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Originally Posted by Derek Sutton
Yes they do stay away. The Hitmen are the next best game in town and a cheaper alternative, league also marketed as future NHLer's. After the Hitmen, huge drop off (90% +/-)in attendance at hockey games around the city, mostly parents, buddies and fans of the visiting team. Shaw Charity is the best golf around, no alternative; see the legends.
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Yup. It's about having a strong unique selling proposition.
People go to Theatre Calgary because they put on the biggest shows in town. it is the closest thing to broadway people have access to in Calgary
People go to Vertigo because they specialize in mystery theatre
People go to Stage West because you get to pig out on a buffet while watching a mediocre show
If you don't have a strong unique selling proposition you will fail.
And this is why most leagues fail.
I'm not close enough to the CWHL to suggest that's what happened here - but I would guess it is a factor.