Re: Canucks buy Peoria Rivermen - AHL
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 3:35 pm
Saskatoon is still a long way to the next closest team. I think the point of having 5 teams in the west is to cut down on travel.
Being Calgary's farm team was used as an excuse for the Heat dying but Im not as convinced. A lot of people boycotted as well due to the deal the owners signed with the city. Basically guaranteed a certain level of revenue that was never met. I think attendance would be better if the Comets were there but i dont think it would be the slam dunk that others do. Tickets were expensive compared to the other options of WHL and BCHL. People forget its arguably the 2nd best hockey league in the world.
I think the real reason is because supporting sports at any level just isint part of our culture/lifestyle the way it is in other places.
Support for the Canucks (in the form of ticket sales) has plummeted as soon as they started to struggle. Lions have always been a tough sell. Whitecaps get lots of good publicity but seldom sell out even the lower bowl. Giants avg about 5,000 which is about the same as Kelowna, Red Deer and Spokane.
Being Calgary's farm team was used as an excuse for the Heat dying but Im not as convinced. A lot of people boycotted as well due to the deal the owners signed with the city. Basically guaranteed a certain level of revenue that was never met. I think attendance would be better if the Comets were there but i dont think it would be the slam dunk that others do. Tickets were expensive compared to the other options of WHL and BCHL. People forget its arguably the 2nd best hockey league in the world.
I think the real reason is because supporting sports at any level just isint part of our culture/lifestyle the way it is in other places.
Support for the Canucks (in the form of ticket sales) has plummeted as soon as they started to struggle. Lions have always been a tough sell. Whitecaps get lots of good publicity but seldom sell out even the lower bowl. Giants avg about 5,000 which is about the same as Kelowna, Red Deer and Spokane.