So the Coyotes just dropped a news bomb on us. They have had 4 games this season top $1m in Gross ticket sales. This is more than they have done In any season at Glendale. This is an achievement?
For context Winnipeg has averaged just over 12000 capacity this season and is tracking for a 13000 average. The average ticket price is probably $130-$160. But let’s be conservative just to prove my point.
1200 seatsx$100ticket= $1.2M Gross gate revenue per game on average.
Take everything with a grain of salt and Go Jets Go!
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Yes however Bettman would really really prefer the Houston Jets hosting cup finals. As nice as ticket sales are… he wants proper NHL advertising dollars. You don’t get that with big games being played in Winnipeg. Bettmen has been the issue for a long time.
Fuck the NHL and fuck TNSE if they threaten the general public with taking the team away. I love the Jets, I watch every game I can, go to a handful of games a season, have lots of jerseys. If supporting the team means feeling guilty because I have to *checks notes* pay my mortgage and buy food then fuck em.
TNSE did a poor job retaining season ticket holders and the waiting list… endless surveys with little action.
They’ve also made bank on franchise value and will cover their purchase cost through expansion fees easily.
We get articles like this saying there will be problems if we dont change, instead of articles talking about action they are taking to incentivize people to come back.
I’m a single male with disposable income, I held season tickets for the first 8 years, I’ve now moved back to the city but really don’t see why I’d be a STH compared to casually buying 10 games for cost. Playoff ticket access is about all it would help for…idgaf about concession discount on overpriced food or a merch discount on awful fanatics gear.
Chipman bought the Thrashers for $170 million. He’ll flip them for close to $1 billion, except he’ll still own plenty of downtown real estate and have the Moose to pursue his ‘hockey boss’ hobby with.
It takes a used car salesman to push a mediocre product to maximum profit.
Thank god somebody else is here to fight this. Tell everybody it’s bullshit running amuck!
I love the game of hockey.
But fuck me, I loathe the business of hockey.
I agree, it’s gas lighting and a lack of context that the media is running with to make their clickbait articles.
Winnipeg needs a higher percentage of corporate buyers for season tickets. We’re at 15%, some markets are as high as 50%. I see Chipman’s message directed towards corporate sponsors, which aligns with Bettman coming to Winnipeg to drum up corporate support.