SackTastic
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Season ticket renewal invoices started landing yesterday, so predictably, The Buffalo News ran their thinly veiled complaint piece about price increases today.
http://sabres.buffalonews.com/2016/03/24/sabres-season-ticket-prices-going-up-again/
The most maddening thing about this story? Vogl properly cites the reason for the annual increases, then makes the dumbest point possible.
Since Pegula bought the team, the Sabres average ticket price has been just barely above the revenue sharing cutoff line. Ticket prices league wide are trending upward, and the annual increases are nothing more than continuing to stay above that 75% line.
His arguments about Toronto and Calgary are insane. Toronto already has the highest ticket prices in the league, and Calgary's ticket average is ABOVE the league average, so they can skip an increase and not have to worry about rev share.
I know it's TBN, and they have their axes that need grinding, but it's just ludicrous to see these every year. The Sabres aren't gouging fans on pricing. With a season ticket waiting list STILL, they could easily justify a much larger increase given the demand.
http://sabres.buffalonews.com/2016/03/24/sabres-season-ticket-prices-going-up-again/
Birds are chirping. Flowers are rising from the ground. Sabres season-ticket prices are going up.
All three have become annual rites of spring.
The most maddening thing about this story? Vogl properly cites the reason for the annual increases, then makes the dumbest point possible.
The Sabres, who will miss the playoffs for the fifth straight season, have used a clause in the collective bargaining agreement to justify their repeated increases. The CBA dictates that clubs that receive revenue sharing must keep pace with the league’s average ticket price. If the teams fall below 75 percent of the average they “shall be required to submit to the league and Revenue Sharing Oversight Committee a forward-looking three-year business plan to establish a framework for improving its financial performance.â€
However, NHL teams that have missed the playoffs in recent years have declined to raise their prices. The Toronto Maple Leafs stayed flat this year, and the Calgary Flames announced earlier this month they will not raise next year’s prices.
Since Pegula bought the team, the Sabres average ticket price has been just barely above the revenue sharing cutoff line. Ticket prices league wide are trending upward, and the annual increases are nothing more than continuing to stay above that 75% line.
His arguments about Toronto and Calgary are insane. Toronto already has the highest ticket prices in the league, and Calgary's ticket average is ABOVE the league average, so they can skip an increase and not have to worry about rev share.
I know it's TBN, and they have their axes that need grinding, but it's just ludicrous to see these every year. The Sabres aren't gouging fans on pricing. With a season ticket waiting list STILL, they could easily justify a much larger increase given the demand.