, it's flipping great!" idea I'd implement would be akin to Boston's offering between the benches seating packages.

Only difference is that after procuring a vote to enlarge the nets, I'd also vote for ice length and net depth to be increased. So that the most awesomely crazy idea ever of GOALNET SEATS could arise, taking you closer to the action than ever before.

Watch Kyle Calder rip the net off the moorings! Feel it go as you're knocked out of your seat! Witness Hank pull off sick passes behind the goal line to Dats, feet away from your face! However, you would likely see a lot of goaltender ass. So this seating arrangement is not for everyone.

It is for people who like ugly goaltender butts though.

ps. - I'd veto any net size changes. Since the odds of me owning a hockey team are as likely as me being insane, though, I figure the two ought go together in this instance!

[Icer 0]

There's no way I'd want to own an NHL team. Too much pressure. Too much politics. Look at all the crap Lemieux is going through in Pittsburgh. A minor league hockey team would be cool, though. I wouldn't do it to make money. I'd run it more like a non-profit. Hey, if I can afford a hockey team I can certainly afford to give back to the community.

I'd set aside a certain number of lower bowl tickets and tickets on the glass for a low price so everyday fans can get a chance to get those seats, not just corporations and season ticket holders. These would be available via a lottery. Anyone caught scalping these tickets would be banned for life.

I'd also own the arena and lease the ice to amateur hockey associations and individuals at a reasonable rate. I'd also set up scholarship and equipment programs for kids that can't afford hockey. This would be a hockey only facilty. No concerts, no circus, no boat and camper shows. That way there'd be lots of ice to go around.

I'd also set up a house league that is strictly for fun. No travel hockey. No pressure. 1 practice a week. Games every other week. Everyone plays. So many youth programs are way too serious and I think it burns players out.

I notice attendance falls off during the playoffs for a lot of minor league teams. Therefore, season ticket holders get free playoff tickets and all single game tickets are $2. I want my barn full for the playoffs, dammit. The team deserves the support. Don't worry. I'd still make money off concessions and parking.

Well, that's my thoughts.

[Icer 0]

Oh, I almost forgot. Bikini hockey and midget tosses between periods. Hey, I'm the owner. I think I need to be a little controversial.

[NeverForgetMac25 483]

If I owned a hockey club, I would obviously be loaded, so I would genetically clone Zetterberg 15 more times, and Lidstrom 8 times (taking into account for injury).

Stanley would be ours for many years to come.

[poxer 0]

If I owned a hockey club, I would obviously be loaded, so I would genetically clone Zetterberg 15 more times, and Lidstrom 8 times (taking into account for injury).

Stanley would be ours for many years to come.

That would be the greatest Hockey team ever. I would not want to own a hockey team but rather GM one. You basically get to make the team whatever you want. I'd go with 4 or 5 skill players along with people like Calder and Bertuzzi, add some grit into those lines and toughness. If someone ran our goalie no one would stand around (like the wings did) they would go and fight. I don't care the reasons why you run a goalie, accident or not, you don't get away with it though. I used to play as a D and if someone ran my goalie, I would fight him regardless. Yeah I got a lotta PMs.