I am myself a big Mora IK fan, and I am ****ing hysterical. I don't know what to expect though. He isn't around great players this time. Any ideas?
I'm assuming that the teams he's playing against aren't full of NHL-type caliber players or great ones for that matter. I think he's going to be a one-man army out there.
Mora is looking for sponsors to cough up the 200 000 Skr per month (approx 30000 $)
read the numbers somewhere but it sounds a bit to much to be accurate.
The fans have gathered a neet 37000 Skr sofar ( 5614$)
That's just the money they have to pay for insurance. The cost of a players insurance is (as I understand it) related to how much money his NHL contract pays him and since Kopitar gets paid a lot it's gonna be expensive to insure him. I doubt he makes much actual money himself.
Pretty cool that the fans themselves have a fundraiser. Some players have even offered to take a paycut if it helps bring Kopitar in.
I don't think they (Mora) will put any efforts on selling his jersey for the time he will be with them and I don't think they are allowed to do that. NHL rules. I'm guessing.
That's just the money they have to pay for insurance. The cost of a players insurance is (as I understand it) related to how much money his NHL contract pays him and since Kopitar gets paid a lot it's gonna be expensive to insure him. I doubt he makes much actual money himself.
Pretty cool that the fans themselves have a fundraiser. Some players have even offered to take a paycut if it helps bring Kopitar in.
I'm surprised they got it done. That is a pretty big bill for one player. On the other hand I'm stocked because he will be here in Sweden and play.
I really don't like NHLers taking these jobs. They are rich and are taking jobs from guys who are making a fraction of the NHLers salaries.
Some of the Mora players have voluntarily cut their wages in order to get Kopitar signed. They seem to be pretty excited getting to play with a bona fide superstar.
Does somebody know, when will be his first game in Mora? I want to watch him dominate .
Saturday against Djurgarden(sadly they don't have any NHLers signed, yet). The game is available as internet PPV but I couldn't tell you if that works outside of Sweden or if there will be other free streams available.
Pretty cool that he'll get to play with his brother, I might try to watch online.
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Originally Posted by GCZ
Some of the Mora players have voluntarily cut their wages in order to get Kopitar signed. They seem to be pretty excited getting to play with a bona fide superstar.
That's also cool, these guys can't be making much playing in the second tier Swedish league in the first place.
They don't make much. I think most players have a full time (or at least part time) job as well. Don't know for sure, but average salary is probably around $1500-1800/month.
This is a long shot, but I'm driving up from Stockholm to Mora to watch Kopi play his first game on Saturday. Are there any other Kings fans interested in joining? Always nice to split the fuel cost.
(I'm guessing 'long shot' in this case is the understatement of the year.)
The fan support in Mora is impressing. They have sofar gathered 10730$ and the insurance cost for Anze is 35725$ per month but the sponsors are covering most of that.
Here is the pressconf where Anze answers in English.
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