It doesn't help that True North treats it's season ticket holders like an afterthought. I had lots to say on that topic when we were asked why we declined to renew this year.
Winnipeg Jets: 11,226 Attendance tonight, cause for concern? What's going on in the 'Peg?
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I don't blame any Canadian fans to be honest. They're tired of giving the league copious amounts of revenue yet enduring failure and in some cases sheer embarrassment every year. Add the undeserved ticket prices coupled with the high cost of living for most people and you can see why they're checking out.
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Jets are a bottom feeder in the league they're not giving the league shit.
Make ticket prices lower and you'll have more people attending.
Oh, I wait, the owners don't understand what "supply and demand" means.
The highest profit margin you get by making sure the house's full, and then additionally selling overpriced foods, drinks, and merchandise.
Oh, I wait, the owners don't understand what "supply and demand" means.
The highest profit margin you get by making sure the house's full, and then additionally selling overpriced foods, drinks, and merchandise.
People are broke and struggle to buy food. Winnipeg is too small to support an NHL team unless times are good. No surprise there.
Attendance goes down year after year and grievances with ownership/management continue to grow but somehow the 'True North' chant during the Canadian Anthem is as loud as ever. Kinda makes you think. What are the implications of corporate entity shamlessly and inorganically piping in their name over the PA during the National Hymn that does and should forever belong to the citizens of Canada?
Nothing against Jets fans or Winnipeg but it's inexcusable from the Jets franchise. f***ing disgusting
Nothing against Jets fans or Winnipeg but it's inexcusable from the Jets franchise. f***ing disgusting
So true. inflation has made buying a ticket to an nhl game an afterthought for most.
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Relocate the team at this point, it’s getting really bad. 11,000 isn‘t enough this early in the season.
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Source to bold section?
We're booming in Halifax. Population has grown by 100k since 2020. It's wreaked havoc on the housing market, but people are coming from other provinces and internationally.
BB88
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Maybe a well done rebuild wouldn’t be the worst idea unlike many here claim.
You can sell hope, you can sell vision, you can sell exciting young players.
What you can’t sell is the mess they’ve been in the last couple of years and only look to continue to stay in that place.
”But you can’t do a rebuild because fans wouldn’t show up”, well have fun continuing with the mess
You can sell hope, you can sell vision, you can sell exciting young players.
What you can’t sell is the mess they’ve been in the last couple of years and only look to continue to stay in that place.
”But you can’t do a rebuild because fans wouldn’t show up”, well have fun continuing with the mess
BLNY
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Inflation rate dropped to 3.8% in September. It's just over half the current global inflation rate Inflation isn't the problem. Corporate greed, especially in the area of food costs, the housing market; those are the issues for many.
Thousands of season ticket holders officially cancelled because of federal, provincial, or arena vaccine policies?
This kinda thing happens everywhere. Pittsburgh, Chicago, Florida…could be due to poor ownership, poor product, etc. From here on, no one should shit on a fanbase for attendance numbers. Odds are, that doesn’t reflect the areas love for the team.
Don't just pump the brakes, throw 'er in reverse. The league has way too many teams right now. Drop it to 28 and I'd be happy
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Buffalo only drew 12,598 last night vs Tampa so ya its a little concerning for two rabid fan bases to not turn up for home games.
Maybe if tickets weren’t so stupidly overpriced and the on-ice NHL product in general wasn’t such a joke most nights….more people would care???
Combine that with our economy being in the shitter with most people barely scraping by these days and voila.
Combine that with our economy being in the shitter with most people barely scraping by these days and voila.
It's concerning because they are not a bad team. What if they become a bad one? Not pretty
I guess it doesn't matter, if the owner has big pockets and willing to spend money for few years.
I guess it doesn't matter, if the owner has big pockets and willing to spend money for few years.
Overall Canadian economy on a per person basis has been flat to falling since Covid Halifax is benefitting because the population is up 20%, the full country is up barely 3% and we’re on track for a recession
BB88
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They’ve been extremely toxic team and team without direction.
That’s the worst for a fan
You should either be a contender or try to build a contender. Jets haven’t been and haven’t even tried to be. Just in the hunt for a playoff spot has been enough and the results show
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Yeah that franchise is in trouble.
Ownership probably doesn't want to rebuild because it will get even worse.
Ownership probably doesn't want to rebuild because it will get even worse.
Hockey is an entertainment product and while I tip my hat to the Jets for their theory and practice of organizational stability, they don't exactly have a team that's worth this kind of stability. The Leafs are having problems of same old, same old, but at least we have a 60 goal scorer and shitty goalies to make it fun. The Jets aren't bad, but they're hardly relevant contenders either. Economy's in the shitter, who's going to pay a few hundred bucks to take their family to watch the Jets lose to the Kings on a school night?
The Jets are in the doldrums. The NHL is too, but the Jets don't have expansion fees or predatory advertising to pretend they aren't.
The Jets are in the doldrums. The NHL is too, but the Jets don't have expansion fees or predatory advertising to pretend they aren't.
Regardless of attendance it is the least desireable market in the league by a long shot. Its a dump
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