- If we have interpreted the Public Health Authority correctly, you must not have an audience, and the restrictions on 50 people should apply over the summer. So as we have interpreted it is June, July, August. This means that there will be a new decision regarding September.
SHL announced yesterday that it has nailed September 19 as the start date for the series game - with or without the audience.
The difference between SHL and Hockeyallsvenskan is that the clubs in the second division have a significantly smaller share of TV revenue and a larger share of audience revenue.
- You can say that audience revenue accounts for 55-60 percent of our club's revenue.
There is still no nailed date for when you are expected to welcome the audience again. And the more matches that are played without an audience, the greater the financial consequences for the clubs.
- Playing without an audience is extremely tiring. It goes without saying, if you lose 60 percent of your income, you can't run the business as usual. But what that means, we don't know that right now.
For a long time you can't wait for a series start. There are provisions that say that the season should be completed in April.
- The hockey season runs over that time and the contracts with the players run over that time.