Watch video above: Cindy Pom breaks down the high cost of playing hockey in Toronto.
TORONTO – The Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL) wants to know what you think about getting rid of arena admission fees and replacing it with a player fee beginning next season.
The GTHL recently launched a league-wide survey asking for feedback on this new revenue model.
The league currently collects gate fees for $6 but that is expected to rise to $7 for the 2014/15 season. A media release says this works out to $644 for the average player.
To cover the cost of game ice, which the league says amounts to just over $4 million alone this season, the GTHL’s independent auditor advised the Board of Directors “it needed to reconsider the way in which the League funded ice costs.”
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The GTHL, which is one of the largest hockey leagues in the world, says it loses about $100,000 a year by people sneaking into arenas.
The new proposal would have the GTHL eliminate admission fees altogether but then charge each player $575 year.
A player with a parent who is a team official will pay $375 a year and each player who has a sibling registered in the league and who has paid a fee will fork out $400.
The money would either be collected with a one-time payment or by five separate installments.
There are over 40,000 players registered in the GTHL annually.
Participants are being asked to complete the online survey by April 30.
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