Posts About "Attendance"
NHL Notebook: Youngsters Interested in CBA, Ottawa Attendance, Devils
October 16th, 2019 Matt Duchene remembers feeling like he was in way over his head. Having just completed his third NHL season and not yet 22 years old, Duchene could see the ominous labour clouds as the league and its players' association rolled towards a lockout that would eventually wipe out a large chunk of the 2012-13 campaign. "I had no idea...
Are Monthly Passes the NHL's Next Ticketing Innovation?
September 30th, 2019 Over the past few weeks, stories about the worries of NHL attendance have been drastically overstated. It all started with a Canadian Press article that claimed NHL teams were worried fans would rather stay home and watch the games in lieu of going to the arena. The Associated Press cited the rebuilding Detroit Red Wings as their main...
Hurricanes Attendance: 'Chicken or Egg'?
October 26th, 2017 The Carolina Hurricanes returned home Tuesday night for a tilt against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning. Having started this October better than those in recent years, the Hurricanes had on their home ice one of the NHL's hottest teams. The Lightning also feature one of the league's hottest forwards, Nikita Kucherov. For hockey fans, and...
Why Did the Senators Have Empty Playoff Seats?
May 29th, 2017 The Ottawa Senators were one game away from the Stanley Cup Finals, but a lot of talk surrounding the team was about the empty seats in Ottawa. Ticketmaster map for Game 6 in Ottawa tonight, 11 hours out from the opening faceoff. #NHLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/nQMHKuWv9T — Empty Seats Galore (@EmptySeatsPics) May 23, 2017 This...
Baffling Attendance at Senators Games, Still There's Hope
May 12th, 2017 Tickets for the Oilers’ first-round playoff game against the San Jose Sharks sold out in five minutes. Prices to see a Maple Leafs playoff game ranged from $90 to $420, and yet 19,861 fans showed up to support them on April 17, and 19,838 on April 19. And since the Air Canada Centre’s capacity for hockey games is 20,270, that’s...
Golden Knights: Second Favourite Team for Canadians?
December 29th, 2016 There is plenty of buzz about the Vegas Golden Knights — especially north of the 49th parallel. Canadians love their hockey, and many also love Las Vegas. So with the Golden Knights coming to Sin City next season, some of their biggest fans could be coming from above the border. Certainly, fans of the seven Canadian teams — and...
