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Old 04-20-2011, 12:09 PM   #1297
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35% willing to buy tickets without knowing the prices is great. If you extrapolate that over the total population of the city, they could have 250,000 season ticket holders.


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This also brings up another question.... if Thomson is rich and will gladly cover any losses to infinity why are they asking for a 3 year commitment? I thought he was the benevolent richest man in Canada and willing to provide the good people of Winnipeg with Hockey no matter how much it costs him?
Yup. If there's one thing publicity-shy Toronto born and raised billionaires are known for, it's their love of propping up small market sports franchises 2,000 km away from where they live.
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