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- Sep 12, 2004
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Back then, both games were on free tv. It was a given that it would eat up 1000-2000 people from going to the arena.
Since attendances are declining and majority of Jokerit fans even at Jatkoaika would now prefer for the team to return to "home", it doesn't seem there's that much appreciation. The number on casual or non-hardcore fans has increased and marketing has played a big part in that but the club or it's success nor lack of, doesn't mean that much to those people.
Even with that questionable claim about free broadcasting (semifinals at home, if you're a fan who's not financially broke, you go to the arena), the numbers are clearly lower than in KHL at a similar stage of the playoffs. And by the way, the matches were broadcast for free on delay, around midnight. Don't think it affected the attendance numbers that much.
it's mainly a vocal minority who are against the KHL. If you look at the attendance numbers from the past years, the vast majority are on board with the new league, although this season saw a slight decrease (less than 10 %) due to a fairly uninspiring team. Oh, and according to the all knowing Jatkoaika, Jokerit marketing is crap.
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