Wayne Smith writes:
>
>    We all want to see at least our own teams play in the tournament, but
>    let's look at the dollars for a moment.  Let's say the NCAA and/or
>    arenas get $5,000 for the broadcast rights (I think it would be
>    substantially less).  At $20 per ticket, that's 5000/20 = 250
>    tickets.
>
>    So in terms of income, TV rights are a drop in the bucket.  Ticket
>    income is most important to the "success" of the tournament.  As it
>    is, I understand that the Regionals will not be substantial money
>    makers, but are expected to cover costs.  If anyone knows
>    differently, please let us all know.
>
The fees for the CCHA have been $500 for a regular season game and
$1000 for a playoff game regardless of the size of the regional network.
As Wayne has stated, there is practically no incentive for anybody other
than a local market to put these games on TV.
 
 
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