Templeton Peck Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 The premium ticket pricing for certain teams like The Leafs probably doesn't help any either. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RakuRaku Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 4 hours ago, inane said: I had tickets, I couldn't go. I posted them days ago for sale, no one asked. Before game I tried to give away for free. Nothing. Seats went empty. Next time.. you can offer to me for a Starbucks frap! cool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RakuRaku Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Gotta be the ever-increasing high cost of living here.... rent/mortgage... time to move to Alberta or Manitoba... where ppl get to save up more $ and have no other entertainment other than hockey! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beni Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 30 minutes ago, Virtanen#18 said: Gotta be the ever-increasing high cost of living here.... rent/mortgage... time to move to Alberta or Manitoba... where ppl get to save up more $ and have no other entertainment other than hockey! Northern BC is where it's at. Plenty to keep occupied. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B Cooper Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 3 hours ago, Tre Mac said: Attendance has never been the same since they switched to Pepsi. I don't even drink soft drinks anymore but this still displeases me. Coke is the winner, Pepsi is the loser and now we're losers. I don’t drink pop because it always made me feel horrible, but when I did, Pepsi always made me feel like I was gonna get diabetes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 11 minutes ago, drummerboy said: I don’t drink pop because it always made me feel horrible, but when I did, Pepsi always made me feel like I was gonna get diabetes. I think you mean the Diabeetus. Yeah they sold Pepsi at Dairy Queen and it always tasted like liquid sugar to me while Coke at least had some bite to it. Glad I gave up chasing that red dragon though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 4 hours ago, NUCKER67 said: I got one - Canucks fans were worried the much improved Leafs were going to beat them soundly, and not many Canucks fans want to pay top dollar to see that. Nope, wrong. More like Leaf fans usually gobble them all up for 3 times what they're worth but it was raining and they melt like the wicked witch Wizard of Oz style so they faded out and stayed in their hotels holes. Where they belong. Fans like that. I cannot go into the same building as the Leafs or I break out in hives and vertigo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butters Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 6 hours ago, Stelar said: Cue the excuses. Its a Wednesday, its exam week, it was raining, too expensive, skytrain was down, etc, etc...... excuses... do you take it personally when they don't sell out or something? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hectic Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 6 hours ago, inane said: I had tickets, I couldn't go. I posted them days ago for sale, no one asked. Before game I tried to give away for free. Nothing. Seats went empty. that still counts as tickets sold though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hectic Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 1 hour ago, debluvscanucks said: Nope, wrong. More like Leaf fans usually gobble them all up for 3 times what they're worth but it was raining and they melt like the wicked witch Wizard of Oz style so they faded out and stayed in their hotels holes. Where they belong. Fans like that. I cannot go into the same building as the Leafs or I break out in hives and vertigo. wish me luck then.. I'll be at the game in Toronto in Feb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Stamkos Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 3 hours ago, beni said: Northern BC is where it's at. Plenty to keep occupied. Maybe this winter because it hasn’t dropped below -20 yet. Lived in Northern BC close to the AB boarder and I’d way rather live on the Alberta side. The amount of money you save on taxes, insurance and gas yearly would easily cover a 10+ day vacation in Vancouver every year. Plus Alberta is not nearly as bad as people make it out to be. If you’ve ever travelled/toured it you would know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44ever Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 (edited) I find it funny a lot are talking about how the attendance is poor, or how people say the NHL is struggling yet the league is getting more revenue from Attendance in its history. Or at least that’s what thenhockey guy said on YouTube he went through all the figures and compared eras, it’s also notnjust because of the prices the number of people is also amongst the highest. NBA can barely sell out in markets too, it will alwAys sell out in the playoffs unless you’re Ottawa I think maybe it was more of a poor draw because if he time of the game, in a week night wasn’t it like a early start? Plus both teams have lost more games then they’ve won? Pretty sure. (I’m counting the loser point as an actual loss on this scenario) Edited December 12, 2019 by Bertuzzi44ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptCanuck16 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 It could also have to do partially with the demographic change happening in Vancouver. My hunch is that new Canadians aren't as gonzo about hockey as those who were raised on it and sees it as an ingrained part of their culture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptCanuck16 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 6 hours ago, Templeton Peck said: The premium ticket pricing for certain teams like The Leafs probably doesn't help any either. No doubt about that. I used to go to games between 2006-09. I was getting upper bowl, front row seats on the blue line for around $100 a ticket, parking included. It's just too expensive these days. For $100 you're going to end up in the nose bleeds and hardly be able to see anything so you may as well stay home and watch on TV. Lots of snowbirds make a point of catching a game in AZ or FL when their teams play there. When you can get a decent seat for $30 vs $300 in Vancouver it's a no brainer if you're there for holiday anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanukfanatic Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 12 hours ago, DonaldBrashear said: Last night's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs did not sellout. Attendance was listed at 18,290, which means about 600 tickets went unsold. That means last night's game was the lowest attended leafs game in 19+ years. The last time a game had lower than that was October 16, 2000 when the attendance was 16,496. Last night attendance was 18,290? What is the average this year? What is the average since 2000 that you quote? Without context I don't if this even means anything. I just looked and the max seating at Rogers Arena is 18,910. So that low # you talk about is only 600 less than max? Seems like a "nothing to see here" topic to me. Now that 2000 attendance figure is in a league of its own of 16,496. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonaldBrashear Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 (edited) 11 hours ago, Kanukfanatic said: Last night attendance was 18,290? What is the average this year? What is the average since 2000 that you quote? Without context I don't if this even means anything. I just looked and the max seating at Rogers Arena is 18,910. So that low # you talk about is only 600 less than max? Seems like a "nothing to see here" topic to me. Now that 2000 attendance figure is in a league of its own of 16,496. What you're not understanding is that, during the good years, the Canucks probably could have sold out BC Place for a Leafs game if they wanted. Now, they cant even sellout Rogers Arena. And in previous years, Leafs tickets were selling for $200/each on resale markets. This time it was possible to find them for $50. If that story doesn't interest you then that's okay. Not everyone shares the same interests. I find it fascinating though. Edited December 12, 2019 by DonaldBrashear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 18 hours ago, beni said: Northern BC is where it's at. Plenty to keep occupied. like what. looking at the bleak landscape trying to stay dry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beni Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 17 hours ago, Steven Stamkos said: Maybe this winter because it hasn’t dropped below -20 yet. Lived in Northern BC close to the AB boarder and I’d way rather live on the Alberta side. The amount of money you save on taxes, insurance and gas yearly would easily cover a 10+ day vacation in Vancouver every year. Plus Alberta is not nearly as bad as people make it out to be. If you’ve ever travelled/toured it you would know. Why on earth would anyone want to Vacation in Vancouver? Ew The perks of AB are a big plus, for sure. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beni Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 2 hours ago, nucklehead said: like what. looking at the bleak landscape trying to stay dry? what are you talking about Bleak landscape, and staying dry do you ever go outdoors? Vancouver is just some rainy overpriced craphole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboarder Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 On 12/11/2019 at 8:21 AM, inane said: I had tickets, I couldn't go. I posted them days ago for sale, no one asked. Before game I tried to give away for free. Nothing. Seats went empty. If you tried to give away for free, I would have taken it in a heartbeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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