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CrusaderPi Messages: 7763
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NetBOG wrote on Wed, 27 October 2021 13:10 |
CrusaderPi wrote on Wed, 27 October 2021 11:54 |
Adam wrote on Wed, 27 October 2021 11:25 |
CrusaderPi wrote on Wed, 27 October 2021 11:03 |
Adam wrote on Wed, 27 October 2021 10:04 | I have banner ads trying to sell me tickets to tonight's Oilers game...that's different. I wonder where the team is sitting on ticket sales now. I'm guessing that they are no longer collecting that sweet, sweet waiting list money from anyone...
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I don't think they can count on that sweet, sweet season ticket money right now. I've haven't seen so many empty seats on tv since the mid 90s. Meanwhile, the upper deck looks grim.
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Bit of a perfect storm with COVID concerns and all, but the team hasn't earned any goodwill from their fans over the last few years. Poor management, poor in-game production value, higher than average prices on everything, mediocre overpriced food...
I stepped down from 10 games to 5 games after they moved to the new rink and this is the first season in forever that I have no tickets. Although it may be pretty easy to get cheap game-day tix along the way.
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I think COVID and the passports will be use as a pretty convenient excuse by the Oilers for everything you mentioned. I do have a little pity for whoever their VP of ticket sales is right now. Seems like he's in an unwinnable position between organizational expectations and market realities.
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Oilers at 85% capacity for this season(including Flames and Canucks games which should be higher demand)
Flames at 78% capacity in their only home game.
https://theathletic.com/2911442/2021/10/25/shapiro-soft-earl y-season-nhl-attendance-numbers-reveal-worrying-trend/
*** Unfortunately behind a paywall. ***
I think if this continues, teams will slightly adjust prices. Better to let people in free and get the 1500% markup on food than have an empty seat.
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The Oilers are a premium brand in Edmonton, I can't imagine they'd be willing to sacrifice that carefully crafted image they have of themselves. Of course, they are a money hungry beast, so maybe? If they paper the house, they'll try to be sneaky about it.
Please do not feed the bears. Feeding the bears creates a dependent population unable to survive on their own. Bears.
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By: Skoobz on Wed, 27 October 2021 12:02 |
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By: MJ on Wed, 27 October 2021 13:33 |
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By: Mike on Wed, 27 October 2021 15:11 |
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By: K.McC#24 on Wed, 27 October 2021 19:55 |
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