[News] Canucks' sellout streak to come to an end

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by jlh2640

Are Flames games not sell outs ?

Technically, yes. In reality, no.

[Stay Golden]

Perfect

[Blaster86]

Apparently this is more about the new regime being more honest about actual tickets being sold than it is about the number of people in the building so it likely ended a while ago.

[Gallick]

This is my 8th year living in Vancouver and there are more ads for ticket packages around the city than I have ever seen. Resale prices are also down.

Even at the end of last season, I bought a pair of Flames tickets from a season ticket holder who said he was even having trouble giving the tickets away to his clients - nobody wants them.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by Blaster86

Apparently this is more about the new regime being more honest about actual tickets being sold than it is about the number of people in the building so it likely ended a while ago.

That is a nice way to spin it, actually.

[d_phaneuf]

wish more teams would do this

With a season ticket base at 97% of what we had last year, we still anticipate many sell outs. And for those games we don’t, we’ll be using this opportunity to donate tickets to kids and community groups who won’t otherwise be able to experience a Canucks game live.

no reason to let them go to waste especially in Canada

[Mr.Coffee]

cheapest ticket is over $90? No thanks.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat

Longest active streak? I can't remember the last time the Leafs didn't sell out a game.

I thought it was best before 67

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

wish more teams would do this



no reason to let them go to waste especially in Canada

Flowery words, but complete bullcrap unless they plan to deny themselves walk-up sales.

[McG]

So no banner for the Canuck this year, not even a fake one?

[Flashpoint]

So you're saying the 7th man isn't all there?

Enjoy the clown shoes Vancouver. You earned em. Worst pro sports city in North America.

[Erick Estrada]

Yeah there are articles that have said the record was likely over a few years ago as there have been lots of empty seats in the upper bowl for a long time.