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Originally Posted by rage2
I don't feel prices here are expensive at all. We're right in the middle of the league when it comes to ticket prices, and I know from my travels and watching hockey elsewhere that I'm paying significant less in Calgary. Edmonton is something like 60% more expensive than us on average since the new arena. Here's this year's data from a reseller, which gives a look at going rates for current season tickets:
https://www.vividseats.com/blog/nhl-ticket-prices
If we're significantly cheaper than our neighbors 300km to the north AND not selling out at similar capacity (Edmonton is ~600 lower capacity), there's a big problem with the health of our hockey market.
Last year's sales data:
https://thewincolumnblog.files.wordp...nce_poster.jpg
There's a sense from Flames fans that we're one of the strongest hockey markets in the NHL. The data doesn't show it at all. |
Just because they're in the middle of the league for pricing doesn't mean they aren't expensive. The high cost attending a hockey game is not limited to the Calgary Flames.