It was nice to see NHL hockey back on MTS Centre ice this week. It looked just as good on a nation wide broadcast by TSN. Further, it looked as good on the MTS Centre as it looked on the NHL back in Manitoba.Winnipeggers and Manitobans once again did themselves proud by hosting a very successful night of hockey. While some will point to a lower attendance this year, the truth is that of all North American non-NHL cities hosting a game, Winnipeg’s total gate revenue would be nearly the highest.By comparing attendances and multiplying them by their average of the ticket pricing ranges across all “neutral” sites, it is easy to see that Manitoba is at the front of the line for a “gentle-used” or “pre-owned” NHL franchise. Attendance of 11,644 fans translates into a total gate of $809,258.This is a very respectable number across the NHL. This total per game gate revenue can be compared to the NHL numbers for the 2007-08 season, which is the last season that had league-sourced numbers published.$809,258 is good for 16th place out of 30 teams. more »