The arena was originally planned to be built for AHL Manitoba Moose
@aleckfedorkiw4005
3 ай бұрын
Mr Beckman first said they first have to have an arena and then show they can support an NHL team. When the opportunity came they were the first on the list for the Jets.How man years have they sold out?
@Whatisahandlehuh
3 ай бұрын
And doesn’t help day 1; my tickets costed me $64 (I was a ticket holder until 2 seasons ago) now my ticket costs $187 for 1 ….. it’s stupid.
@WW3_Soon
3 ай бұрын
@@Whatisahandlehuhcost not costed
@Whatisahandlehuh
3 ай бұрын
@@WW3_Soon thanks so much! I’m grateful for your grammer (oops) comment. You truly brought something to this conversation besides a nod to a iPhone typo - god bless you sir
@CelabWilliams-gb6rm
2 ай бұрын
@@WW3_Soongod where will be without people like you on the internet!
@OCPDesigns
3 ай бұрын
Atlanta has lost an NHL team TWICE. Why would should they even be considered for another team?
@zachellenburg5738
3 ай бұрын
Because Atlanta is a huge market
@vicepresidentmikepence889
3 ай бұрын
The article says Atlanta is hockey crazed😂😂😂😂😂
@maddrone7814
3 ай бұрын
Atlanta is a huge market, and they didn’t have super rich owners, which they need
@BluelandErris
3 ай бұрын
Winnipeg is a top 10 team right now and the 13,000 they draw is less than Atlanta was drawing annually. But sure, we can blame the fans. Pretty sure the Thrashers had the worst win percentage of the 2000s too, not a Cup contender like the Jets…
@michaelbaucom4019
3 ай бұрын
Because the NHL wants to raise their DEI/ESG score... Atlanta is more " diverse"
@jizzaymz
2 ай бұрын
Every Jets game I watch I notice the whole place is packed AF... then you see games in Carolina, Arizona, Columbus and all I see are empty seats. The Jets are in 1st place, they're not going to get moved.
@PCSPounder
3 ай бұрын
First off, I’m way too likely to end up arguing with myself here. On the one hand, the creator of this channel is ridiculously quick to call every arena outmoded the moment someone has a trendy idea. Seriously, that concept needs to wash away with the next rainfall. That arena hosts a community on game nights. That makes it different from most arenas. That’s not the problem. Winnipeg is getting priced out of the NHL. I can argue that the NHL shouldn’t let that happen, that people throughout the sports industry need fresh lessons on how not to kill golden geese, but this appears to fall on very deaf ears.
@williamerazo3921
3 ай бұрын
He sucks on that. Every Stadia is out dated ok 🙃
@sampicano
3 ай бұрын
"Winnipeg is last in attendance." No, Arizona Coyotes play in a 4,400 capacity arena. Give your head a shake.
@w.p.59
3 ай бұрын
Florida has an even worse attendance than WPG, even in a playoff games last year! (Head Shaken)!
@alligator4702
3 ай бұрын
@@w.p.59what are you talking about you definitely don’t watch panthers games to be saying this
@dang7716
3 ай бұрын
@@w.p.59 False
@johnrodriguez6559
3 ай бұрын
@@w.p.59clearly haven’t watched panthers games post 2017. I’ve attended already 15 home games this season for the panthers and the house gets absolutely packed. Completely sold out during days in the week, weekend, dolphins home games and heat home games. Cats are good and we love them.
@joshuathecat-human1247
3 ай бұрын
Coyotes might move to between salt lake city or saskatoon (as the wildcats) in the future here.
@sampicano
3 ай бұрын
Winnipeg sold out every home game from 2011 to 2020 (until covid happened) It set a new NHL record for consecutive sell outs... 41 games a year for 10 years straight Accorsing to Forbes Business of Hockey the following teams lose the most money for the NHL: - Arizona Coyotes - Florida Panthers - Anaheim Ducks - Carolina Hurricanes Despite only having 840,000 people, Winnipeg still generates more REVENUE for the NHL than, Miami, Phoenix, Raleigh or Anaheim. Thanks for coming to my TED talk. #BringbacktheNordiques
@samueldenis4609
3 ай бұрын
Completely right how can they talk about relocating Winnipeg when so many American teams have had many season with low attendance issues and low revenue. You can't move Winnipeg before moving Florida or Buffalo, where is all the talk about moving Buffalo when they had terrible attendance. One season of bad attendance for Winnipeg is not enough to be very worried.
@sampicano
3 ай бұрын
@@samueldenis4609 There is talk about adding a team in Salt Lake City...which would be the smallest US market after Buffalo. It's anti-Canadian and Canada is propping up the dying Southern franchises.
@LRS1988
3 ай бұрын
And from that 4, only Arizona is in danger of relocating
@idiotcow3721
3 ай бұрын
@@sampicanoi agree with you for the most part, but buffalo had sell out or near sell out crowds up until 2019 and even then it didn’t have a sharp decrease ‘til covid. considering they haven’t made the playoffs in over a dozen years, that ain’t horrible
@bluesfaninc3001
3 ай бұрын
But Jets are playoff team right now.
@ErikZarins
3 ай бұрын
Okay....Buffalo and San Jose have 83% and 80% full capacity....wanna move their teams too?
@HoshizakiYoshimasa
3 ай бұрын
No because San Jose has millions upon millions of people. Manitoba has what? 1 million? Buffalo can probably go though. Houston or Atlanta (fast growing metros with millions upon millions of people with many major corporation headquarters to help sponsor the team and stadium)
@EvanHopsTrails
3 ай бұрын
Sabres aren’t going,especially to Atlanta. They have had 2 cracks at it and they both moved to Canada
@tomwujek4867
2 ай бұрын
Sabres aren't going anywhere. Besides, their arena lease prohibits any owner from moving the team, even if they were to be sold.
@bobjohnson270
2 ай бұрын
80 percent of 18000 is different hten 80 percent of 15000
@ErikZarins
2 ай бұрын
@@bobjohnson270 I just came from tonight's game. Lost in OT but still a sold out crowd. Sorry that it's triggering to so many naysayers
@dafudd7779
3 ай бұрын
New areas don't fix attendance problems unless it is a real dump. Bells and whistles are not always the answer. If you can't get a 15,000 seat arena filled up, then you just have more empty seats in a 20,000 seat arena.
@ryananderson5202
3 ай бұрын
And more seats do not mean cheaper seats.
@ryananderson5202
3 ай бұрын
Edmonton upper deck are pushing $200. Ottawa built their rink too big and its now hard to fill their top level, and it costs a lot to have the concessions and the seating open.
@elGeant24
2 ай бұрын
I agree. In fact, the Sens reduced their max capacity of over 1500 seats with renovations to reduce the demand of cheaper seats in the 300 level behind one end and behind the net too in the 100 and 200 level where they couldn't sell more tickets for most games and diversify their offer.
@JustMikeDotTv
3 ай бұрын
Arenas aren't being filled because ticket prices are probably ridiculous. On top of that everything is overpriced if you want drinks and snacks. Probably why people don't go to the movies as much these days. NHL doesn't care about Canada. Doesn't mean they wouldn't put a new team in Canada. They care more about making eastern and western conference being balanced.
@mpeloza
3 ай бұрын
That argument doesn’t hold water on when you look at attendance in every other Canadian market. Even the senators that suck yet again and have an arena in the middle of no where are seeing much better attendance again.
@JustMikeDotTv
3 ай бұрын
@@mpeloza true. But are the fans in Ottawa actually Ottawa fans or Toronto and Montreal fans making the commute to watch a game? Not to watch their team play but watch hockey in general. But prices for everything is still ridiculously high.
@brothaman007
3 ай бұрын
It has nothing to do with "NHL doesnt care". You need to realize that they take in revenue in Canadian dollars, but all expenses and salaries, are in US. Only Montreal and Toronto are real profit earners. Everyone else is at the mercy of having to have full arenas.
@JustMikeDotTv
3 ай бұрын
@@brothaman007 my comment was more about the statement that if NHL was going to expand they'll put 1 team in Canada and 1 in US. I'm saying they don't care about that they care more about keeping the conference balanced with east and west. They don't want to put 2 new teams in the east like say Quebec and Atlanta. They would rather Quebec and Utah or Quebec and Houston. Or Houston and Atlanta or Utah and Atlanta. They probably wouldn't want to add Utah and Houston either.
@brothaman007
3 ай бұрын
@@JustMikeDotTv Zero chance Canada gets a team in the next 10 -15 years. Our dollar is far too weak
@admirals818
3 ай бұрын
Right now I worry more about the Moose being relocated than the Jets, giving the people of Winnipeg only one option for pro hockey.
@sampicano
3 ай бұрын
Move the Moose.... Winnipeg is the smallest market. You had the Jets (NHL), Moose (AHL), Ice (WHL) and the University team...(bisons maybe?) THAT'S TOO MANY TEAMS LOL THAT'S MORE THAN MONTREAL OR TORONTO HAS LOL THAT'S TOO MANY TEAMS TO SUPPORT FOR THE SMALLEST MARKET... If you had just ONE TEAM to support, let's say just the Jets....you'd do a LOT better financially
@admirals818
3 ай бұрын
@@sampicano Well, the Ice have already moved. The university team is, well, just a university team. I don't want to see the Moose move, but you're right, Winnipeg is too small for two pro teams. (I'm not from Winnipeg, just a Jets and Moose fan).
@andrewlandry625
3 ай бұрын
Yeah the Ice moved to Washington state … move the moose to Thunder Bay.
@admirals818
3 ай бұрын
@@andrewlandry625 Thunder Bay was the original plan for the Moose (then IceCaps) when they moved from St. John's. The arena deal apparently fell through. Has there been any progress in Thunder Bay since then?
@kerrijones1973
3 ай бұрын
@@admirals818 Thunder Bay could never support an AHL or even OHL team. Move Along...
@fatzotv
3 ай бұрын
pretty sure this was a minor league arena for the Manitoba Moose that already existed before the Jets moved in
@meddyven
3 ай бұрын
It was. He did not elaborate on that, or didn't do his homework.
@fatzotv
3 ай бұрын
@@meddyven I never thought this was a long term solution for the Jets to begin with... but they havent done anything about it for over a decade
@natecampbell5133
3 ай бұрын
@@meddyven he never does any homework, just headlines
@WW3_Soon
3 ай бұрын
So, Mark Chipman built a 15,004 seat arena to house his AHL Moose which can’t expect to draw 10,000 most games. That area of land where the Canada Life Centre (formerly Eaton’s building) is located isn’t large enough to accommodate let’s say a 17,000 capacity area. At a Polo Park location, there would be a larger plot of land and being not in downtown, more fans will come to watch hockey.
@fatzotv
3 ай бұрын
@@WW3_Soon do you think a new arena would draw that many more fans? Im not familiar with that area at all so Im clueless... im just thinking that if they cant sell out the current arena, what good is building a new one with 2k more seats?
@kdids
3 ай бұрын
I live here. I've had season tickets since May 2011 - there is no problem. The team is not moving. The owner Loves the city and has tons of concert revenue as he owns the building, he has tons of real estate property holdings in the downtown that bring in money. They have invested as much reno money into the rink as they paid to build it. AND his biz partner who is minority owner - David Thompson - is the richest man in Canada and the 21st RICHEST MAN ON EARTH. The team is not moving. The media just makes it a bigger thing since the team moved in 1996. Covid has made even the Toronto Maple Leafs not sell of for Christ sakes.
@samelmudir
3 ай бұрын
You think they build a new arena?
@brothaman007
3 ай бұрын
As long as he takes in the dollars in Canadian but pays out USD, he will always be close to losing money each year. Regardless how much money he has, as long as the salaries in the league go up, and his revenue does not go up with it.... he is closer to leaving than staying.
@user-oj9xq2yi8f
3 ай бұрын
Rich men don't become (and stay) rich by sinking money into losing ventures. I'm not saying that they will move, but the dollar is the ultimate convincer.
@chrisd4112
3 ай бұрын
Yes they do Anyone who says that honestly doesn't understand how our tax system works. In Business you either want to make a shit ton of money or lose money so you can write it off on taxes.
@kdids
3 ай бұрын
0% never gonna happen and doesn't need to happen - current rink is perfectly fine@@samelmudir
@anthonytony8328
3 ай бұрын
Winnipeg isn't selling out because of the Canadian economy. People can't afford to go to games.
@TheEdog37
3 ай бұрын
That’s an excuse. Fill your barn
@mpeloza
3 ай бұрын
Look at the attendance of every other canandian team, the only other team with even slightly down attendance is Calgary. If the current economy isn’t good enough for Winnipeg to put 15k butts in seats per game when they’re near the top of the league the market doesn’t have long term viability
@samelmudir
3 ай бұрын
They don't have the corporate base. Leafs sell out because of corporate tickets
@viccolantonio1691
3 ай бұрын
@mpeloza as the north american economy deteriorates more franchises will see attendance drop. Owners and player are pricing themselves out of the market. Look at the Seattle Kraken market. They had to pay 655 million for the franchise and are charging exorbitant prices to make up the high price they had to pay for their franchise.
@anton6686
2 ай бұрын
Then they don't need a hockey team. move the team to Mexico city. Bigger market.
@JoseJimenez-cx2ms
3 ай бұрын
32 pro teams should be the limit for pro sports leagues
@wendigo53
2 ай бұрын
Really? Aren't most games too boring to watch, because you know who's going to win? In UK soccer they have tiered divisions, so that teams play in a division against teams of similar skill. 10% of teams are promoted to the next up or down each year, based on their record. 4 divisions of 10 teams each - more interesting.
@wendigo53
2 ай бұрын
Losing in overtime is not a predicter of playoff success. Once they stop giving a point for losing in overtime, I'll start watching again.
@jasonwoods3870
3 ай бұрын
The jets look like a true cup contender right now. They have so much depth in their line up, starting goalie is fantastic, Win the Stanley cup and you will never hear of this attendance issue again. Go Jets!
@HoshizakiYoshimasa
3 ай бұрын
Small market Canada team= US TV ratings poison. Doesn't matter about attendance even if all 1 million Manitobans support the Jets and buy merchandise.... Still too small if population. More money to be made in Houston and Atlanta even if only 25% of those metropolitan areas care about hockey. (Which is why NHL did everything they could to keep Thrashers in Atlanta and reluctantly moved them to Winnipeg when they couldn't find an owner)
@FischerFan
3 ай бұрын
@@HoshizakiYoshimasa Hockey will never challenge basketball or football in the U.S. The NHL continues to struggle on American television because, once a team in a particular market is eliminated, so goes the television viewership within that market. The NHL is much more of a 'be there' sport. The NFL is the quintessential TV sport.
@bstm6911
3 ай бұрын
Hopefully this doesn't happen, I would hate seeing Winnipeg lose another team. (but knowing Gary Bettman, he'll probably approve the move anyways cuz that's just how he is when it comes to Canadian teams.)
@andrewlandry625
3 ай бұрын
Bettman said when the team relocated that every night would have to be a sellout… smallest market team with the smallest capacity…. Yah gotta put butts in the seats!… every seat!!
@FischerFan
3 ай бұрын
@@andrewlandry625 The Jets probably need, at the very least, to draw an average of 15,000 even per home game in order to cover their team payroll.
@brothaman007
3 ай бұрын
You can blame bettman.... but how do you explain to the players of these NHL teams in Canada that are not selling out, "hey, we have to pay you far less because we pay you in USD, but we take money in in Canadian money?" You can complain about Bettman, but everyone else that would be commissioner would have the same problems to deal with. Canada cannot afford another NHL team. Players already do not want to come to Canada because they get taxed so much. You think adding in another franchise will make more players want to come to get taxed to death?
@liveleanpainfree
3 ай бұрын
The jets should go back to their classic logo with the hockey stick.
@XxxXxx-fm3wo
3 ай бұрын
And that makes no difference. Maybe a new logo is a good idea for new merchandise sales. But that is superficial and the season ticket sales will improve once Canadians can afford food and heat again. So once we have a Conservative Government again!
@Libertyjack1
2 ай бұрын
@XxxXxx-fm3wo The Conservatives never did dick all for Canada, from what I've seen. They're a party that appeals to rurals who gripe about paying for the problems of cities. Aside from that, they sell natural resources and oil to multinationals st a premium, and cut funding for medicine and scientific research, and national news, to keep people dumb to the fact this has happened. Like the Canada of today? Thank the likes of Mulroney and Harper.
@JFK-ir7yz
2 ай бұрын
Yes they should definitely. Their original jerseys are so much better. It would make a difference.
@bonehead2768
2 ай бұрын
I think the current logo and colors are better than red, white & blue for a CANADIAN team other than Montreal.......
@Chewie1212
2 ай бұрын
What’s that got to do with anything…….ps I agree
@ericscott3997
2 ай бұрын
The Atlanta proposal is interesting because it's 25 miles north of downtown ATL, where the last 2 hockey teams shared the arena with the Hawks. This area in just north of Alpharetta & the well heeled ATL transplants who moved south, so this could work much better than the Flames & the Thrashers.
@UncleRosie
3 ай бұрын
It’ll bounce back. Winnipeg economy got hit hard with covid/ Trudeau. There’s no lack of passion, just money. It’s short term. They were sold out for many years.
@jordanmazzuca6186
3 ай бұрын
Ownership is the richest person in Canada not sure it is that big of a deal.
@thatreidguy
2 ай бұрын
Lmao drop the trudeau and youre more on point, but i get your personality is one dimensional to the actual issues plaguing Winnipeg.
@troybaxter
2 ай бұрын
@@thatreidguyTrudeau is playing a large role in all of this. Even from America we can notice how badly Trudeau is screwing over the NHL in Canada.
@wendigo53
2 ай бұрын
You think Trudeau caused Covid? Is your name Poilievre?
@77dris
Ай бұрын
You hit the nail on the head. I personally know season tix holders that gave up last year when prices skyrocketed and the Jets marketing literally came out on TV/radio and told people they better accept the price increases or the team may relocate. Prices are insane. It has nothing to do with the arena at all as this video suggests.
@mattyg4186
3 ай бұрын
I agree with you on Winnipeg is not relocating but 13,000 average in a 15,000 seat arena is an issue. This just sounds like Bettman trying to keep Arizona where they are
@ThunderDogY2K3
3 ай бұрын
It wasn't Bettman that said it though it was Chipman
@bufnyfan1
2 ай бұрын
I'm still angry that my tax dollars were partly spent building an arena in Hamilton and a team has never come (and likely never will be). Now we have the same issue in Quebec. Bettman doesn't want to be in Quebec and many players don't want to play there (due to the horrendous tax burden in Quebec, language issues and the lack of many endorsement opportunities). I remember when Eric Lindros wanted nothing to do with Quebec for these same reasons.
@zacksheets9726
3 ай бұрын
The Jets aren't going anywhere, and I don't see the arena being a reason the attendance is down. That said, I don't think there will be another Canadian team via expansion. There's stronger markets in America, plus the Canadian Dollar being worth less than the USD causes issues with making a profit considering players are paid in US Dollars. If a team goes to Canada, it will be via relocation.
@darrinsteven7002
2 ай бұрын
The 5000 seat Mullet Rink hosts the NHL Arizona Coyotes. What the hell? Does Gary Bettman know about this Nonsense? He must not.🤔
@ZacharyBracken1317
2 ай бұрын
I think it’s probably a better reflection of the economy and Manitobans’ ability to buy hockey tickets in said economy rather than a reflection of the team. Hockey tickets are expensive.
@Sh_epy
3 ай бұрын
The jets have one of the best fanbases in the league, no shot the public would like this.
@brothaman007
3 ай бұрын
Who cares what the public thinks? It is not their money that they have to use to pay the players
@America-First2024
3 ай бұрын
Gary Bettman’s brain: “Hmmm… move the Jets to Phoenix. Then move the Coyotes to Atlanta. What could go wrong?”
@willp.8120
3 ай бұрын
Complete the Triangle.
@America-First2024
3 ай бұрын
@@willp.8120 “In ten years move the Atlanta Coyotes to Winnipeg. I’m a genius!”
@willp.8120
3 ай бұрын
@@America-First2024 No team will leave Atlanta again.
@America-First2024
3 ай бұрын
@@willp.8120 Because Bettman will not be in charge in ten years.
@coyotelong4349
2 ай бұрын
@@America-First2024 Ten years after that? Move the Winnipeg team to Arizona, once again Winnipeg, Phoenix and Atlanta can just play musical franchises 😂
@thewhale9527
3 ай бұрын
Hmmmm...I suppose it's always possible, but not yet likely so as long Chipman is involved.
@andygross6634
3 ай бұрын
Gary Bettman hates Canada. I wouldn't be shocked if the Jets are gone and Quebec City gets nothing
@MrGG1959
3 ай бұрын
I would not be surprised either.
@jamespark6416
2 ай бұрын
I don’t think it’s fair to say he hates Canada. The reality is if you wanna grow the game it will come at the expense of Canadian markets. Besides QC I think every area of Canada is pretty well represented.
@sandwichtube
3 ай бұрын
For someone that lives in Brandon the second biggest city. We can’t buy cheaper season tickets. We’re forced to buy $200 tickets plus the expense of travelling 5 hours roundtrip. Basically the Jets don’t see anyone living out side of the perimeter as existing.
@ryananderson5202
3 ай бұрын
I love how I searched ARIZONA COYOTES MOVING and it brought me here first.
@CardinalStandard
2 ай бұрын
I know it will never happen but I always hope the NHL brings back the Nordiques.
@albertatundra
2 ай бұрын
It's the cost of the tickets. They're too much money!
@jackpethybridge160
2 ай бұрын
The ownership has no intention to move and committed to Wpg
@plots4
3 ай бұрын
The Coyotes had been the original Winnipeg Jets, and the current Jets relocated there from Atlanta. The Canadian dollar is also a problem as players are paid in US currency. The Winnipeg arena was built for their AHL team with the goal of bringing back the Jets, which they did. Quebec had the Nordiques until 1995 when bad ownership caused their move to Colorado. They sell out that building for a QMJHL team so there’s no question they could support an NHL team. It’s also likely that Saskatoon could support a team as well as a second team in the Toronto area. That being said, I think Bettman is looking to grow the game in the US and expansion teams in Canada would be extremely unlikely.
@kiroolioneaver8532
3 ай бұрын
I think the Jets situation right now has probably eliminated Quebec from getting an NHL team. The issue is not the support, it's the premium seat buyers (season ticket holders and suite buyers). Winnipeg, like Quebec City, lacks a corporate presence and during economic downturns (like now) you're starting to see how vulnerable that's leaving the Jets.
@sampicano
3 ай бұрын
Saskatoon could not support an NHL team It would probably be one of the smallest AHL markets....it's NO WHERE NEAR NHL VIABLE
@andrewlandry625
3 ай бұрын
Saskatoon has no where near the population needed for an NHL team …. Halifax has twice the population and a much more concentrated provincial/ regional population and still could not sustain a big four team.
@FischerFan
3 ай бұрын
Saskatoon was a pipe dream that died 40 years ago. The city doesn't even make the 15 largest in Canada. So NO, Saskatoon is not on the NHL's radar.
@ninersdd21
3 ай бұрын
@@sampicano Didn't the Blues almost move there way back?
@craigschulz2817
2 ай бұрын
Milwaukee is an ideal spot to relocate to. Although Fiserv is primarily a basketball arena it could host an NHL team. If I recall the Bucks old arena also housed the Milwaukee Admirals
@stevenlapidus5939
2 ай бұрын
Milwaukee has had great attendance for the Admirals in both the Bradley Center, and since they relocated to MECCA (Us Cellular/Panther) arena. Would a hockey team be able to survive with out the massive arena revenue since the Bucks are not going to share that with a new team.
@stephenbate933
3 ай бұрын
Gara Bettman said Winnipeg is a good hockey market and didn't say anything bout the team being in dangert of relocating when interviewed while he was in Winnipeg
@theFORCEismyallie
3 ай бұрын
I don't see the Winnipeg Jets moving... AGAIN. Especially back to Atlanta.
@willp.8120
3 ай бұрын
Atlanta is 8 TIMES LARGER and will make it 9 TIMES LARGER within 12 years.
@jean-claudefillion6500
3 ай бұрын
The sky is falling , the sky is falling , THE SKY IS FALLING !!!!!!
@WW3_Soon
3 ай бұрын
Despite Gary Bettman contradicting Mark Chipman who said if season tickets don’t reach 13,000, it won’t be viable to sustain the Jets in Winnipeg, the poor economy there will doom them. Relocation to Houston or Kansas City is not out of the question.
@ozzmoises
3 ай бұрын
Winnipeg will not relocate. Their arena is fine. Canadas economy seems to be the biggest issue
@brothaman007
3 ай бұрын
You could not be more wrong. Their arena is far too small. Remember, there are teams generating 18,000 people paying USD in the states, but Winnipeg is only 15,000 in USD. One is likely to struggle if there is a slight decrease in the fans.
@FischerFan
3 ай бұрын
@@brothaman007 If it is too small then why did it receive approval from the NHL in the first place?
@brothaman007
3 ай бұрын
@@FischerFan At the time, there was a HUGE push to have the team back. There was originally a plan to expand the arena, but that has never happened. Canadians all too often think that hockey is our sport and we will support it no matter what the circumstances are, and that simply has not been the case historically. Except for Toronto and Montreal, every other team has had attendance issues at some point. With the salaries as high and the dollar as low, this is a worst case scenario. At the time, you could have not have envisioned neither salaries would be this high and the dollar would be this weak still. What was a good decision then, is not today. They would not move to Winnipeg in this current economic climate.
@77dris
Ай бұрын
@@brothaman007 You are wrong and the original poster is right. If you can't fill a 15000 seat arena, you sure are NOT going to fill an 18000 seat arena, especially in such a small, blue collar market. I know lots of Jets fans who had season tickets for the past 10 years who finally just said a year ago "I'm not renewing my season tickets next year, and a lot of my friends are not either". The reason is $. Actually the biggest reason is value for the money. This is a blue collar city and people do not have thousands of dollars to throw around for hockey games like bigger markets do. Also at the end of last season, the Jets marketing essentially came out and told Winnipeg they better support the Jets and their higher prices, or they may end up losing the team. THAT alone p#$@d off a lot of season ticket holder that I know personally. Ticket prices skyrocketed, and concession prices skyrocketed since Covid. A couple beers now costs you $30. Ticket prices went way up, then you factor in parking (also getting to the arena isn't easy as most people come downtown from the suburbs in cars). And to top it off, the Jets, and the NHL are both kind of boring. The Jets are mostly American born and European born players. The team is kind of generic with no real character. Hockey in general has become rather boring and character-less over the past 20 years compared to what we saw back in the 1970s-90s (more of what we called real Canadian hockey). A playoff game now has less intensity than a regular season game in December back in the 1980s. The arena is pretty bland and could be nicer, but that is only going to raise prices even more, and people here do not go to games for a nice arena (outside of the uniquness that last for the 1st year). They want to see exciting hockey with character. The MTS Centre was the best place to watch hockey in the NHL for the first couple seasons after the Jets came back. In fact, channels like this and most media said the MTS Centre was "the best arena' in the NHL to watch hockey because it was intimate and had the best/loudest fans. As long as the prices of everything remains high, and the team lacks any sort of big names and character, this situation is NOT going to change, regardless of the arena.
@brothaman007
Ай бұрын
@@77dris Save the foolishness. Prior to this year, they would have sold out an 18k arena, and in fact, they were sold out for years. This only became an issue THIS year. They could have sold more tickets for many many years in the past, but were held back by capacity. Look at last night, are you going to pretend they could not have sold 19k? They had almost 6k on the street cheering.
@WarioSaysSo
3 ай бұрын
Well the ticket prizes are insanely expensive for the American PRO sports market, and with all insane saleries there is a BIG problem not going away.... And for the Canadian sports teams it is worse due to the high taxes (!)
@aleckfedorkiw4005
3 ай бұрын
2 owners who have repeatedly said that the Jets will not move. Both owners are very wealthy, the organization is one of the best, and the GM has done a great job, one of the best Goalie pairs in the league. We have some of our young prospects in a year or two to come up. The owner himself is calling people and corporate people to see how they can make things better and to readjust their marketing. How many clubs can we sell out of X amount of years not many. They just have to refocus and in a few years bounce back.
@shtanna
2 ай бұрын
Gate Driven league. Income in Canadian Dollars. Expense in US Dollars. This all makes for a precarious situation for a small market Canadian team. The scary part is if they cannot sell out now with such great team, what is it gonna be like when they are mediocre or bad?
@LatinBostonH8ter79
3 ай бұрын
The NHL does NOT need further expansion! They already have 32 teams and not everyone can support the sport.! And not every city is a great hockey market! 32 teams is enough and they are better off leaning on a few struggling franchises to relocate to areas that can support hockey!
@coachshawnkent397
3 ай бұрын
The reason why attendance is so bad . Canada has become so expensive to live in .
@kenryu364
2 ай бұрын
Rampant inflation, people cant pay their rent or mortgage, mcdonalds is charging 14.00 for a combo, grocery prices keep going up so yeah...
@janellek21
3 ай бұрын
The Jets' owner is simply trying to strong-arm the city of Winnipeg into taking on the cost of building a new arena. Nothing to sneeze at. YAWN. Salt Lake City would make a good NHL city. Hockey isn't all that popular in Utah as a participation sport, but the minor league team draws plenty of fans as a spectator sport. The city is also one of the fastest growing metro areas in the USA. The team would need a new arena, though, as the Jazz's arena isn't built for hockey and there would be tons of bad seats and the minor league arena only seats about 10,000. Portland would fail as an NHL city. There aren't enough fans in the area to support a team. There may be 2.5 million in greater Portland, but most of them would rather spend their money on fentanyl, pot, craft beer, penis shaped donuts and left-wing social and political causes than hockey tickets and merchandise. Quebec City might be too small. It's even smaller than Winnipeg, and the higher tax burden and Francophone culture wouldn't be appealing to free agents so the team would seldom be competitive.
@squidMB
3 ай бұрын
I’d say no. The Canadian economy isn’t helping either. Its that no one is wanting to spend 400 bucks for lower bowl seats and 100 bucks for nosebleeds. Every team deals with this
@creedencebakken2686
3 ай бұрын
Try $170 for standing above the nosebleeds in Toronto 😭😭
@rileyholden-zc9ip
3 ай бұрын
I hope the jets stay in Winnipeg
@vinceniederman
3 ай бұрын
From a Flyers Fan I Hope So Too Even Though Winnipeg is a Small Market Area and Hopefully The Fans Start Showing Up Again Like How Us Flyers Fans Are Again!
@FischerFan
3 ай бұрын
@@vinceniederman I'm sure Bobby Clarke and Reggie Leach would agree with you.
@vinceniederman
3 ай бұрын
@@FischerFan Hahaha and I Don’t Mind The Winnipeg Jets at All As a Flyers Fan!
@robertharinga8860
3 ай бұрын
Clarke and Leach are from Manitoba. The Province in which Winnipeg is the Capital!@@vinceniederman
@vinceniederman
3 ай бұрын
@@robertharinga8860 Yup and The Winnipeg Jets Have a Passionate Fanbase!
@djangopicklefeather1942
3 ай бұрын
You got SO many facts WRONG here, that I don't know where to begin. 1st, the arena WAS built with the NHL in mind down the road. 2nd, it DOES have all the bells & whistles that an NHL areana needs, but just on a smaller scale, as it's the NHL's smallest market. 3rd, it's the Canada Life Centre, not the Canadian Life Centre (it even says "Canada Life" on the arena exterior photo you used. How could you miss that?), 4th, before Covid hit & then the Russia/Ukraine situation causing the economy everywhere to tank, the Jets sold out EVERY game since they move here from Atlanta. Huge spike in inflation caused luxuries like hockey tickets to be dropped from many household budgets. But oil/gas pump prices have been dropping, inflation is leveling off & attendance is slowly creeping up. The Jets owners have said they'll have to reach out for more support from the local business community, which has been lacking. But the franchise IS staying put in Winnipeg. Bank on it.
@johnnguyen270
3 ай бұрын
Where could Winnipeg build a new NHL Arena maybe a multi-center for other events or other sporting events?
@RickFarmer_WPG
3 ай бұрын
Arena isn't an issue whatsoever. Lots of bells and whistles. Ownership has done upgrades yearly. It's part of the district. Not the issue what so ever. The Issue is Wpg has less than 15% corp ticket sales, most teams are 50% or higher. This in a small market. Some errors were made in the 2011 roll out. Had they saved 50% for corp, there would have been a public revolt. Can't blame them for that error, but it's a fact. Now, 12yrs later with the economy, public sales are dwindling while corps aren't increasing. The Jets need to get back to 13,000 seasons to make it work as their plan. The news right now is just that. We need to get back to 13,000. The team is still a beloved entity in the area but it's expensive. Facts! Average ticket in Wpg is well more than many other NHL cities. The walk up sales since Christmas have been much better. The ace in the hole is that our minority owner, is the 21st richest person in the world!! David Thomson. Quite possibly the richest ownership group in North American pro sports. Not saying he needs to flip the bill for the losses, but ...
@brothaman007
3 ай бұрын
This is as wrong as it gets. Even if you fill the arena as full as you can, you still take the money in CAD, as the salary cap rises, the players get paid in USD. Tickets will only cost more. Why would the rest of the league, and the players want to have the salary cap not raised as much as it can be because Winnipeg refuses to generate more money in a bigger building.
@xfinity319
3 ай бұрын
The Winnipeg Jets are never leaving again.
@ianjohnson8608
3 ай бұрын
Not on our watch !!
@Itshadow306
3 ай бұрын
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but at this point I think every team in Canada is getting relocated to the United States Gary Bettman is going make it an all American League and besides Canada can just make another league with Canadian Teams like the CFL.
@FischerFan
3 ай бұрын
@@Itshadow306 Our resilience and resistance will overcome any evil agenda of transforming the NHL into hockey's answer to the NFL.
@willp.8120
3 ай бұрын
Those are the Thrashers you got there.
@Shawn6751
3 ай бұрын
@willp.8120 Yup, and they could fly back home to Georgia
@BM_2002
3 ай бұрын
It's funny how everyone is taking shots at Winnipeg. Meanwhile, low attendance is a LEAGUE-WIDE issue.
@jonathanstein5049
2 ай бұрын
The NHL is looking for an excuse to move the team to a bigger market. Expect another city to sell its soul to get a hockey team.
@hughjass1044
3 ай бұрын
I doubt it. Attendance not great at the moment but it's not really at the problem stage. If you noticed on the graph, Anaheim and San Jose weren't much better and each of those is drawing from a much bigger pool than Winnipeg and no one seems to be worried about them.
@Itshadow306
3 ай бұрын
San Jose and Anaheim/San Diego is rebuilding teams so their fine Winnipeg isn’t rebuilding so they have no excuse why their struggling with attendance.
@FischerFan
3 ай бұрын
@@Itshadow306 They don't have an excuse. They have a perfectly valid reason. It's called inflation.
@gregorcampbell7609
2 ай бұрын
Hot 'Lanta will get yet another team as it has grown massively and has young folks who understand hockey much better. It will be a 4 major pro team city in the future. It is the deep South capital actually !
@PoliticallyIncorrect90
3 ай бұрын
What are you talking about with Turner Field? The Braves were already in Atlanta for over 30 years when it was built.
@stanbrouillard2292
3 ай бұрын
Turner Field wasn’t initially built for the Braves, it was strictly for the 96 Olympics and the Braves just happened to need a new stadium at the time.
@PoliticallyIncorrect90
3 ай бұрын
@@stanbrouillard2292It was actually built with the intention that the Braves were moving in and therefore designed with that in mind. All they had to do was add the outfield concourse after the Olympics. Anyway, the Braves were already well-established in ATL at the time. Contrary to what he said, Atlanta wasn't trying to attract a team.
@ENTERTAINMENT35
3 ай бұрын
I think Winnipeg arena is nice! Better sightlines than MSG AFTER the renovations up to 2013
@user-dq4ik4kc2c
3 ай бұрын
The Winnipeg Jets need to at least renovate this Canada Life Centre to increase the capacity to around 18,000
@11679MRT
3 ай бұрын
Unbelievable. I can't believe I might witness the Winnipeg Jets relocating twice in my lifetime.
@jtfritz9169
3 ай бұрын
History repeats itself? Winnipeg Jets move to Arizona to become the Coyotes
@willp.8120
3 ай бұрын
@@jtfritz9169 Winnipeg Jets -> Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes - Atlanta Thrashers --> Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Jets or Coyotes to Atlanta. Should have never left Atlanta.
@joshuathecat-human1247
3 ай бұрын
Quebec is not only location in Canada for trying to get a NHL team. Hamilton and saskatoon. Even a 2nd team in Toronto as well. So yeah not surprised Canada is trying to get 10 NHL teams here.
@joshuathecat-human1247
3 ай бұрын
Quebec: videotron centre Hamilton: firstontario centre Saskatoon: sasktel centre Toronto 2nd: (3 possible areas) coca cola coliseum or renovationed maple leaf garden or paramount fine foods centre
@FischerFan
3 ай бұрын
Saskatoon was a pipe dream even back in 1983. The market isn't even among the 15 largest in Canada.
@McGrady412
2 ай бұрын
Quebec City can have a team as long as its the Nordiques
@McGrady412
2 ай бұрын
Here me out, Winnipeg Jets move to Phoenix and Arizona Coyotes move to Winnipeg. New names for both, Jets moving to Phoenix should be called the Coyotes and the Coyotes moving to Winnipeg should be called the Jets. Both get new locations, new names. done deal
@TheNewChevyRoll48
3 ай бұрын
That's it! We're goin back to Atlanta.
@FischerFan
3 ай бұрын
Dream on. NHL teams in Fatlanta don't make money.
@willp.8120
3 ай бұрын
@@FischerFan Fischer, just stop!
@FischerFan
3 ай бұрын
@@willp.8120 No, YOU GET THE HELL OVER YOURSELF!
@willp.8120
3 ай бұрын
@@FischerFan Lighten Up! The Thrashers are coming back. You'll just have to cope. 😁
@FischerFan
3 ай бұрын
@@willp.8120Nothing is confirmed on that. It's never a good idea to put the cart before the horse.
@joseNunez-yh5ro
3 ай бұрын
San Diego should get an NHL Team they love The AHL Gulls I know im a local I haven't been to a Gulls game myself but I know people that been to Gulls games and they love it, people love Hockey in San Diego and they are planning a new arena.
@Xerxes910
Ай бұрын
Winnipeg Jets to Arizona in '28. Solves the build from scratch issue that is now required for AZ.
@murrethmedia
3 ай бұрын
There's zero chance Bettman allows another Canadian team. Only reason he allowed the Jets is the city was ready to go when the Thrashers failed.
@andrewmccloskey2421
3 ай бұрын
That's arena with already built for the Manitoba moose at the AHL before Winnipeg even got a hockey team back
@C_A65
3 ай бұрын
MILWAUKEE!!! Choose MILWAUKEE!!! It is an extremely logical choice. It's a no brainer. Wisconsin has deep, long and wide hockey culture. It would work.
@robertlittlefield1855
3 ай бұрын
I've found it's disturbing that their sellouts are few and far between in the NHL's smallest arena (aside from the lunacy of Arizona's situation). As of Feb 26th, they are one point from first place, so what's not to support??? If they loose this team, they will NEVER get another team. And they'll torpedo Quebec's chances too.
@kiroolioneaver8532
3 ай бұрын
It's the economy and premium seat buyers (season ticket holders and suite holders) not renewing their packages. Because Winnipeg lacks a lot of corporate presence it's hurting them more.
@robertlittlefield1855
3 ай бұрын
@@kiroolioneaver8532 That's an awesome insight. Thank you for sharing that knowledge
@Actionronnie
3 ай бұрын
COVID and inflation did a number on the team. I worked throughout the pandemic, the reward at the end of it was being absorbed into another division and having 250 people lose their jobs. Just buying groceries has killed off some season tix. I went from getting two bags of groceries for myself and paying $40, to buying less and paying $100 a week. That's like what? An extra $3k a year. Imagine having a family. I have friends who waited years for season tix, finally got them and then the world changed. They had to move outside the city limits just to survive cause it's a bit cheaper to live. Season tix gone and go to a few games instead. Some of the bigger businesses have no connection to the city, and funny enough are American owned. They just want a profit and take it back across the border to their shareholders. They can plead to the business community, but when decisions are made a thousand miles away in some cases, they won't even hear about it.
@mpeloza
3 ай бұрын
If the same economic forces exist in every NHL market and Winnipeg is the only one not playing in a college rink and still not filling their barn then it’s just not sustainable long term. The team is one small recession or one blimp in the value of the dollar away from moving back to Atlanta.
@robertlittlefield1855
3 ай бұрын
@@mpeloza I'm afraid your take on this is spot on. Even though I'm a Yank, I'm all in favor of more Canadian teams. Losing Winnipeg means forever, and makes the job of Quebec getting a team all the more difficult.
@sawyertuide7636
3 ай бұрын
Portland may be the western NHL expansion city whether the Yotes go to SLC or not SLC may not be able to cooperately and fan back 4-5 sports teams at once, and if they were to get a team, it’s probably the desperate Yotes, who may stay in Mesa. Things have gone quiet with Houston, so it may not be them either.
@dreamcage1801
3 ай бұрын
San Diego is interested in a NHL team
@77dris
Ай бұрын
MTS Centre was built for around $130M, not $250M actually. And that was Canadian dollars which equates to about $90M American dollars. Also, the arena isn't the problem (though it would be nice if it was more like a modern NHL arena), it's the prices. I know many people who were Jets season ticket holders for years who gave them up just after Covid because prices of everything went waaaay up. A couple beers can cost you nearly $30 now! That may fly in some places, but not in a blue collar city like Winnipeg.
@GrandDuchessAniya
3 ай бұрын
I'm surprised the Coyotes haven't relocated yet. In a related story, the owner of the Washington Capitals and Wizards and the governor announced plans to build a new arena in Northern Virginia, but a corrupt State Senate chairperson refuses to forward it to the docket. The current Capital One Arena was built in 1997 and is difficult to access in the middle of DC.
@ThunderDogY2K3
3 ай бұрын
This was the issue that was talked about before they came back, and those who brought that up were lame bassed for bringing it up. This is not acceptable in what is supposed to be a hockey mad market, they have had solid ownership, unlike other teams including the Coyotes that can use that excuse. If Quebec City thought they had a chance at getting a team back this will be a setback for the slim chance they had also, and for any other Canadian market hoping to get an NHL team. Canadian fans beat their chest in being the standard for NHL hockey, then we will be held to a higher standard.
@kiroolioneaver8532
3 ай бұрын
Yeah it's the lack of corporate presence as well (which Quebec also has). Season tickets and suite sales (i.e. the premium seats/experience) are what matters and if you have dips in the economy and the team can't withstand that despite winning you're going to have issues. Ginger's wrong here, it has nothing to do with the arena. The arena is actually appropriately sized for the market. As long as they sellout there is/was no issue. I think this virtually closes the door on Quebec. If Canada gets another team, it will be in southern Ontario.
@brothaman007
3 ай бұрын
People argued with me for ever as I said there is a problem with Winnipeg getting a team back and it was that tiny arena. It has to be sold out for them to kinda break even. Depending on what the dollar is, taking in money in Canadian dollars, but paying players in American.... they had little margin for error when it comes to being full
@bennisles9521
2 ай бұрын
Arizona better be moving before Winnipeg
@vicktorpatriot1430
2 ай бұрын
New arena will cause ticket price increases. I don't believe people are saying "man the team is worth watching but the tickets don't cost enough"
@snowdog7700
3 ай бұрын
You say the Jets won't move because they've only been in town for barely a decade. The Thrashers were in Atlanta for barely a decade. And as for Atlanta getting an expansion team, no no no. Just no.
@FischerFan
3 ай бұрын
Winnipeg has given the team a solid ownership group and a fan base. Neither existed when the team was in Atlanta.
@willp.8120
3 ай бұрын
Atlanta's getting a team back. Deal with it. Great market. Huge. Far larger than nearly every other market without a team. I'm talking a behemoth of a developed land mass.
@calvinkuch9283
3 ай бұрын
Winnipeg is not losing their team. You need a new video
@johndcornell6341
3 ай бұрын
Explain why Canadian fans won't go to see a good playoff hockey team??? What does the arena have to do with it???
@dominicgarcia34
3 ай бұрын
Houston is a market the NHL should go into
@FischerFan
3 ай бұрын
Nah, too many sun belt teams already.
@rickschaefer7415
3 ай бұрын
@@FischerFanagreed, hockey belongs up north
@samelmudir
3 ай бұрын
Houston, Atlanta and Florida have alot of transplants. The media market makes them attractive. Not many diehard local fans
@Itshadow306
3 ай бұрын
Houston and Atlanta definitely getting teams Carolina Hurricanes to Houston as the Houston Aeros 🚀🏒⚫️🔴 and Winnipeg Jets back to Atlanta as the Atlanta Thrashers🐦🏒⚫️🔵🟡
@kingmo8789
3 ай бұрын
@FischerFan and that's a problem because...?
@ahoneyman
2 ай бұрын
This sounds more like the owner whining for a new stadium. The stadium was profitable with a minor league team. In fact, that was a big art of Winnipeg's pitch to the NHL.
@johnshields6852
3 ай бұрын
I'm very surprised about Winnipeg attendance problems, isn't it a big Canadian city, I figured they'd have many fans, and their really good team.
@creedencebakken2686
3 ай бұрын
In order to measure attendance they gotta use the percentage of the arena filled up. Not by how many fans have attended game. The jets have the smallest arena (up to nhl standards) so it obviously makes sense they’re last in attendance.
@elGeant24
2 ай бұрын
They might rank 31st in the league but I just can't believe they are behing the Coyotes playing in 5000 seats arena.
@SteveRoux-ue1ke
3 ай бұрын
Drop the beer and food prices $20 per beer is ridiculous.
@willkorslick8126
3 ай бұрын
Just a heads up. Land which was bought in Burlington Ontario suburb has room for NHL arena. And they are saying they gonna build a arena. Look into this maybe for a future video
@ThePennertube
3 ай бұрын
what is the gate $$?? The gate of some of the teams higher on the list is lower.
@romulus9990
2 ай бұрын
This is ridiculous. Arizona is literally playing in a college hockey arena. And not even a good one and is suffering, attendance wise. It’s a dysfunctional organization that Betman is doing everything to keep alive. Attendance drops off a little for a stretch in Canada and Betman loses his marbles and he’s like oh I don’t know we might have to relocate the jets! If only he was half as intelligent as he is anti-Canadian
@jefflin7285
2 ай бұрын
As a Canadian I find it commendable that you would think highly Quebec City would get a team in the next expansion. Yet I find what's happening in Winnipeg at the moment would actually hurt QC's chances. Canadian cities suffer from weaker economics vs their American counterparts and when the value of the CDN dollar goes even more south that's when attendances drop. In the US you can at least fall back on the larger surrounding population base around NHL cities. Other than Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal, you can't really do that in smaller isolated cities like Winnipeg and Quebec City.
@FischerFan
Күн бұрын
There is one fundamental difference. Winnipeg is the most over-saturated sports market in Canada. It has NHL, CFL, AHL, CEBL, AAIB, and CPL sports teams. Now, what does Quebec City have in comparison?
@davesmith1803
3 ай бұрын
It is sad based on their amazing history going back to 1972 and the WHA.
@davidwadsworth8982
3 ай бұрын
City just does not have the population size to support a team.
@bigdaddytrips6197
2 ай бұрын
The rams owner is building a new arena in San Diego. The San Diego Jets confirmed
@joanned8172
3 ай бұрын
The reason attendance dropped in Winnipeg is due to economic reasons, Winnipeg is the poorest big city in Canada and was hit hard during pandemic and add in the greedy owners hiking ticket prices beyond most peoples means. The Jets are not going anywhere.
@kennyj204
3 ай бұрын
This is the mid-1990’s all over again. Same exact discussion. Plus the Jets were a playoff team in 1996 as well. I was at the very last game. I guess history really does repeat itself.
@Dixonhill36
3 ай бұрын
I'm sure that SOMETHING will be done, and I totally understand that their building doesn't have all of the amenities that other comparable NHL arenas have, but with all of that, AND they are still drawing 87% capacity. It means that it's a market that can and will support an NHL team. They just need to figure out what will make things work best for the team and community. Let's not forget that they've lost their team before and people now know that if they don't support their team that there's no guarantee that they'll be able to keep their team.
@brothaman007
3 ай бұрын
87% of capacity of the smallest arena in the league... that is not good. Remember, they generate money in Canadian dollars, but pay out salaries in American dollars. There is not a lot of time to "figure it out". He will start bleeding money and paying out of his pocket if the trend continues.
@brianlockwood5649
2 ай бұрын
I believe it’s time to reduce the size of the league. Too many players not up to Big league caliber, watered down product.
@rynbvrs
2 ай бұрын
I've been saying this since before they expanded with Vegas and Seattle. There are guys on rosters across the league that are AHL caliber at best. The league would be much more interesting and successful as a whole with 28 teams.
@ElmerFudd16
2 ай бұрын
@@rynbvrs Who do you fold? I'd toss Arizona, CBJ, Carolina and maybe Buffalo.
@America-First2024
3 ай бұрын
If Canadians cared so much about hockey, then every game should be sold out. Regardless of the “bells and whistles”.
@1joshjosh1
3 ай бұрын
I remember when the nhl lock out in 2003 happened I was thinking that oh good now all the Junior games will be full because Canadians need their hockey but that didn't happen. I think perhaps you're right
@KimJohnstonRadioPersonality
3 ай бұрын
You realize that Canadians are in the middle of an inflation and cost-of-living crises, right? The fact is fewer & fewer of us can afford these overblown ticket prices.
@America-First2024
3 ай бұрын
@@KimJohnstonRadioPersonality no doubt. We all are. But the problem presented by the content creator, poor attendance was due to the lack of an up to date arena with all of the “bells and whistles”. I agree with you based on the economy alone.
@Toews1247
2 ай бұрын
Thanks too our economy you can’t even buy a house. how the hell can you afford to spend 300 bucks at a nhl game then
@1985jimmydean
2 ай бұрын
@@Toews1247 I hear you but regardless of capacity that's what owners expect to get for a ticket for hockey in the north. Ticket prices are no better in any major market.
@bobbowie9350
3 ай бұрын
Ginger just repeated the same thing over and over to make this video longer. lol
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