Utah Hockey Club announces reduced concession prices for popular items

[WTFMAN99]

With today’s technology in televisions, going to a game really makes less sense these days.

Especially true as a Leafs fan, I can just watch them lose at home and save like $300-500.

 

[Oddbob]

Smith Entertainment Group Announces $2 and $3 Concession Offerings During All Utah Jazz and Utah Hockey Club Games at Delta Center | Utah Hockey Club

Today, Smith Entertainment Group (SEG) introduced $2 and $3 pricing for select fan-favorite concessions that will be available during all Utah Jazz and Utah Hockey Club games at Delta Center, starting with the Utah Jazz preseason game on Friday, Oct. 4. Five popular items have been significantly...

www.nhl.com

View attachment 911020

Is there a X 4-5 in small spring somewhere?

$2 for Dasani is still outrageous.

That shit is gross.

NO JOKE! Have had plenty of different bottled waters and Dasani is far and way in its own league of GROSS!

Meanwhile in Edmonton

This makes me want to cry and rage all in one!

 

[Oddbob]

"I'll even give you the first hit for free ..."

It's hilarious too that a $1 to make hot dog for $3 is today considered a bargain. I'm sure in 1-2 years they'll be up to like $6-$7+.

In a few years? You have definitely not been to a Canadian theatre. That style hot dog is that easily already.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Meanwhile in Edmonton

This is why I sneak outside food/drink/booze into arenas and don’t feel an ounce of guilt…

That shit is borderline criminal

 

[Oddbob]

Ya never understood people shitting on purified water. Like it's just water with a tiny bit of salts added.

Purified water is fine, Dasani is like some salty super chemical beverage.

 

[DJJones]

Purified water is fine, Dasani is like some salty super chemical beverage.

It's like 30 ppm. Even if they added pure table salt it wouldn't be salty.

 

[njdevils1982]

I wish I could pick my camera to be entire ice, and the sound to be without the announcers and just the arena sounds.

i've thought the same before. arena sounds for sure but i'd like the option of announcers on or off if i'm 'half watching' a game

 

[Saitama]

Could they afford to lower prices though? Isn't winnipeg struggling financially?

Doesn't seem like it, they just entered into a $650 million dollar development project across from the arena.

True North ready to close on agreement for $650M Portage Place purchase, redevelopment project

 

[Oddbob]

It's like 30 ppm. Even if they added pure table salt it wouldn't be salty.

Doesn't matter it tastes like garbage no matter what is in it.

 

[End on a Hinote]

Utah’s beer-loving hockey fans bought a record amount of brews at Delta Center

The Delta Center had record-breaking beer and merchandise sale numbers during Utah Hockey Club's home opener on Tuesday.

www.sltrib.com

I know it's their first ever game, so fans are going to indulge, but could this be proof that less is more as far as concession prices go?

 

[Sparksrus3]

Cool to see them do that
Concession prices at sports games are getting out of control

Gotta pay those out of control salaries for the overpaid players . M&M’s = Mediocre Millionaires

 

[Figgzfood]

At CBJ you can get choice of dog/burger/tenders with a soda, chips and ticket to the game for $30.
I get a kids meal, dog, chips, and soda for $5, sneak in booze to mix in with the drink.

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

Vancouver has a Costco food court right across the street from Rogers Arena

You don't even need to go inside the Costco to get to that food court

 

[BB79]

Meanwhile in Edmonton

Similar story at TD Garden and I'm sure around the league. Fenway is even worse. I can't remember the last time I ate at the arena/park. Now I just eat at home or go to the 99 before games lol

 

[wraithsonwings]

Dasani is amazing, I'm tired of uncultured swine bad mouthing it.

What's gross about it is that they're selling you tap water.

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

Not sure why more arena concessions don't follow this. There is argument to be made that concessions would be almost as profitable by reducing cost while increasing sales. Selling two pops as a dollar profit is just as good as selling one pop at two dollars profit.

You really think they don’t have people finding the proper price point for maximum profit? Because they do.

Arena concessions are a prime monopoly example. Especially when the concession company itself is fully owned by both a team and venue owner (Jacobs family in Boston). The price points will be astronomical with the exception of some sort of promotional period like Utah is doing.

No established team that packs the arena every night is slashing their concession prices.

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

Prices will go down when consumers stop paying.

We complain about it but the lineups are still long with people wilfully bending over... even at the movie theater.

My parents were really into teaching me the value of honesty from very young. It was necessary in all facets of life.

The single exception was the movie theater where we were encouraged to load up on candy at the convenience store next door and load our pockets.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

I'm sure tickets were on the house, called by Bettman for the home opener last night.

 

[Cup or Bust]

Meanwhile in Edmonton

I can't believe people actually pay that. I thought I saw a post online last season from someone in Edmonton that they bought fries at a game for like 8 dollars and it only had like 8 fries, unless that was a joke. I could be remembering wrong but it wasn't something ridiculous like that.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

I can't believe people actually pay that. I thought I saw a post online last season from someone in Edmonton that they bought fries at a game for like 8 dollars and it only had like 8 fries, unless that was a joke. I could be remembering wrong but it wasn't something ridiculous like that.

Good memory. It was in Vancouver.

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canucks-game-fries-foodcourt-prices

 

[Cup or Bust]

Good memory. It was in Vancouver.

View attachment 914670

Yes that must have been what I read. My gosh that is pretty unreal. If I was a server I would be embarrassed to even give something like that to a customer for 8 dollars.

 

[Lacaar]

That is ridiculous! The Lays chips are a dollar a bag at Dollarama, and fountain pop averages 30-50 cents per serving for the seller.

I have a hard time understanding 2 things.

1. Why Fans pay. I love my hockey team but f*** I think the prices are just insane at an Oilers game. I just can't justify going.
2. How the f*** do most American teams make money when everything is roughly half the price of the equivalent Canadian team even after taking into account exchange rates.

Utah tickets are almost half the price of Oiler tickets.
Vegas tickets are almost a third of the price of Oiler tickets.

The T.V numbers aren't even in the same ballpark.

Yet Vegas spends to the cap and more.

Is it just those owners are losing money and don't mind? which is fine it's their money.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

How much they charge for a Jack and coke?

 

[VivaLasVegas]

Yet Vegas spends to the cap and more.

Vegas is the 8th-highest earning team. NHL teams revenue 2023 | Statista.

The curious thing is that the Kings generate effectively the same revenue as Edmonton and Toronto despite LA having two NFL teams, two NBA teams, an MLB team (two if you include the nearby Angels), i.e., for sports fans the Kings are anything but "the only game in town" (although of course Toronto does have the Raptors and Blue Jays).

 

[Lacaar]

Vegas is the 8th-highest earning team. NHL teams revenue 2023 | Statista.

The curious thing is that the Kings generate effectively the same revenue as Edmonton and Toronto despite LA having two NFL teams, two NBA teams, an MLB team (two if you include the nearby Angels), i.e., for sports fans the Kings are anything but "the only game in town" (although of course Toronto does have the Raptors and Blue Jays).

I guess I'm asking how?

Vegas ticket prices are about 1/3 of a Canadian teams even after taking into account exchange rates. Okay this was just a quick ticket master lookup so definitely could be out to lunch there. But I've always been told this is a gate driven league and Vegas sales no more tickets then most other Canadian markets.

I can't see Vegas having a bigger regional t.v market and contract. To be honest I doubt it even sniffs most Canadian teams in regional viewership. Perhaps this is why the regional partner I've heard is going under.

Oh one thing I think it must be is playoff revenue. Was Vegas that high when they missed the other year?
I can't see that site as it wants a login.

I'll state it's not a competition and I don't really care which team makes more money. I'm just trying to understand how these franchises have such cheap tickets and high revenue.