Winnipeg WCF games aren't selling out

[HFsNumber1Heel]

60 people chose to play the Stubhub game and didn't blink. That's in every market. I'm seeing The Misfits in Jersey where the Devils play this weekend, I guarantee you even if it's a reported "Sell Out" there will be a few empty seats.

 

[JetsWillFly4Ever]

In amuch bigger arena that has 3500 seats. more.

2000/18500 is still a much higher percentage than 100/15000.

 

[GoJetsGo55]

So...cheaper tickets.

 

[Cellee]

A few single tickets left at $600/seat and this makes news

Steve Simmons is just trash

 

[Jigger77]

Make tickets the same price for ALL teams.

I'd be curious to see which arenas are full and which are not then.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

2000/18500 is still a much higher percentage than 100/15000.

But you have to compare it within context. How many people in Winnipeg are fans of other teams? I would wager not much. Now compare that with the circumstances that Ottawa deals with and the comparison becomes closer than you think

 

[Bixby Snyder]

I can't imagine the shitstorm if it was Vegas not selling out playoff games. Meanwhile, in the desert tickets are selling for $5000.
Golden Knights playoff ticket prices up to $5K for Game 4 – Las Vegas Review-Journal

 

[Silencio]

They should probably move the team to a real market like Atlanta.

 

[Braunbaer]

A few single tickets left at $600/seat and this makes news

When a semi-final game of a #1-league (or tournament) isn't sold out, it's always a disgrace.

 

[Ingvar]

Can anyone fact check? Are this seats actually sold and being reselled or are they not sold?

 

[snowkiddin]

That's what it costs in Canada. What are you going to do? Try being a Leaf fan.
That's why people complain about the "Atmosphere" at the ACC. The real fans are in Leaf square.

That’s the problem. Only rich people can afford to go games and if a city doesn’t have enough “rich” hockey fans, then things like this can happen.

It’s kind of like how many families can’t afford to pay to put their kids in hockey anymore, it’s becoming less and less of a sport for everyone and more and more a sport for children whose mommy and daddy have it real good financially.

 

[topshelf15]

The Peg is fine,as is Ottawa ......Edit we would be if we had an owner,once he is gone maybe we can start to become the proud team we once were

 

[snowkiddin]

A few single tickets left at $600/seat and this makes news

Steve Simmons is just trash

All this did was come across as a passive-aggressive jab.

 

[Cellee]

When a semi-final game of a #1-league (or tournament) isn't sold out, it's always a disgrace.

Looks sold out to me and I am actually in the building. 60 single seats is still considered a sell out. Sorry, Steve.

Simmons can suck deez Winnipeg nuts

 

[bert]

I find that if you're not on the Jets mailing list , you have no way of knowing that tickets are even available..
There were 125 unsold tickets. Was told by ticket rep that there were 111 single seats.
If someone ****ing told me that any pairs were available I would have went in a heartbeat. It took this tweet by Simmonds trying to S**t on Wpg to raise awareness so... thanks.

Simmonds is the scum of the earth.

 

[Shakey Rustie]

Can anyone fact check? Are this seats actually sold and being reselled or are they not sold?

I've gone to games in the 1st and 2nd round by purchasing tickets off Ticketmaster. You will often see tickets pop up for sale on game day, and then minutes or hours later, the same seats become available again as the purchasers put them back up for sale.

For example, I went to game 4 against Nashville via tickets I bought on Ticketmaster on game day. On the morning of said day, I purchased the seats in section 112. Unfortunately, my brother could not attend the game so I put the tickets up for sale and they were bought by a subsequent purchaser. An hour later my brother informed me that he could now attend said game, and no word of a lie, I went back on Ticketmaster and got the exact same seats in section 112.

 

[Zero Requiem]

I can't imagine the ****storm if it was Vegas not selling out playoff games. Meanwhile, in the desert tickets are selling for $5000.
Golden Knights playoff ticket prices up to $5K for Game 4 – Las Vegas Review-Journal

Winnipeg is one of the poorest cities in Canada, you can't compare it to Las Vegas.

 

[SeattleSportsFan]

If it's only a few seats that are empty then it's not a big deal. When I see the games on TV the place looks sold out to me.

 

[kunekune]

Winnipeg is one of the poorest cities in Canada, you can't compare it to Las Vegas.

Jets tickets are way more expensive than Golden knights AND there are way more tickets available at the moment than there were for Jets home game.

 

[TheDeuce]

Winnipeg is one of the poorest cities in Canada, you can't compare it to Las Vegas.

Huh?

Median total income, by family type, by census metropolitan area (All census families)


Winnipeg's right in the middle in terms of median income at $81,880. That combines well with our relatively low cost of living.

Las Vegas median household income? $58,542.

List: Median household income of each Las Vegas Valley ZIP code


A handful of singles in the lower bowl priced at $600+ fees each isn't a doomsday scenario. I suspect that if that same $600+ seat was available at the STH price of $275 or so they'd be all snapped up in a second.



m.

 

[GoJetsGo55]

Looks like there's a bunch of sections with tickets available in Vegas.

Should we take into account that these tickets are resales?

No

We should not.

Clearly hockey is not working in Vegas.

 

[bring back the jets]

One thing to keep in mind too is that, from a business perspective, it is most profitable to plan an event to be as close to not selling out as possible. Say if a ticket is priced at a certain amount and the event sells out. If there is no one left who wants tickets then the tickets were priced perfectly, if there is a ton of people left who want them then they most likely could have charged more. ~100 tickets is a very small portion of all tickets and puts them only a hair away from having picked the perfect price point so revenue was actually quite close to being maximized. If average ticket price is 400 (just a ballpark guess, seems reasonable) and 100 seats didn't sell then they grossed 59,960,000 out of a potential 6,000,000 in ticket sales (probably a bit less as I think the remaining tickets were expensive ones but just a generalization). Had they been slightly cheaper they could have sold out sure, but how much cheaper would they need to be? Because even just 4 dollars per ticket less and they would have earned less overall despite selling out.

 

[SoupaTroupa]

Huh?

Median total income, by family type, by census metropolitan area (All census families)


Winnipeg's right in the middle in terms of median income at $81,880. That combines well with our relatively low cost of living.

Las Vegas median household income? $58,542.

List: Median household income of each Las Vegas Valley ZIP code


A handful of singles in the lower bowl priced at $600+ fees each isn't a doomsday scenario. I suspect that if that same $600+ seat was available at the STH price of $275 or so they'd be all snapped up in a second.



m.

That's probably a wash after our ridiculous taxes.

 

[Saitama]

Huh?

Median total income, by family type, by census metropolitan area (All census families)


Winnipeg's right in the middle in terms of median income at $81,880. That combines well with our relatively low cost of living.

Las Vegas median household income? $58,542.

List: Median household income of each Las Vegas Valley ZIP code


A handful of singles in the lower bowl priced at $600+ fees each isn't a doomsday scenario. I suspect that if that same $600+ seat was available at the STH price of $275 or so they'd be all snapped up in a second.



m.

Shhhh, people don't like facts backed up by sources on message boards!

 

[roflstomper]

Huh?

Median total income, by family type, by census metropolitan area (All census families)


Winnipeg's right in the middle in terms of median income at $81,880. That combines well with our relatively low cost of living.

Las Vegas median household income? $58,542.

List: Median household income of each Las Vegas Valley ZIP code


A handful of singles in the lower bowl priced at $600+ fees each isn't a doomsday scenario. I suspect that if that same $600+ seat was available at the STH price of $275 or so they'd be all snapped up in a second.

Vegas also has like triple the population of Winnipeg. Take into account USD vs CAD and there is way more money available in Las Vegas. It's economy is in a different stratosphere than Winnipeg.