Winnipeg WCF games aren't selling out

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

You can say a lot of things about jets fans, but you can't say they aren't passionate or don't love their team

 

[Critical13]

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.

I think comparing USD to CDN is a mistake...once you make the conversion it's a few percentage points difference. Not to mention the populations, and I am not sure why it would be cheaper to live in Winnipeg than Las Vegas, I'd love to see stats for that as well.

Your post, and the replies to it, are a good reason to fact check.

 

[TheDeuce]

I think comparing USD to CDN is a mistake...

There's a relativity factor in there but it's offset by having both income and expense denominated in the same currency.

Taxes however... oy.



m.

 

[Critical13]

There's a relativity factor in there but it's offset by having both income and expense denominated in the same currency.

Taxes however... oy.



m.

Agreed on taxes - I added to my original post. I think if you are going to make an argument like that, you should be fact checking your own info, otherwise you're commiting the same sin as Simmonds is with his shallow data.

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

I'm guessing lack of wifi is the leading cause?

 

[ryerockarola]

I'm guessing lack of wifi is the leading cause?

Lack of good wifi yes.

 

[Jets4Life]

FYI, he retweeted this

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That is because Steve Simmons is a sad old little man. He thrives off trolling pro athletes, or any other event he can write about. Look up his interactions with Phil Kessel, Jose Bautista, and especially Marc Savard. That should tell you all you need to know about what type of human being Simmons is....

 

[Flair Hay]

I don’t understand, isn’t there a permanent-sellout with a long wait list in Winnipeg? Are we talking about the tiny number of tickets the team releases on game day?

Pretty much yes. There was supposedly like 100 unsold.

This is just a bad Toronto journalist taking a cheap shot lol

 

[Doctor No]

Somewhere on the list of "things that are disappointing" is Steve Simmons.

This opinion seems to fit well within his body of work.

 

[cneely]

If I am a fan in Canada, I am not comparing myself to Washington. You should be much better at supporting your team.

Did you look at the photos posted? There really is no comparison.

 

[Flair Hay]

Winnipeg could ice an AHL team, like literally copy and paste an AHL roster, and they would still fill more seats than Pittsburgh did before Sidney Crosby. Pick your battles wisely.

So beautiful a comment it brought tears to my eyes

 

[cneely]

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

Huh?

Winnipeg didn't have a team for 15 years. I live in Winnipeg, and the vast majority of my acquaintances are not Jets fans.

 

[Flair Hay]

The other irony here that Jet's fans need to warm up to is publicity.

You were complaining about not getting enough attention, well here you are...getting attention.

Oh...lol. You thought it was only gonna be good attention???

Oh silly you!

A very fair point haha!

 

[kcin94]

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

There are some single seats unsold. The rest are tickets that were reserved by the team that get released on game day.

 

[lomiller1]

There's a relativity factor in there but it's offset by having both income and expense denominated in the same currency.

Taxes however... oy.



m.

Wrt to taxes don’t forget to account for different services these pay for. Health insurance for the average family of 4 in the costs ~$10K ($14K CDN) to give you medical coverage already included in your tax bill in Canada.

 

[snipes]

"Why isn't the attention on Toronto?"

Simmons is such a hack.

 

[Legionnaire]

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

 

[Sacha Baron Corbin]

The hockey elitism in this thread is amusing, like every fan can afford to spend 1K on a hockey game?

 

[NyQuil]

The hockey elitism in this thread is amusing, like every fan can afford to spend 1K on a hockey game?

 

[Fastfrde]

Hahaha, tickets on seat exchange are already sold, just season ticket holders trying to resell for profit mostly or to recoup some cost. Day release tickets are always a crap shoot at any arena, we can't help the opposing team doesn't have enough family or friends to use up their allotment of tickets.

Move along, nothing to see here!

 

[McFlash97]

Steve Simmonds is an idiot, The Jets have more fans standing in the streets then some fans have packing arenas during games. Empty seats are not because its unsold tickets its 3rd party vendors trying to snatch up every last ticket in an effort to flip them last second for insane prices. Think of it as 1000 % markup. Its so few of them anyways.

 

[snipes]

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.

I mean, who needs real facts? Amirite.

 

[Hunter368]

Largely debunked, no news here.