Can a 100% fan owned and managed professional hockey team become a reality?
Robbie and Vlad, the guys behind MyOwnHockeyTeam.com, sure think they can do it.
MyOwnHockeyTeam is setting out to create the first fan owned and managed Professional Ice Hockey Team. Web technology allows a collective thinking and decision making process, making active fan participation a reality.
The concept is simple. Every hockey fan has dreamed of owning a hockey team. We all believe that we have what it takes to lead a team to victory. Each member is entitled to ONE vote in MyOwnHockeyTeam. The funds collected are put into a Toronto based trust, and when we meet the membership goal, we will negotiate and purchase a professional hockey team.
All the decisions are made by the MyOwnHockeyTeam members online. Members will decide what league to join, what team to buy, who makes the team and all the other important tasks of the General Manager.
“We studied modern web applications to see where there was a need in the market.” said Robert Battye, one of the two founders. “This model has been successfully applied to stock market groups, so why not apply the same model to ice hockey?”
The first membership goal is 25,000. At that point the members will vote on whether to to continue raising memberships or to purchase one then.
“I love hockey and I’ve always dreamed of owning a team” comments Vlad Heger, the other founder. “I’ve been so frustrated watching owners make decisions based on finances rather than my team winning. Now I want to do something about that”
“We are excited to see how it unfolds. It is going to change the way we cheer for our teams forever”
For more information visit www.MyOwnHockeyTeam.com
Thanks for the heads up, Vlad.
It will be interesting to see how things evolve.
Best of luck!
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Since I’m one of the first members on the site, I can vouch for it’s authenticity. This is the real deal, and I can only hope the 25,000 members show up. This is the chance of a lifetime!!! so stoked!
by ntmaven247 on November 28th, 2007 at 8:44 PM EST
This sounds like an amazing opportunity…wow! Impressive indeed.
by cwassel on December 12th, 2007 at 1:14 AM EST