Pokecheque wrote:
It would be sooooooooooo easy for them to throw 'em, like, five million and it wouldn't even dent their revenues. In return they'd get a viable Women's league on stable financial ground that would help grow the game exponentially at ground level and introduce tons of female fans to both the women's and men's game.
I'm glad at the very least that Furies and Fabs will live on. I've heard the Inferno was a financial dumpster fire, so not likely they come back, but hopefully they also eventually resurrect some other clubs, like the Thunder.
Agreed.
I just checked- the NWHL has 54k followers on Facebook. That's it. The Islanders alone have 301k. Rangers have 1.5 million. The Leafs have 1.3 million (I can't believe the Rangers have more than the Leafs).
I know women's hockey is a niche, but they really need money to advertise properly. Most people I talk to didn't know the league existed. Granted, the nearest team is an hour away, but you'd think people would know OF it.