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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Calgary has the 5th biggest arena in the league, and the biggest in the Pacific, so apples and oranges to some extent.
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Oh, for sure. I think only thing newsworthy in this is the attendance in Winnipeg.
Montreal, 20,406
Vancouver, 18,183
Calgary, 17,771
Winnipeg, 14,764.
Virtually all NHL teams can maintain operations without selling out the building. Winnipeg cannot. The successful proposition for the Jets in Winnipeg was contingent upon a model that had a full building for every single game. They can probably survive for a little while with a dip in attendance, but the MTS Centre is so small that it really needs to be full in order for the team to survive there.
