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Old 08-21-2020, 08:30 PM   #1769
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Pricing seems about what you expect. It'll be interesting to see how receptive the Calgary business community is to these options.

In particular, whoever "invented" the upper level lounge seat concept deserves a raise. They're selling what should be $2000 upper endzone season tickets for $10,000 a pop. And businesses seem to be eating them up.

I've been to the Sky Lounge in Edmonton a few times for work. I could make an argument it makes sense from a business networking standpoint, but the fan experience is not great. They are objectively the worst seats in the building, particularly when play is at the other end. Fans aren't engaged / wearing jerseys. It feels very separate from the rest of the arena. I like sushi and prime rib as much the next person, but it makes for such a disjointed experience.
With what the survey shows though, they want to make the games a hybrid experience of those who want to see the team up close in action, and making it a social event as well. It's the trend for all new stadium/arena builds. Either make lots of money from those in the seats the whole game, or make lots of money from those in the lounges/suites a fair amount of the time.
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