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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
Montreal is as hockey crazed a city as it gets. Wonder though, they may not be the most patriotic (for obvious reasons we won't get into) so that might have something to do with it.
But overall, I really think when we host in Canada we should really stick to holding it in markets that don't have NHL teams, and have major junior hockey. They will really appreciate it there. Can't remember if there was any problems selling tickets in Calgary and Edmonton, but we have junior clubs. For fans in Montreal, who breath the Habs and watch top notch NHL hockey, as much as we jones for this tournament, it really is a significant drop in level of play from the NHL, and has many have pointed out, not a price break on tickets. Give these games to communities that will just eat it up, like Saskatoon, Halifax, Kelowna and Kamploops etc...
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Hockey Canada saw Vancouver and Ottawa generate huge buzz and revenues, and simply assumed that the gravy train would roll without issue if they kept getting bigger and bigger. It worked in Calgary and Edmonton, but HC significantly overestimated how much they could gouge fans this time around. Especially in Montreal.
It will be interesting to see what they do for pricing in 2017.