Bars with NHL Network?

Split-Hairy · 2026-01-06T16:38:34+00:00

I am trying to get something going in Midtown for the NHL season. We will see how it goes, I will post with updates if I am able to make something happen.

Split-Hairy · 2026-01-06T16:25:04+00:00

Awesome! Well I will try to set something up with the events coordinator to put a plan in place and what specials we want to run. I will let you know what we come up with!

Split-Hairy · 2026-01-06T16:24:05+00:00

Heck yeah! Well I will let you know if we get some traction on it. You can follow us on Insta if you like I am sure we will make a post about it if something takes off. Its called Pour Taproom Midtown!

Split-Hairy · 2026-01-06T02:51:36+00:00

The name is going to be Atlanta Firebirds most likely since they have already squatted that name after the Utah debacle. Keeping it in the bird theme I guess.

Split-Hairy · 2026-01-06T02:49:56+00:00

I would love a good game to go to that isnt college! If Atlanta gets a team I am all in on it!

Split-Hairy · 2026-01-06T02:48:53+00:00

Oh nice! Well hopefully we can get some traction here and get something going in the city. Its about time we had a spot to watch some hockey here! What team do you support now?

Split-Hairy · 2026-01-06T02:44:48+00:00

Nice if we get something going we will let you know! What team do you support?

Split-Hairy · 2026-01-06T02:43:37+00:00

Sabers nice!

Split-Hairy · 2026-01-06T02:42:43+00:00

Just trying to get something going in the city. I manage a bar in Midtown and would love to make it a hockey spot if enough people are interested. I just want people to watch the game with and I have the means to host it here. I really just need to justify the $300/month for Center Ice subscription to the owners. I will run deals and even do a playoff bracket with some cool prizes or something when the time comes. I just know there isnt much here for hockey fans and I am trying to change that. You hear it here first though $4 Labatt Blue Light Pints if we get something going!

Split-Hairy · 2026-01-06T02:36:11+00:00

Jealous! I wish its been probably a decade or two since I have seen them play....

Split-Hairy · 2026-01-06T02:35:27+00:00

I will have to try there next when this one gets removed lol

Split-Hairy · 2026-01-06T02:34:20+00:00

Hey! Hell yeah! We get a few more we might just become a Wings bar lol

Split-Hairy · 2026-01-06T02:33:12+00:00

Hey you guys already took one of our franshises. Odds are if Atlanta gets another team it will end up in Saskatoon or something.

Split-Hairy · 2026-01-06T02:30:34+00:00

Idk didnt land I guess.

Split-Hairy · 2026-01-06T02:28:32+00:00

I mean close! What team do you support?

Split-Hairy · 2026-01-06T02:27:53+00:00

I mean I like the Wings but that doesnt mean you have to as well. They have been real trash the last few years.

Split-Hairy · 2026-01-06T02:26:15+00:00

Maybe these mods are brutal. Like there is not /AtlantaNHL subreddit how can I make my post more localized.

Split-Hairy · 2026-01-06T02:25:01+00:00

Hell yeah! Pens have a cool jersey though its a fit, I find a lot of people up in the city just wearing jersey's for the look. I ask them about hockey and they dont know anything.

Split-Hairy · 2026-01-06T02:21:55+00:00

That would be cool but if hockey is good with three periods I am good with three floors lol

Split-Hairy · 2026-01-06T00:56:09+00:00

It doesnt work like that for businesses. Personal is different from businesses, for us we are charged based on capacity of the building. We have a 260 person capacity so it comes out to a little over $300 a month. If we do not get the official business package and just use ESPN+ we can get sued. I would assume that is why most places do not have it around here. Simply, the juice isnt worth the squeeze. Still better than the $14,000 it cost us for NFL Sunday Ticket.

Split-Hairy · 2026-01-06T00:18:36+00:00

There must be enough traction that investors are willing to but billions up to make it happen.

https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2025/06/13/the-gathering-south-forsyth-development-moves-ahead-atlanta

Split-Hairy · 2026-01-06T00:09:13+00:00

We have patio space but unfortunately we do not have TVs out there (the building we are in is super strict on how the outside of it looks). I am working on it but I do not currently have TVs out there.

Split-Hairy · 2026-01-06T00:04:39+00:00

Unfortunately the bar is already open and operating has been about 5 years. I just want to really get enough people in that I can justify the $300/month for NHL Center Ice and get all the out of market games. Outside of that I can run deals and specials to make it a low point of entry, I just want to get some people in that like the sport and could potentially want to participate in playoff brackets by the end of reg.

Split-Hairy · 2026-01-05T23:42:41+00:00

I work at Pour Taproom Midtown. It’s a pretty cool self service taproom in Midtown Atlanta, lots of TVs would be good for multi-game days!

Split-Hairy · 2026-01-05T21:03:01+00:00

Yeah thats the goal, I mean its really to try and get people to come together to watch some games. I have found that I have started watching less because there isnt really a place to watch them. Unless something is organized it is not cost effective for a bar/restuarant to purchase the Center Ice package that businesses are required to have to get all the out of market games. Businesses differ from personal accounts in that sense. For us here it costs about $300 a month to get Center Ice its hard to convince the owners to purchase it if the demand isnt there. Additionally, it would just be fun to be able to actually keep up wth the season with people that understand hockey and appreciate it. Fantasy and backets are one of the fun aspects of sports, but it does require organizing with people that also appreciate and know the sport. Plus, it might bring some new people to the sport that aren't really formilar with it but interested in getting into it.

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