GENERAL
Stadium: Wachovia Center
Capacity: 19,537
Built: 1996 / $210M USD
Head office: 3601 S. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19148
Phone: (215) 339-7676
Fax:
Website: flyers.nhl.com
E-Mail:
Radio flagship: 610 WIP-AM |
Television (Regional): CSN/CN8
Corporate partners/sponsors: Anheuser-Busch, PepsiCo, Comcast, Verizon Wireless, Toyota Motor, AT&T. Naming rights sponsor is Wachovia.
Mascot: none
Established: 1967
Franchise ancestry: Philadelphia Flyers (1967-present) |
BUSINESS OF WINNING
ATTENDANCE
2011-2012 COMING SOON
Home Dates: 41
Home Attendance Average: N/A
Home Attendance Drawing Capacity: N/A
Home Attendance Total: N/A
Home Attendance Rank: click here
for 2010-2011 rank
Team Marketing Report:
Average Ticket Cost & Fan Cost Index: click here
2010-'11 Estimated Gate Receipts: $45M USD
PHILADELPHIA MARKET
MARKET SIZE
City Population: 1,456,350
Metropolitan Area Population: 5,628,101 (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington)
Greater Metro Area Population: 6,188,463 (Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City)
City size ranking: #6 in US
Metro area size ranking: #5 in US
Greater Metro area size ranking: #6 in US
Designated Market Area (DMA): 2,950,220 TV homes / 2,578% of US
DMA ranking: #4 in US / #4 in North America
Source: Nielsen 2008, US Census Bureau 2005 and 2007 |
FRANCHISE FINANCIALS
 OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
Owner: Comcast Spectacor
Acquisition date/price: 1996 / $150M USD
General Manager: Paul Holmgren
Head Coach: John Stevens
Stadium: Owned by Comcast Spectacor
Concessions: Aramark
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MARKET ECONOMICS
Economic Description: Diversified commercial, educational, cultural and legal centre; manufacturing, pharmaceutical, oil refining, health care, biotechnology, tourism, financial services.
State capital: No (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
Major companies: Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Comcast, Lincoln Financial, Cigna, Sunoco, Aramark, FMC, GlaxoSmithKline, Boeing Helicopters, Federal Reserve Bank.
City per capita income (ranking): $16,509 USD
Metro area per capita income (ranking): $45,460 USD
State per capita income (ranking): $36,825 USD
MARKET DEMOGRAPHICS
Race & Ethnicity (City of Philadelphia): 45% White, 43.2% African-American, 5.5% Asian, 8% Other (8.5% Hispanic); Origins - 43.2% African-American, 13.6% Irish, 9.2% Italian, 8.1% German, 4.3% Polish, 2.9% English.
Language: Approximately 90% English.
Median Age: 34
Political leadership: Mayor of Philadelphia – Michael Nutter (Democrat); Governor of Pennsylvania – Edward G. Pendell (D); U.S. Senators – Arlen Specter (R), Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D); U.S. Representatives – Robert A. Brady (D), Chaka Fattah (D), Kathy Dahlkemper (D), Jason Altmire (D), Glenn Thompson (R), Jim Gerlach (R), Joe Sestak (D), Patrick Murphy (D), Bill Shuster (R ), Christopher Carney (D), Paul E. Kanjorski (D), John P. Murtha (D), Allyson Schwartz (D), Michael F. Doyle (D), Charles Dent (R), Joseph R. Pitts (R), Tim Holden (D), Timothy Murphy (R), Todd Platts (R).
Source: Team Marketing Report, ESPN.com, Forbes.com and TheSportMarket.biz
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