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Ted Black talks 5-12-2011


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Question: Player loyalty

 

create an environment in which players want to stay. No baseball bat but expectation need to be met.

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Offseason process:

 

1) Darcy's chains are off. Making his wish list.

 

2) Draft list being formed

 

3) Existing players evaluation ongoing. Some off list already.

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Season tickets:

 

300-500 of 2,200 will get waiting list tickets

 

5% increase in season ticket prices. Needed for revenue sharing $. "Each team needs to keep pace with league-wide growth".

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Season tickets:

 

2 pre-season games will be cheap but not free.

 

300 level increase @ $38/year

 

Variable pricing still in effect.

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Rochester?

 

Discussed? Phase of ownership everything is looked at. have looked at Roch for practice facility. Probable? Not now.

 

Will they build arena at Canisius? No. Would they partner with someone to build it? Yes. Cost 15-20 million.

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What r terms of LR contract?

 

"Not public". "Want him to stay as long as we can keep him"

 

High profile player signings?

 

"Not winning Cup is failure"

 

More concerned with getting players that will win the Cup. No internal budget on player salary if we think that player will win the Cup.

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Aerospace museum.

 

Still in talks about what to do.

 

TV production, hooked up with Habour Club.

 

Right now storage over summer.

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Food options:

 

Only blue and Gold cotton candy **laughs**

 

More options in 300 level. Chicken Wings, wine,

 

Reconfigure 300 level food courts for more open space.

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"Many things have been talked about but contemplating is much different than doing"

 

Escalators, Canisius, to do list... 10,000 ideas being 'contemplated'.

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Television plans:

 

Telecast team: RJ can stay as long as he wants, others too.

 

Carrier issues not in his control. MSG owns rights. He continues to urge the conversation.

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Displaying team history:

 

"Talked" about putting player pictures in 300's.

 

"Talking" about Hall of Fame.

 

Inside and outside arena.

 

interactive elements in atrium.

 

Again, 'talked about'.

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Displaying team history:

 

"Talked" about putting player pictures in 300's.

 

"Talking" about Hall of Fame.

 

Inside and outside arena.

 

interactive elements in atrium.

 

Again, 'talked about'.

 

This sounds similar to Pittsburgh's arena. I like it

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