Vancouver Playoff Opener - PLENTY of seats left

[Zach]

Yeah I see about 100 tickets left on ticketmaster. Good prices too.

[heep223]

I'm working hard to rally some troups to make the Friday nighter.

Honestly - would I have to worry about wearing a Flames jersey?

[Zach]

Originally Posted by heep223

I'm working hard to rally some troups to make the Friday nighter.

Honestly - would I have to worry about wearing a Flames jersey?

No. Unless you start getting into people's faces and taunting them you may have a beer thrown at you.

[puckedoff]

Originally Posted by heep223

I'm working hard to rally some troups to make the Friday nighter.

Honestly - would I have to worry about wearing a Flames jersey?

There will be many Flames jerseys around Van city all week. I wouldn't worry about it unless you are prone to altercations, as some are.

[polak]

If anyone wants to make it out to game 1 I posted my tickets in the ticket exchange.

[RM14]

Just picked up a pair for game 2, Section 101 Row 7. Rally up CP.

[flylock shox]

Interest in the Canucks has been pretty low all year here. No hype and no expectations for the team at all.

Plus it's like summer here right now, which reduces a lot of people's interest in hockey.

For those going, I think you'll be in the company of a lot of Flames fans.

[burnin_vernon]

I ended up with more expensive tickets than I had planned for and it doesn't look like I'll be able to sell them in this market.

I'll be wearing my red in 118 for game one, and 104 for game 2.

[Envitro]

Just bought some in section 304, row 12 for $150/ticket after fees on the TicketExchange. Ticketmaster fees are out of control..... The tickets were only $112 seller price...

[RedWinger89]

May be economy. Montreal hasn't sold their playoff tickets either.

[thymebalm]

Originally Posted by RedWinger89

May be economy. Montreal hasn't sold their playoff tickets either.

Vancouver is bloody rich, it's not the economy.

Fans have given up on this iteration of the team. They don't want the Bieksa/Sedins core anymore. They lit the city ablaze they were so fed up with them.

It's going to take more than the 1st round to wake the city back up. Trading Kesler, adding Linden, they are appeasing fans, dragging out the rebuild as long as possible.

You could get tickets below face value all season here.

[polak]

Still plenty of tickets. Dropped mine to below face value and nothing. I'm not getting ad views. People just don't care.

Pathetic for a Canadian city. If the Canucks ever pretend to have good fans, I will point at their stupid faces and laugh so my belly shakes like a bowl full of jelly.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by thymebalm

Vancouver is bloody rich, it's not the economy.

Fans have given up on this iteration of the team. They don't want the Bieksa/Sedins core anymore. They lit the city ablaze they were so fed up with them.

It's going to take more than the 1st round to wake the city back up. Trading Kesler, adding Linden, they are appeasing fans, dragging out the rebuild as long as possible.

You could get tickets below face value all season here.

It's never been a hockey city. It's far more multicultural than most Canadian cities and subsequently less fervent about Canadiana. We went to Chilliwack for a Bantam hockey tournament last year. That area serves over 100,000 people and only had 6 or 7 teams including all Rep teams. For reference, Kamloops serves about 80,000 and had 16 teams in bantam.

They just aren't a hockey or even sports mad city.

[SportsJunky]

Polak, why don't you go?

[yads]

In all fairness, I remember the mid 90s flames also generating a lot of yawns from this city. The Blackhawks series in 96 had 15K fans at the dome for games 3&4. It wasn't until Calgary was so starved for playoffs in 2004 did people realize how special the playoffs are.

[genetic_phreek]

Originally Posted by Huntingwhale

All laughing aside, that actually is pretty bad. My sister lives in Vancouver (still a Flames fan) and she has barely heard a peep from anyone about the series.

In Calgary you got buses with Go Flames Go signs and everyone is town is eagerly anticipating game 1.

I like your sister.

[CedarMeter]

Originally Posted by Envitro

Just bought some in section 304, row 12 for $150/ticket after fees on the TicketExchange. Ticketmaster fees are out of control..... The tickets were only $112 seller price...

I Wonder what % goes back to the Flames and what % goes to ticketmaster.

[Igottago]

Originally Posted by polak

Still plenty of tickets. Dropped mine to below face value and nothing. I'm not getting ad views. People just don't care.

Wow. Even for Vancouver that's surprising. Didn't think they would be that disinterested even though its a bandwagon fanbase at heart. Usually they lose a game or two before jumping off completely.

[Chip Hilton]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

It's never been a hockey city. It's far more multicultural than most Canadian cities and subsequently less fervent about Canadiana. We went to Chilliwack for a Bantam hockey tournament last year. That area serves over 100,000 people and only had 6 or 7 teams including all Rep teams. For reference, Kamloops serves about 80,000 and had 16 teams in bantam.

They just aren't a hockey or even sports mad city.

Your second sentence is true and to an extent you are right about Vancouver not being a sports mad city.

However, your assessment of minor hockey in Vancouver is incorrect, your experience in Chilliwack notwithstanding. Minor hockey is alive and well in the Lower Mainland and Greater Vancouver produces more NHL players than Calgary (quite a few more, I would say without looking it up) and has done so for some time now.

[Winnie]

Originally Posted by CedarMeter

I Wonder what % goes back to the Flames and what % goes to ticketmaster.

I've sold quite a few tickets on TicketExchange. They take 10% of whatever they sell for. (Now that I reread your question, that's probably not what you're asking - not sure how they divvy up the 10%).