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Originally Posted by The Familia
I disagree. I think Halifax would really embrace a team. Right now they are hanging in limbo with no guarantee they will get a stadium. If they actually get everything in order I think the city will jump on board much like Saskatchewan. Their soccer team draws very well and they are hungry for higher level sports. I think they can consistently draw a healthy 20-25,000 a game. If the team is good I bet they would sell out most games.
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Depends on price. People in the Maritimes will not pay professional prices for sports. They bitch about 20 dollars to go to a QMJHL game, they will not pay 50-100 bucks for a CFL game. The NHL exhibition games have a hard time drawing people for that very reason. I doubt a team in Halifax would even hit 15k a night after the first season and everyone had already seen it once from the other Maritime cities (Moncton, Fredericton, Saint John).