Jets governor Mark Chipman says new NHL CBA deal should raise profit margin

WINNIPEG – Winnipeg Jets governor Mark Chipman says the new NHL contract should make his team more profitable.

The Jets did better than just break even in their first season after relocating from Atlanta to Winnipeg.

Chipman said Thursday that should get even better under the new agreement once a true fifty-fifty revenue split is in place.

He says they can invest the additional money in the team.

But that won’t happen right away and it isn’t likely they’ll make enough this year to contribute anything to revenue sharing.

Chipman also couldn’t say whether the deal might serve as a disincentive to move teams out of failing markets like Phoenix.