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While not precisely in the same vein as the OP was asking about, I've always thought that the NHL should have embraced a partnership with a startup pro inline hockey league for the south instead of trying to push pure ice hockey into these markets first. My reasoning is this: I don't believe there are a whole lot of casual hockey fans. The vast majority of rabid hockey fans have played the game at some level, even if it was only mites or squirts. In order to bring the sport into more mainstream levels and increase the footprint of the sport, you need to create recreational players and the lack of ice surfaces and the expense make it a very difficult sport to build in non-traditional markets. Therefore, if we could place pro teams of a more accessible version of the sport in these non-traditional markets, you have a better likelihood of building young players who will turn into rabid fans when they get older.
I'm in agreement with the notion that TV is the problem. Television tends to reduce sports to a narrow contest (in baseball, between the pitcher and catcher, excluding the rest of the team. In hockey, to a small-screen view of whoever has the puck, omitting all the rest of the action on the ice).
Unfortunately, we can't separate hockey from television. I think the compromise position would be to make TV executives understand--however that could be accomplished--that playing to the lowest common denominator, that is, casual viewers who don't really care about the game, isn't the best policy. And not having the season extend into mid-June wouldn't hurt, either.
I was listening to the Caps-Hurricanes game the other night on XM. The Hurricanes have a current promotion where you could buy 2 tickets in the upper bowl and get a game jersey for $239 or for the same price get one ticket in the lower bowl with the jersey.
I know that jerseys are about $75-$80, so my math tells me that the tickets in the upper bowl are $80 each and the lower bowl my ticket would be $160 I don't see too many takers on this one.
The problem with an Olympic-size ice rink is that to make room for it the owners would have to give up four of the most expensive rows of seats in the arena to make room for the extra 4 meters of width of the ice. Not gonna happen.
I was listening to the Caps-Hurricanes game the other night on XM. The Hurricanes have a current promotion where you could buy 2 tickets in the upper bowl and get a game jersey for $239 or for the same price get one ticket in the lower bowl with the jersey.
I know that jerseys are about $75-$80, so my math tells me that the tickets in the upper bowl are $80 each and the lower bowl my ticket would be $160 I don't see too many takers on this one.
the canes are also running a promotion of buy one get one if you donate to their food bank
the $239 promotion is their holiday pack - for $239 you get a replica jersey and either 2 upper level corner tickets to 3 games or 1 lower level north ticket to 3 games
the jersey retails for $115 - that leaves $124 for the cost of tickets to 3 games - so for the uppers you are paying about $20 (individual game price $35) a seat and for the lowers you are paying about $41 a seat (individual game price $70)
really not a bad deal at all - carolina tickets range from $25 - $200
i know phoenix doesn't draw well so that is part of the reason their ticket prices and packages are really good
even a team like the redwings have tickets at the following levels: $9, $25, $30, $38 and $48
I'm honestly curious as to where and what are considered high ticket prices to get into a game
the canes are also running a promotion of buy one get one if you donate to their food bank
the $239 promotion is their holiday pack - for $239 you get a replica jersey and either 2 upper level corner tickets to 3 games or 1 lower level north ticket to 3 games
the jersey retails for $115 - that leaves $124 for the cost of tickets to 3 games - so for the uppers you are paying about $20 (individual game price $35) a seat and for the lowers you are paying about $41 a seat (individual game price $70)
really not a bad deal at all - carolina tickets range from $25 - $200
i know phoenix doesn't draw well so that is part of the reason their ticket prices and packages are really good
even a team like the redwings have tickets at the following levels: $9, $25, $30, $38 and $48
I'm honestly curious as to where and what are considered high ticket prices to get into a game
I see (says the blind man to the deaf man), I didn't hear the 3 game part. I used to live in Cary and go to RBC all the time which is a great venue. That's actually a very good promotion.
The Verizon Center in DC is a joke for Caps games. Poor sound quality in the upper bowl, way overpriced food. Prices are anywhere from $25-$200 and the club level is always empty.
how is it as far as location? - i've only done the tourist thing in DC and although I've never been to an event there, it always seemed like it could be convenient
then again, that area of town always seemed to become ghostly at night, so maybe not
i went to a lot of flyers games in college, but many of those tickets were comped - the phantoms provided a great cheap alternative - the philly arena is pretty good, however i'd still say the top 2 i've seen games in are the xcel center in st. paul and jobing.com here in glendale (i just wish more people would show up to see it)
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I don't see too many takers on this one.
