Do you have any idea how hockey has grown in Arizona? Didn't think so.
Not a matter of growth, Jakey.
IA is doing what they can to continue the growth. But it has to translate into ticket sales now.... not a few years down the road.
Well, the best way to grow ticket sales is to market the team properly, and you can't properly market a team with an expiration date on it's cap stamped 2017. The only hope I see is if they can get a Res. to build them an arena closer to Scottsdale and the East Valley. Perhaps we could have the first Native American owned professional sports team in the country.
..and this from someone who supports the team with season tickets and parking.
If that means the kachina jerseys come back I'm all for it.
Saw on Twitter that the Anaheim Ducks high school hockey league is up to 48 teams. They had 1 team in 2008. Talk about explosive growth in a non-traditional market!
I think we can see a similar pattern in AZ.
You by chance have a source for that?Saw on Twitter that the Anaheim Ducks high school hockey league is up to 48 teams. They had 1 team in 2008. Talk about explosive growth in a non-traditional market!
I think we can see a similar pattern in AZ.
You by chance have a source for that?
Helene Elliott, Ducks/Kings writer for the LA Times.
You by chance have a source for that?
I heard something to the same effect, listening to an interview on NHL radio. Don't remember who was being interviewed however.
I think we can see a similar pattern in AZ.
High school hockey in Arizona has grown slowly, comparably. When I played for my school in 02-03 and 03-04 there were 17 teams statewide. Now there are 6 D1 teams, 8 D2 teams, 10 D3 teams, and 8 of those schools/clubs have JV teams (there was no JV when I played so it's hard to compare). That makes either 24 or 32 teams depending on how you want to count it. Just throwing that out there.
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