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Originally Posted by jayswin
I'm just not understanding the debate and reasoning for this move to the Saddledome by the Heat.
We're not a city with a quality....or any midsize arena. We have three sports teams that draw 7k avg/10k avg/18k avg and play out of the Dome and then a farm team coming in where the parent organization is unhappy with 2-3k and wants to get it in the 4-5k range along with having said farm team in town for convenience.
And we're in here talking about a city with a 19289 seat arena and then.....out of inner-city/downtown locations like Winsport at just over 3000, Tsuutʼina (outside of Calgary!) at 2000 and Max Bell.
I apologize for my slight abrasiveness in the last couple of posts, but seriously, these teams are all at the Saddledome next season, no ifs ands or buts. Just wait for the season and see. No problem = no solution needed.
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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
2-3% more? Maybe 20-30%?
I think there's at least 3 things:
1. Divisional alignment makes this more feasible now (compared to the first time they tried Abbotsford as a true outpost)
2. There are no particularly lucrative options for this, so might as well do what's most convenient and best for the core business (Flames)
3. Even if both the Hitmen/Scorchmen end up around 4-5k (which is still above avg for each league) it means they're probably selling the best ~3000 seats twice. Obviously there'll be a bit of trial/error to determine what the market will bear, but I suspect it'll be a slight net positive for CSEC
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Sorry powderjunkie, looking back I worded that poorly. I was trying to say I don't understand why there's any debate and proposing of new locations for one or more of the teams that play out of the Saddledome when the Heat arrive.
Just read it back and realized I made it sound like I wasn't sure for the reasoning for the Flames moving the Heat here.