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Originally Posted by seattleflamer
Of course it's comparable--as a hockey consumer, I'm not going to differentiate pricing b/w the Red Deer Rebels and the Calgary Hitman because the Hitman are not tier 1 in Calgary. I'm comparing prices and attendance in the same league just like players and stats.
Also, I'm not going to get granular with seat pricing other than what their websites say about it. Though, that does ring true about the Hitmen tix connection to Flames season ticket holders.
Finally, I'm glad to see that you recognize that there is a hockey market here---tier 2 of course, but a hockey market nonetheless with fans that pay similar prices to other WHL teams in Canada.
It bodes well for the NHL in Seattle going foward assuming we get decent ownership and a new building.
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No, it's really not, unless of course you're talking comparable in the same sense that apples and oranges are comparable. Your example of Calgary and Red Deer is also not comparable, as those cities have incredibly different circumstances. Calgary has a clear number 1 in the hockey market, the Hitmen fill a different niche. The Seattle area teams are the only hockey product on offer, and while there are other sports entertainment dollar options they are largely in central Seattle. My point is really that while the attendance figures of the T-Birds and Silvertips are a good thing and indicate an existing hockey market, they aren't as definitive as they seem to be being made out to be.
As for the tickets, you shouldn't be citing prices of club seats for the 2 Seattle teams as some sort of 'pro' argument if you're going to line those prices up against non-club seats for the Hitmen. That's an incredibly misleading, whether intentional or not.