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Originally Posted by henriksedin33
That's good for you. Try to stay on topic, this thread is about seattle. And the 3rd longest current sellout streak in pro sports and 9th longest of all time would tend to disagree with you, but who am I to consider facts.
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Why don't you try an apples to apples comparison like say the MLS which both cities have.
Would you fathom a guess who has better attendance or fan support in MLS? Soccer in Vancouver just limited to the immigrants during WC on Commercial maybe?
There are 2 WHL franchises in the area: Everett Silvertips draw
5K a game while the Kent T-Birds draw
~4K for an aggregate total of 9K in a area that the NHL will draw its fanbase from.
Compare that to the 7k average that attend the Giants games in supposedly hockey obsessed
Vancouver
You'd think if hockey is that unpopular, there wouldn't be even 1 WHL team, let alone 2 that in the aggregate draw more than the Giant's fanbase.
Again apples to apples. I agree Canadians will be down in droves based on price point and the availability to games much like what the Sabres go thru. Maybe have a "Canadians Welcome" promo night like 4 tix, 4 hotdogs and a choice of 4 litres of milk or gas to go when the Habs are in town.