Ticket/Attendance Discussion: The Sequel

[Buffdog]

No real storylines to captivate the audience.

I find this board quieter than previous seasons.

I think the constant negativity and complaining turns people off

 

[ps241]

Well, I'm all for reverse surge pricing hahaha

That was more my view point (obviously under communicated). Premium pricing with concession food is already baked in but how can they use value based pricing in a fashion that makes sense. When, where, how?

I would like to be part of a group that could run a war room on this……lock the doors, no bad ideas, wide open, blue sky scenarios on this topic.

 

[JetsWillFly4Ever]

Can’t argue with that, and it certainly seems to be the sentiment of a growing part of the Jets fanbase. I guess it does beg the question: what does Jets brass need to do get fans enthused again?

I have a hard time with the ‘on-ice product’ argument. This was a 110 point team least season, same core coming back. They’ve made the postseason 6 of last 7 seasons (5 if you really want to argue semantics on that pandemic season in the bubble). I get the argument about them being closer to the mushy middle than true contention. All I’m saying is the ‘on-ice product’ is arguably as good or worse for at least 16-20 other NHL franchises.

Would fans embrace a full rebuild? I hear a lot of people that say yes, but I have a hard time imagining people being re-enthused by a bunch of sub 80 point seasons.

Interested to hear other perspectives. Maybe it has nothing at all to do with the roster..

I think we are just such a small market that overall economic impacts have an outsized effect on our attendance. I think people are tighter on money than they have been in a long time, and the Jets are being cut out of peoples budgets.

I think the on ice product is fine in sense that they are not a bad team. We will compete for a playoff spot, but does anyone think there is a greater than like 1% chance we win the cup? I am not sure how that impacts everyone, but for me it sucks a lot of excitement out of the product. It feels like we are just spinning our tires every year with no overall direction or plan.

I also feel like the experience at the game kinda stinks. Prices for food are insane (I get they are at almost all NHL rinks). There is very little that makes me want to go to a game, well at least to pay for it. I will go when I get free tickets, but that's probably the whole problem itself.

 

[Bender Duster]

I think we are just such a small market that overall economic impacts have an outsized effect on our attendance. I think people are tighter on money than they have been in a long time, and the Jets are being cut out of peoples budgets.

I think the on ice product is fine in sense that they are not a bad team. We will compete for a playoff spot, but does anyone think there is a greater than like 1% chance we win the cup? I am not sure how that impacts everyone, but for me it sucks a lot of excitement out of the product. It feels like we are just spinning our tires every year with no overall direction or plan.

I also feel like the experience at the game kinda stinks. Prices for food are insane (I get they are at almost all NHL rinks). There is very little that makes me want to go to a game, well at least to pay for it. I will go when I get free tickets, but that's probably the whole problem itself.

I agree entirely. We’re a small market and the economic crunch is causing folks to cut certain things from their budgets and mortgage, groceries and gas take priority over Jets tickets.

Of course the fans that aren’t attending anymore would much rather tell people that they dislike the team or coach or TNSE than tell people they can no longer afford to go…

 

[FFHockey]

Well…reading this thread doesn’t make me feel all warm and fuzzy.

On the bright side, I love the new security walk through! No long lineups, no putting your phone/keys, etc in a bowl. Will be so much nicer on the busier nights.

 

[jetsmooseice]

Well…reading this thread doesn’t make me feel all warm and fuzzy.

On the bright side, I love the new security walk through! No long lineups, no putting your phone/keys, etc in a bowl. Will be so much nicer on the busier nights.

YES. Massive improvement in the game experience right there. You breeze right in now.

 

[Hank Chinaski]

YES. Massive improvement in the game experience right there. You breeze right in now.

This is great to hear!

That was my number one complaint to my account rep, that the airport style security system was bogus. And especially bad compared to other NHL rinks where you just breeze through the security checkpoint. Hell, at Amalie Arena you don’t even need to empty your pockets!

Small improvement, but also great for the game day experience. Nothing drags it down quite like waiting 15-20 minutes in -30 just to get into the damn building.

 

[Upperdeckjet]

I attended around 30 games last year and expect to attend a similar number this year. As long as my health holds out, I will continue.

I'm as excited about the coming year as I've ever been and I'm a Jets fan through and through.

I'm ready to cheer. I'm ready to complain. I'm ready to offer my less than expert thoughts and observations.

We are on this board because we are all passionate Jet fans. Here's to a good year!

 

[Gm0ney]

I agree entirely. We’re a small market and the economic crunch is causing folks to cut certain things from their budgets and mortgage, groceries and gas take priority over Jets tickets.

Of course the fans that aren’t attending anymore would much rather tell people that they dislike the team or coach or TNSE than tell people they can no longer afford to go…

I think a lot of fans would still be buying tickets if TNSE hadn't taken them for granted. It would've been a lot easier to keep their loyal customers than it is now to try and win them back.