SMISports Money Index
Sample dataNHL

Sample Team 05 (NHL)

The Sample Team 05 (NHL) average 14,830 fans per game in 2025, 82.4% of a 18,000 seat capacity. Payroll sits at 94.2% of the cap.

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Avg attendance

14,830

% of capacity

82.4%

Resale premium

+77%

Market viability

21

Attendance

Attendance vs capacity, 2021 to 2025

Bar: average attendance. Dashed box: capacity.

Source: Sample data generator (fictional), retrieved Oct 16, 2026. Fictional sample.

Tickets

Resale price ladder, 2025

  • Lowest$67
  • Average$142
  • Premium seats$466

Average face value $80. Resale average runs +77% over face.

Source: Sample data generator (fictional), retrieved Oct 16, 2026. Fictional sample.

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Payroll

Payroll vs salary cap

94.2%
Payroll
$78.2M
Cap
$83.0M
Space
$4.8M

Tick mark: 100% of cap. MLB has no hard cap; its figure is the luxury tax threshold.

Source: Sample data generator (fictional), retrieved Oct 16, 2026. Fictional sample.

Valuation

Franchise valuation timeline

$1.60B

+7.4% CAGR

  • 2021
    $1.20B
  • 2022
    $1.33B
  • 2023
    $1.39B
  • 2024
    $1.52B
  • 2025
    $1.60B

Valuations are third-party estimates. Once real data runs, each will read "reported by" its publisher.

Source: Sample data generator (fictional), retrieved Oct 16, 2026. Fictional sample.

Media

Media deal summary

Local media rights: $12.6M per year.

National NHL contracts are shared league-wide and listed on the sources page once ingested.

Source: Sample data generator (fictional), retrieved Oct 16, 2026. Fictional sample.

Composite

Market viability: 21 / 100

  • Attendance % capacity (30%)24
  • Resale premium (25%)20
  • Valuation growth (20%)0
  • Metro population (15%)0
  • Payroll efficiency (10%)88

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