Belfast are claiming the cost of the CHL is equal to the cost of signing a Patrick Dwyer, and asking which their fans would prefer.
To me that’s nonsense as they’ve carried several spare imports throughout the season.
If you look at the upcoming events for their arena, they already have booking for Aug/Sep/Oct 2019. If the CHL game days are similar to this season then they’d clash with 4 Little Mix concerts.
The fact is the owners make more money from concerts than they do Ice Hockey. Indeed, it’s the profits from that which pays for their big budget roster. Which probably means the Giants will never be able to enter the CHL.
It might also explain why the AVFTB guys have been so anti-CHL. They probably got a tip-off from the owners about it previously.
I just hope that Belfast’s attitude towards the CHL doesn’t hinder the relationship the CHL has withnthe rest of the EIHL. Because the CHL have been so complimentary towards us in Cardiff over the past two years.
I can’t help but wonder if it’s now in the best interests of British ice hockey for Belfast to lose tonight rather than win.