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Originally Posted by Azure

Looking at ticket pricing for the Bell Centre, the lowest price for an adult is $42. I'd imagine those seats have the worst sightline.

With those pricing, an additional 3,000 seats, to bring the total from 18,000 which many are suggesting, to 21,000...which is what the Bell Centre has, brings in an additional $181 million over 30 years. Add the concession revenues, and you're looking at an easy $200 million MORE in revenue over 30 years. Probably averages out to $7 million per year. Now, I have no idea what the numbers are in terms of additional cost to the building the Flames will build, but the cost of the Bell Centre in 1996 was $270 million. According to my quick calculations, that is VERY close to the revenue generated by the additional 3,000 seats.

Considering of course that there are probably not a lot of seats available for $42, and the next price level is $60.

Just something to think about.

The whole scenario presumes that there is demand that is sufficient to not only fill those seats, but to keep enough people out to support season ticket sales and price levels. I don't think Calgary and Montreal are comparable in that respect.