We use a detailed financial system in the CCHL where we have a few revenue streams that are used to pay for players, and that sees the overall financial health of the member organizations in the CCHL.
Have you ever wondered though, are the expensive salaries worth it? How much salary does a point in the CCHL standings cost a team? Who is the most efficient at managing cost and obtaining points?
If so, you aren't alone so I took a look at things this week!
In terms of cost per point, the Iceland Icecats are at the top of the class spending under 1.1 million per point. Next up would be the all American boys in Capeside, followed by Fort Erie, Georgetown, Wisborg and Calgary.
Unsurprisingly all of these teams are near the top of the standings so it may not be a true measure, as the team's near the bottom are all for the most part outside of the playoffs. Halifax is a bit of an outlier due to the enormous salary belonging to Kucherov, but otherwise it's very similar to standings which tells me that the costs are not all that different salary wise and impact between the top and bottom of the standings. The graphic below illustrates the order that it took place in at the time of the study.
Next up, I analyzed the cost per goal for the teams in the CCHL. This one was a bit different than the cost per point as Chattahoochie was the least expensive when it comes to cost per goal, followed by the top teams. Mixed into that group is Baltimore, so the return on investment in terms of goals is quite good for Baltimore and the Crawdads!
Chippawa is the most expensive team cost-wise to score a goal in the CCHL, averaging over half a million bucks per goal scored! That's a lot of Crackerjacks needing to be sold in the arena to cover those costs!
Halifax is also high, again on the strength (well it is for him) of Kucherov's salary driving costs higher. Wisborg has the largest payroll in CCHL history, so not surprisingly they are near the bottom of this list despite scoring a plethora of goals this year! When you have $10 million dollar man Toffoli sitting on the bench, you had to know things were going to be pretty pricey in donut country!
Lastly, we take a look at the costs per point for each individual player. In news that won't shock anyone, the players with the best cost per point are those on an entry level contract and illustrates how important getting young players into the lineup contributing can be for a club in the CCHL.
The league's leading scorer Sidney Crosby is in the middle of the list at $131,000 per point which is significantly higher than leader Jack Hughes' $12,500 bucks per point. Wow, talk about value!
The list also looks at cost per minute played, cost per game, cost per goal and cost per assist of the top 50 scoring players in the CCHL this week.
Not shockingly, Kucherov is last in this list but again, I don't think he's upset about that at all given he's cashing cheques that have been unwritten previously in the CCHL history.
In any event, I don't think there are a lot of surprising things on here but it was interesting to review the details and thought I'd share them with everyone in a blog!
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