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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Except it is NOT the same. The big difference between Calgary and Edmonton and Winnipeg is that the Flames and Oilers have deep ownership pockets, larger venues that support considerably more high-end ticket revenue and a comparatively HUGE corporate base from which to draw that provides a buffer for when times are more challenging. Put it this way: The MTS Centre is smaller than EVERY other NHL venue, as well as the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Le Colisee in QC, and the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon. A sellout in Winnipeg is less than 90% capacity of the next smallest NHL arena in Edmonton, and only 66% capacity of the Saddledome. Inn other words, if the Flames or the Oilers falter a bit, they are still doing just as well or remarkably better than the Jets with a full building.
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This in a nutshell. Much much deeper.
(didn't realize the Thomsons were quite that loaded)