I let my season ticket go. It wasn't because of the rebuild which I am glad they are finally doing it was due to a few things, the increasing cost of the ticket and other associated costs like concessions and parking continuing to climb over the years. Beer was $3.00 when I started going. Parking was $5.00 on the grounds. You can still park for $5.00 under Sunterra market on 12 ave for those going down next year.
Also when I bought my ticket over 10 years ago not all the games were on tv now they are. I was single then too with lots of disposable income now I am married with a family and have other things to spend money on.
The last lockout really made it easy to let it go. I found I didn't miss hockey at all unlike the lockout of 2005 when I did. If there hadn't been a lockout who knows I may have dropped the money on tickets again.
I enjoyed my time as a season ticket holder but it was time to move on.
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