Joe Bowen (Leafs Radio Broadcaster) Becomes Irate About How Quiet Leafs Fans Are With A Few Minutes Left Of G3

[luiginb]

Just another example of corporations and their drones in suits killing anything fun

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Whoever sets the Leafs ticket pricing needs a CAT scan.

Ridiculous prices for a team that has been nothing but a punchline for over 50 years.

 

[Score08]

They should swap the outside crowd for the inside crowd.

 

[v00d00daddy]

Not new there. The beer and bathroom lines are long when you wait for the horn.

I’ve been down there many times. Lines are no longer there than anywhere else in the arena.

If you’ve been there you know why they’re not back in their seats before puck drop.

 

[HabsQC]

Move them to Quebec City

 

[BLNY]

I’ve been down there many times. Lines are no longer there than anywhere else in the arena.

If you’ve been there you know why they’re not back in their seats before puck drop.

I've been there once, when it was the ACC. My second hand experience was beer and bathroom lines.

 

[Oscar The Grouch]

Oh now it's since the lockout. Keep moving the goal posts.

Buffalo fans can enjoy their "since the lockout success", I guess.

Talk to me if your team ever makes the playoffs.

Since the lockout and/or salary-cap era is a very common goalpost. I'm not a Sabres fan, just pointing out how absurd it is for a Leafs fan to talk shit about anything related to hockey.

 

[egelband]

At least they’re not staring at smartphones. That’s something.

Expensive ass tickets means only rich people can go. This is not news.

We'd have the loudest building in the league by far if you let the hooligans in Oshawa, Bowmanville, Whitby, etc in.

Not to mention letting the crowd outside the building in. Let the young people in from Leafs Square. Most expensive tickets int he league, hooligan fans cant f***ing afford it. Its a ticket or rent.

This was my first thought when gifting tickets came up. Find the real diehards who can’t afford those tickets. Bet it would be plenty loud. Cool idea too, I think.

 

[93gilmour93]

I was at all three Toronto home games in 2019 against Boston and it was much louder inside compared to what the building sounded like on Wednesday. These people need some drinks in them and just get loud. No excuses tomorrow for a Saturday night game to not get that building rocking...

 

[cowboy82nd]

They should gift the whole arena for a playoff series or 2.


It would drag the NHL's Hockey Related Revenue down so much Phoenix/Arizona/Utah/whatever their name is now fold due to lack of funding by Toronto.

I wonder how many playoff Leafs home games would generate the same revenue that Mullet Arena generated this past year, or whatever the arena in Sunrise is called, or a few others in the league.

I'd put the over/under at 2.5 home games in the playoffs generating as much revenue as 41 home games for Arizona and/or Florida this past year.

So, you’re saying that 2.5 Leaf home playoff games brings in more money than 41 home games for the Panthers? Wow that’s impressive, but I think you are wrong. According to HOckeyDB.com, the Maple Leafs were eighth in the league for average home attendance with 18,789. The Florida Panthers were ninth with 18,632. And yes I know Toronto charges more for their tickets, but two (2) and half (I’m assuming that you are only counting half of the stadium) playoff games versus 41 home dates for Florida, doesn’t feel right to me. I could be wrong though.

 

[v00d00daddy]

I've been there once, when it was the ACC. My second hand experience was beer and bathroom lines.

I get it. But that happens everywhere in the building.

There’s a reason why all the other sections don’t have huge chunks of empty seats at the start of the periods.

When you were there did you happen to see what those people do at intermission?

It’s not grabbing a beer, a hot dog and then have to wait in line lol

Those seats are empty because watching the game and cheering for the leafs isn’t a top priority for the people who have those seats.

 

[BLNY]

I get it. But that happens everywhere in the building.

There’s a reason why all the other sections don’t have huge chunks of empty seats at the start of the periods.

When you were there did you happen to see what those people do at intermission?

It’s not grabbing a beer, a hot dog and then have to wait in line lol

Those seats are empty because watching the game and cheering for the leafs isn’t a top priority for the people who have those seats.

It's definitely "Bay Street" crowd that can afford the silvers. I was up in the nosebleeds, and those I was with noted difficult getting back in time if they waited for the horn to go hit the head and replenish their beers. They may not have missed the first 5 minutes, but they were definitely delayed.

 

[BLONG7]

They should swap the outside crowd for the inside crowd.

Put some real fans in the building, and have the suits just watch on TV.

Money and greed are a real problem in the supply and demand world.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Been to a couple games this season, but one thing I've noticed that's been around only recently it seems is that the Scotiabank arena brings out these "crowd engagement" staff whose job it is to get the crowd fired up.

Like they'll stand on the stairs during stoppages and try to get a section clapping or cheering, just to get some noise in the building. I don't remember them needing to do that in the past.

Of course, it could be argued that the play on the ice doesn't inspire much to get excited about, and with these Leafs (5-13 at home in the playoffs under Keefe), that's starting to become a trend.

 

[57special]

You want quiet, you should've gone to Maple Leaf Gardens in the early 80's. I've been to Quaker churches that have been louder.

Blaming the fans for the Leaf's losses is just flailing, and giving a pass to the management who has made a series of disastrous signing decisions.

 

[pcruz]

So, you’re saying that 2.5 Leaf home playoff games brings in more money than 41 home games for the Panthers? Wow that’s impressive, but I think you are wrong. According to HOckeyDB.com, the Maple Leafs were eighth in the league for average home attendance with 18,789. The Florida Panthers were ninth with 18,632. And yes I know Toronto charges more for their tickets, but two (2) and half (I’m assuming that you are only counting half of the stadium) playoff games versus 41 home dates for Florida, doesn’t feel right to me. I could be wrong though.

You can buy packages to Florida games where for under $50, you get a ticket, a beer, and a hot dog.

The same package in Toronto would run you a few hundred in the playoffs.

I could definitely be wrong on the 2.5 games, but it's not going to be far off in terms of revenue.

A beer at the ACC costs almost $20.
You get up to buy a dog, popcorn, and a beer for 2 people and you're dropping nearly $100.


MLSE knows they can charge this and the people who can afford to go, will pay.

But you're not going to have people spend a week's worth of salary on a game, per person attending.


For these reasons, the demographics of the attendees will not be similar to that of Florida, Arizona, Anaheim, and a bunch of other arenas.

 

[Rob Brown]

They should swap the outside crowd for the inside crowd.

That isn't how this works.

I was at all three Toronto home games in 2019 against Boston and it was much louder inside compared to what the building sounded like on Wednesday. These people need some drinks in them and just get loud. No excuses tomorrow for a Saturday night game to not get that building rocking...

People were definitely drinking on Wednesday based on the washroom lines.

 

[Score08]

That isn't how this works.

People were definitely drinking on Wednesday based on the washroom lines.

Thanks for clearing that up for me Einstein .

 

[Rob Brown]

Thanks for clearing that up for me Einstein .

Maybe don't make bad jokes, just an idea.

 

[um]

Never understood this. Are people supposed to be standing and cheering for 2 hours?

Only drunks and kids.

I also think the MLSE in between play entertainment is dreadful. Bring back the goalie races!

 

[Score08]

Maybe don't make bad jokes, just an idea.

Sharp as a basketball I see.

 

[93gilmour93]

People were definitely drinking on Wednesday based on the washroom lines.

They need to do whiskey shots with the beer. Get drunker and louder lol

 

[Dirty Dan]

The clientele too rich for crowd noise.

They ain't rich, they work for rich corporations and pretend to be rich

 

[Metroid]

They should swap the outside crowd for the inside crowd.

It's more fun to be outside.
Bag full of beer , box of pizza in my hand, sharing and trading with others outside. Cheaper and more fun!
Atleast that's how it used to be outside for playoffs games before mlse closed it off and made more rules about it lol

 

[Arthur Morgan]

I wish I could afford to go to one of these games. I havent been to a game since I think they played Columbus on Hall Of Fame night. I can atleast check booing Bettman off my bucket list