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Originally Posted by strombad
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Calgary needs a new rink because theirs is outdated, and it generally affects the revenue streams outside of hockey.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.
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So just so I have this right... you chose to avoid the reasons that I stated that the city of Calgary needs a new rink more than the city of Winnipeg which was the context of my original post (an outdated rink and all the problems that come with it). Do we need to run the numbers the Flames are losing because of this outdated rink? How much are they losing any idea? parking, concession, rent...
But you are choosing instead to just focus on the hockey ticket end to justify your position.
Good work a nice level conversation