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...they make more profit by canceling those games then if they were played due to not paying refs.


I can't speak for whether or not the club will consider refunds since I don't have responsibility in that area, but it is not just as simple as not having to pay referee fees. More profit IS NOT made "by canceling those games then if they were played due to not paying refs," because of other expenses that have already been incurred and because of unrealized revenues on concession sales, product sales, etc. So regardless of refunds, the club did not make more profit by canceling the games. And this does not include lost revenues in the future for teams that don't come back. This was a tough decision to make because it cost the club a considerable amount of money rather than making more.