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Originally Posted by Eric Vail
As a fan, it is much more fun to go to the Saddledome, get premium seats right behind the net and pretend we are the Calgary elite for a night enjoying a hockey game in a way we never could with the Flames.
I would have no interest in going to see them at Winsport or somewhere like that.
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They would be better off putting the team in Lethbridge, Red Deer, Saskatoon, or Regina if they don’t play at the Dome. Each community is either within a few hours driving distance or has multiple daily flights across the country for recalls..
Playing at Winsport is trying to be a little bit pregnant. Either you leverage the existing production systems and supply chains you have in place for Flames/Roughnecks/Hitmen games or let them completely be their own thing in a completely different community.
I feel bad for places like Saskatoon & Regina in Canada. They are both large enough centers to support professional hockey but have been conditioned to think the WHL is satisfactory.
They pay professional hockey tickets prices to watch children play.