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You can have BuffaloIsn't it five? Florida, Buffalo, San Jose, Columbus, Arizona.
You can have BuffaloIsn't it five? Florida, Buffalo, San Jose, Columbus, Arizona.
did anyone in Florida care 10 years ago when they were shit?Hockey just doesn’t work in Canada outside of the biggest cities. Meanwhile Jacksonville Florida, one of the largest North American markets, sits unused despite Florida clearly being hockey Mecca.
Their attendance hasn't been great for more than this past season, it's nice when you have Billionaire owners that can take that hit, but that's not a team that's generating much revenue and eventually the ownership will start to ask questions why a team that makes the playoffs regularly (6 of their last 7 seasons), continues to have a bottom 5 attendance in the league.View attachment 916924
Sub 13k during a long weekend coming off a successful season + playoffs. What gives Winnipeg? The media keeps harping on how Quebec city deserves a team but given that Winnipeg is in the smallest arena and cannot sell out consistently with a good team in a larger market - I don't see any further teams in Canada.
Yeah along with a whole bunch of other NHL teams. You think its just the Jets that require revenue sharing??? The overall point still stands, True North is a cash cow with their fingers in numerous pies. A couple thousand empty seats isnt going to bankrupt them, let along force them to move the Jets. These threads are a f***ing joke and a waste of time. Just a place for trolls to bash Winnipeg.lol read the article dude, it says the exact opposite of what you’re claiming.
The company that OWNS the jets hasn’t lost money since 2011, in part because they get a ton of revenue from hosting concerts and other events at their arena.
The Jets themselves have in fact lost money, and that’s even with the payments they receive through the NHL’s revenue sharing program.
In fact the team’s chairman is quoted in the article as saying Winnipeg is not a viable NHL market without revenue sharing (aka the “Welfare payments” southern teams are so often ridiculed for relying on), and that the Jets would have never been able to return without those payments.
Bomber tickets are far more than $35 average, I actually haven't seen a $35 ticket since before the pandemic. The seats I usually get are the dead last row at the 55 yard line (that's not a typo, HFAmericans) and they're like $55-60 each in the regular season and $78 in the playoffs. I think the cheapest ticket in the house is around $45? It's easy to drop $100 on a Bomber ticket, but they have the support of the city because they make the right moves. TNSE can learn a lot from them.
The arena holds 15kTheir attendance hasn't been great for more than this past season, it's nice when you have Billionaire owners that can take that hit, but that's not a team that's generating much revenue and eventually the ownership will start to ask questions why a team that makes the playoffs regularly (6 of their last 7 seasons), continues to have a bottom 5 attendance in the league.
I'm not saying it's been crap forever, the Jets had pretty decent attendance, around 15k average before the covid season hit. After that, they haven't been able to rebound at all attendance wise and in that span - the 3 seasons after, they missed the playoff once and made them back to back heading into this season, although both were 1st round exits.
we get taxed almost 50% does anyone in Canada have money to go to a game? other than the super rich?
we also just had like 2 or 3 years of Arizona playing in a 5k arena and we were all told ts fine. little below 13k is incredible compared
did anyone in Florida care 10 years ago when they were shit?
fans go to these teams games when they are good. when they are losing most avoid
apparently not
The arena holds 15k
Agreed. Time to close up the "Winnipeg can't support an NHL team" debate for another month.Again, to recap: Attendance has been up so far this year and will most likely be all year, Sunday Thanksgiving game @ 5:00PM surprisingly didn't do well. We will be fine. Moving on.
The way I see it, if you were to pick up the city if Miami and place it somewhere I Kansas, the Pathers will go with them. They may not actually be geographically located in Miami, but they are there because of Miami. Same goes for the Ottawa (Kanata) Senators and even the New England (Boston) Patriots.They did say "markets like Miami", and I think it's hard to argue that the Panthers don't play in the Miami market.
You didn't quibble with "Bay Area" even though there's only one team at one edge of the bay.
*Screams, laughs, and cries in Madison Square Garden*It costs $60 Canadian (~$43 USD) to sit in the back of the arena, in this economy? f*** no. You can get tickets to watch the florida panthers a team whom just won the Stanley cup for half the price (~$20 USD)
To play in a 5K seat arena? Arizona doesnt deserve shit. Jets are going Nowhere!Move the Jets to Phoenix. Arizona deserves another chance at the NHL.
The way I see it, if you were to pick up the city if Miami and place it somewhere I Kansas, the Pathers will go with them. They may not actually be geographically located in Miami, but they are there because of Miami. Same goes for the Ottawa (Kanata) Senators and even the New England (Boston) Patriots.
LOL your words, coming from someone who thinks God's country is outside Calgary. Nah we good.Winnipeg's team is going to leave again. Mark my words. And this time they won't get it back.
Thanks.... for your....simple interpretation...Jets fans can try to defend these diminishing numbers all they want but if this continues, you will not have a team down the road.....the problem for the Jets is that Manitoba is not a rich province....those are facts....are regardless of how rich their ownership is, they will not be happy about losing money......simple economics.
Hard to argue that statement regarding the Champions StateHockey just doesn’t work in Canada outside of the biggest cities. Meanwhile Jacksonville Florida, one of the largest North American markets, sits unused despite Florida clearly being hockey Mecca.
You would shit yourself if you saw what I bought my one bedroom condo in the center of Winnipeg for compared to NY City prices.*Screams, laughs, and cries in Madison Square Garden*
a lot of sporting event tickets are way too expensive now yet it feels like teams need to bump them up just to have a profit at this pointTicket prices too high?
Shouldn’t the laws of supply and demand come into effect here?
you know that ownership has invested 100's of millions downtown with more expected right?Jets fans can try to defend these diminishing numbers all they want but if this continues, you will not have a team down the road.....the problem for the Jets is that Manitoba is not a rich province....those are facts....are regardless of how rich their ownership is, they will not be happy about losing money......simple economics.
What? Not having games at 8PM because the people get too drunk?It's Winnipeg... This is supposed to be a NFL like market for Hockey I was told. Ottawa being on this list is dissapointing too but they are between Toronto and Montreal.