WC: 2023 IIHF Worlds Attendance

[EK47]

That being said Sweden vs Finland was so wonderful I wish I would’ve been there. Obviously those games are something special and i realize all games can’t be like that. But I would like them to be MORE like that which shouldn’t be impossible.

 

[JohnWillow]

Last week bought three upper bowl tickets for the game against Kazakhstan. It did cost 277 euros. Woke up this morning, hopped on twitter and saw that Latvian Hockey federation have released a promo code - if you use it you will get a 50% discount for the next two Latvian game tickets (today and tomorrow).

So it means that today I had a chance to buy three tickets to the same game in the lower bowl (!!!) for 200 euros. Hope this is the last time Latvia hosts WC. People are not happy about this.

 

[tade]

If I am not mistaken, each year, once WHC started, HFBoards renamed this section to "World Hockey Championships" and moved it up next to "Stanley Cup Playoffs". Why not this year? It's still named "International tournaments".

Didn't know where to post this question so I used this thread.

 

[ViD]

If I am not mistaken, each year, once WHC started, HFBoards renamed this section to "World Hockey Championships" and moved it up next to "Stanley Cup Playoffs". Why not this year? It's still named "International tournaments".

Didn't know where to post this question so I used this thread.

I guess your prayers have been heard

 

[Namejs]

Attendance summary after 20 games.

Riga Arena with capacity of 10 300 seats, average attendance 5482 fans, five games with attendance under 4000 fans. Norway vs Kazakhstan with lowest attendance (2870).

Nokia Arena with capacity of 13 300 seats, average attendance 8400 fans,

The attendance in Riga is pretty much the same as back in 2006, which is indicative of the size of the market for hockey in Latvia. It hasn't changed much.

Also, some of the Latvia games were undersold due to slightly overpriced tickets.

Not sure what your point is.

 

[Old Man Jags]

Czech attendances are always huge. I think Prague and Ostrava broke the attendance record when they last hosted the tournament. They may build on that next year.

 

[member 305909]

Yet they say that the atmosphere in Riga has been much better than in Tampere.

That's a matter of opinion though. Not measurable.

 

[vorky]

IIHF Worlds 2006 in Riga, group stage average attendance in Arena Riga - 7824, zero games with attendance under 4000
IIHF Worlds 2023 in Riga, group stage average attendance (so far) in Arena Riga - 5392, 10 games with attendance under 4000

 

[GX]

In 2006, they also gave up hundreds of unsold tickets to local pupils for free, so that helped the average.

+ Having Group C in Arena Riga with Russia and Belarus, who have quite large local communities.

 

[Albatros]

Yet they say that the atmosphere in Riga has been much better than in Tampere.

That's a matter of opinion though. Not measurable.

In Finland there have always been fairly many corporate seats with shit atmosphere.

 

[vorky]

In 2006, they also gave up hundreds of unsold tickets to local pupils for free, so that helped the average.

+ Having Group C in Arena Riga with Russia and Belarus, who have quite large local communities.

Excuse. Everything written in your post could be done in 2023 as well.

 

[vorky]

All games planned at Arena Riga are over, average attendance is 5 555 fans per game.

 

[ORRFForever]

All games planned at Arena Riga are over, average attendance is 5 555 fans per game.

Is that good? - sincere question.

 

[FinPanda]

Finland shouldn't host this tournament anytime soon. Latvia could host alone soon.

 

[vorky]

Is that good? - sincere question.

It is bad. This year was 11 games at Arena Riga with attandance below 4000, plus other games in range 4000-5000.

Last time Arena Riga hosted the IIHF Worlds, the average attendance was 7824, zero games with attendance under 4000

 

[Urbanskog]

Finland shouldn't host this tournament anytime soon. Latvia could host alone soon.

Why? The attendance has been significantly better in Tampere than in Riga.

 

[Albatros]

Tampere also got the better selection of teams when it comes to traveling fans, swap the teams minus the hosts and the difference would be smaller.

 

[Old Man Jags]

All games planned at Arena Riga are over, average attendance is 5 555 fans per game.

Less than half of the average attendance than at the last tournament held in the Czech Republic, which makes me look forward to next year in Prague and Ostrava. From Uncle Wikipedia:

The 2015 World Championship, held in Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic, was the most successful to date in terms of overall attendance; it was visited by 741,690 people and average attendance was at 11,589.

 

[Urbanskog]

Tampere also got the better selection of teams when it comes to traveling fans, swap the teams minus the hosts and the difference would be smaller.

Hard to see how is this true. Tampere had Sweden and Hungary while Riga had Czechia, Switzerland and Slovakia.

 

[Albatros]

Hard to see how is this true. Tampere had Sweden and Hungary while Riga had Czechia, Switzerland and Slovakia.

In Riga there was Kazakhstan with as good as no traveling fans at all and Norway as well as Slovenia with very few individuals. Basically they had the Latvians and the Czechs carrying the whole thing.

 

[vorky]

Just one game to be played and so far no sold-out game at 2023 IIHF Worlds.

 

[Urbanskog]

In Riga there was Kazakhstan with as good as no traveling fans at all and Norway as well as Slovenia with very few individuals. Basically they had the Latvians and the Czechs carrying the whole thing.

And you truly think that the traveling fans of US, France, Austria, Germany and Denmark made the difference?

 

[Albatros]

And you truly think that the traveling fans of US, France, Austria, Germany and Denmark made the difference?

For example German fans there have always been well above average and Hungary is a good addition in that sense.

 

[vorky]

The IIHF Worlds are over, zero sold-out games. Asking why?

 

[Albatros]

Ticket prices set largely based on having Team Finland in the final, didn't come close to happening. Prices starting from 300 euros weren't attractive to most neutral fans.