The NHL Has a Sports-Tax Problem, but so What?

The NHL has a sports-tax problem, but so what?

For all the chatter these past few weeks about how Florida not having personal income tax has handed the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning an advantage in player recruitment, the noise died pretty quickly Wednesday.

NHL won't change income tax rules in next CBA

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NHL teams in states with no income tax have economic advantage, professor says

The hot-button topic of whether NHL teams based in states without income tax have an advantage is well and alive again.

NHL viewership takes a massive decline in the United States this season

Is the future of the NHL in trouble?For years now we've been reading reports about diminishing viewership in the NHL and a report from Sports Business Journal today really brings that into focus.According to a report from Austin Karp, NHL viewership in the United States was down 12% in the regular season, 25% in the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup Final and a whopping 31% in the Conference Finals.Yeesh...From Karp:The Conference Semifinals a…

How important is LTIR and state tax in the next CBA? - Daily Faceoff

As the two NHL teams from Florida have represented the Eastern Conference in each of the past six Stanley Cup Finals, debate has raged over the advantage that teams in American states with no state income tax have over others in acquiring and retaining players. With a new CBA looming, that is sure to be a hot topic of discussion, as is the widespread usage among contenders of LTIR, on which injured players are placed to provide salary cap flexib…

Low-Tax Red States Are Dominating in Sports Too

Regular HOTLINE readers know that we’ve been documenting that no-income tax states aren’t just dominating economically, but also in the world of sports. Now, The New York Times has picked up the story, and noted this week that the Florida Panthers are playing in their third straight Stanley Cup final, right after Tampa made three in a row. Why are all the best skaters playing for Florida teams? Here’s The Times explanation: “Florida takes no sta…