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Case Study

Canadian Hockey League

Challenge

The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) is a property that must cleverly secure and defend its position in a market where the National Hockey League (NHL) already occupies a great space in the lives and hearts of Canadians. With the addition of a new NHL team (Winnipeg) and its ever-growing media reach with televised games (RDS/TVA Sports and CBC/SN/TSN), attracting new sponsors has never been as challenging as it is today for the CHL. It’s in this context that the TED Sponsorship has been mandated to find new national sponsors.

Strategy

TED’s strategy required all sponsorship investments to be used to:

  • Provide a measurable ROI/ROO through engagement initiatives
  • Allow the CHL to develop programs towards supporting its brand equity
  • Develop tailored fan engagement platforms
  • Position the sponsor and the property as corporate partners that are actively contributing to a positive, social and sustainable cause

Solutions

TED Sponsorship strategically approached new sponsors with tailored win-win-win partnership plans, which always included fan engagement, brand visibility and social impact.

Results

For the past five years, TED Sponsorship has secured partnership revenue for the CHL.

Today, more than 1,300 young hockey players live happily in billet families and have access to scholarships.

Property

Recurring partnership revenue for 5 + years

Sponsors

9M+
Canadian fan base to engage with

Community

1,300+
Supported hockey players