Arizonatah Coyetis
Formerly Kai Yo T
Is anyone else having issues with the boards lately too? Taking 5 to 10 seconds to open pages for two days now. PC & Mobile. Only site I'm having the issue with.
Schmaltz for Willander. Let’s do it!He mentioned some bigger names
Not trying to be a smart ass here, but why would the Canucks do this?Schmaltz for Willander. Let’s do it!
They would not.Not trying to be a smart ass here, but why would the Canucks do this?
That's like an old Eddie Izzard bit: "Ooooo! Holy Ghost! Holy Ghoooooost!" "Holy Ghost, this is not an episode of Scooby Doo"
A bit of perspective: how many people really go to title fights anymore? And comparing the AFL Rattlers to today's team in the offshoot league they're in right now is apples to oranges.Interesting….
Desert Diamond Arena had a title fight tonight. They’ve been booking a number of these since the Coyotes left.
Drew an attendance of just over 7100.
Not good. All though it’s Good Friday so it may have had an influence.
Arizona Rattlers had their first home game on the 24th. Attendance was 9017. In the old AFL days they were pulling 12-15k downtown.
Depending on how many of these off acts do out there I don’t think anyone will be able to claim they are better off without the Yotes there anymore.
I think the Coyotes' actual attendance numbers in Glendale might be a very deep rabbit hole... But I 100% believe that the city is making more money and getting better financial results now than when the Ice Clowns were bending them over the barrel.DDA issued a press release in January that claimed 2023 was their best year ever for revenue and attendance.
"(DDA) welcomed more than 450,000 guests through its turnstiles, its highest annual attendance since opening its doors in 2003."
The Coyotes lowest avg attendance was 11,600.
11,600 x 41 = 475,600
Perhaps they lie.
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DESERT DIAMOND ARENA CELEBRATES RECORD-BREAKING 20TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR | Desert Diamond Arena
(GLENDALE, AZ. – January 9, 2024) — Desert Diamond Arena, Arizona’s premier entertainment destination, has announced that it has posted its best year ever in the property’s two-decade history. 2023 is also the second consecutive year that the state-of-the-art multipurpose facility and arena has...www.desertdiamondarena.com
I think the Coyotes' actual attendance numbers in Glendale might be a very deep rabbit hole... But I 100% believe that the city is making more money and getting better financial results now than when the Ice Clowns were bending them over the barrel.
The thing I'd take the most issue with in the press release is the assertion that DDA is one of ASM Global's top performing venues. No way in hell that's true.![]()
I think the Coyotes' actual attendance numbers in Glendale might be a very deep rabbit hole... But I 100% believe that the city is making more money and getting better financial results now than when the Ice Clowns were bending them over the barrel.
The thing I'd take the most issue with in the press release is the assertion that DDA is one of ASM Global's top performing venues. No way in hell that's true.![]()
DDA issued a press release in January that claimed 2023 was their best year ever for revenue and attendance.
"(DDA) welcomed more than 450,000 guests through its turnstiles, its highest annual attendance since opening its doors in 2003."
The Coyotes lowest avg attendance was 11,600.
11,600 x 41 = 475,600
Perhaps they lie.
![]()
DESERT DIAMOND ARENA CELEBRATES RECORD-BREAKING 20TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR | Desert Diamond Arena
(GLENDALE, AZ. – January 9, 2024) — Desert Diamond Arena, Arizona’s premier entertainment destination, has announced that it has posted its best year ever in the property’s two-decade history. 2023 is also the second consecutive year that the state-of-the-art multipurpose facility and arena has...www.desertdiamondarena.com
...with just 20 concerts.
DDA holds 19k for concerts, and the median Taylor Swift ticket is about a grand. If they can book 20 Swift shows that's $380 Million before they sell even one overpriced Bud Light. Easy peasy.![]()
They have a better lease agreement with ASM than they had with IceEdge, and that's after paying 50 million in NHL ransom money. No matter how much they're making in profit, there's no way they're not better off relatively speaking than they were.Aside running the ice plant 10 months out of the year (and no doubt it's a big cost), the operational costs in running the arena haven't changed.
I just keep going back to what City Manager Ken Phelps and Councilman Ian Hugh claimed that they could replace the income from the Coyotes with just 20 concerts.
They haven't come even close to that.