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Bleeding Red · 11-06-2019, 02:07 PM

I haven't noticed that at all. Laff merchandise is still #1. A few Raptors hats around, but the rush has died off. Bars are still full on nights when the Laffs play. Good luck getting another team on just one of the 30 TVs. Laff tickets are still popular birthday/life cycle/charity auction items. Families save up to go to that one game a year. Laff season tickets are passed down generation to generation. Can the same be said about Flames tix? I have yet to find myself in the middle of a Raptors conversation, but everyone is talking Laffs.

For professional hockey affordability just look at the Marlies (TO AHL Team). 4 tix, 4 hot dogs, 4 drinks all less than $125 retail (you can go with a charity group for less). You can barely give those tix away. They didn't draw when Nylander was on the team. Why? Because they are not the Laffs!

New Canadians aren't marketed to because 1) they become Laff fans by osmosis (wanting to fit in), and 2) their preferred sports are being catered to. For example, something like 10 new cricket fields have opened in the last two years.

All a second team in the GTA would be is a convenient way to see out-of-town teams live. They would have to sell their upper bowl tickets for less than $20.

11-06-2019, 02:07 PM	#43
Bleeding Red Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Oct 2001 Exp:	I haven't noticed that at all. Laff merchandise is still #1. A few Raptors hats around, but the rush has died off. Bars are still full on nights when the Laffs play. Good luck getting another team on just one of the 30 TVs. Laff tickets are still popular birthday/life cycle/charity auction items. Families save up to go to that one game a year. Laff season tickets are passed down generation to generation. Can the same be said about Flames tix? I have yet to find myself in the middle of a Raptors conversation, but everyone is talking Laffs. For professional hockey affordability just look at the Marlies (TO AHL Team). 4 tix, 4 hot dogs, 4 drinks all less than $125 retail (you can go with a charity group for less). You can barely give those tix away. They didn't draw when Nylander was on the team. Why? Because they are not the Laffs! New Canadians aren't marketed to because 1) they become Laff fans by osmosis (wanting to fit in), and 2) their preferred sports are being catered to. For example, something like 10 new cricket fields have opened in the last two years. All a second team in the GTA would be is a convenient way to see out-of-town teams live. They would have to sell their upper bowl tickets for less than $20. Last edited by Bleeding Red; 11-06-2019 at 02:09 PM.