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Originally Posted by SeeBass
Yes I am dead serious the Flames and the city of Calgary need a new rink way worse than the Jets do.
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They need a new rink, but not for the reasons you're supposing.
Calgary needs a new rink because theirs is outdated, and it generally affects the revenue streams outside of hockey.
Winnipeg needs a new rink because even if they sell out their current rink their attendance would rank in the bottom 10 teams of the league.
Higher need: Winnipeg
If the average ticket price for those 4500-6000 seats they are missing is say... $150 (assuming none of them would be lower bowl, etc) then Winnipeg is costing themselves approximately 675,000-900,000 in revenue EVERY GAME. That's generally over 30 MILLION dollars they aren't getting every year.
That's downright embarrassing. It's one thing if you have the space and the people don't come, it's another if you don't even have the space.