Unspecified
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- Apr 29, 2015
- 6,106
- 2,980
Continuation of Hockey trip - Need some ideas
So we just completed another stadium tour the past week. We saw Dallas Vs. Florida (more on that in a minute), Dallas Vs. TB and Dallas Vs. Canes. Pricing for the tickets was odd to me as the Canes were the most expensive game and almost by double.
We arrived at the BB&T arena and the arena is a beautiful place to play however how the cost of running that team based off the attendance is insane to me. The crowd (And not just for Dallas games i was told) has been down a lot. During the game against Dallas the "full attendance" was in the neighborhood of 3k people total. There were an insane amount of empty seats that we could walk to any section and staff did not care that we sat in the lower bowl whatsoever. There was no outside events, bars or anything to get the fans coming to the game any sense of fun really. I am hoping we caught them on an off night and the attendance this season is actually good but by the sounds of it (by Florida fans) they were wondering how they have a team in Sunrise.
Ticket price - $31
The game in TB in the Amalie Arena was a completely different experience. There were more obnoxious drunk assholes than most other arena's we have been (or noticed) to but overall the experience was fantastic. Most fans were pretty cool and loved to talk hockey during the intermission and in game. The crowd was INSANE and very into the team and the arena itself was not bad but the outside was noticeably more updated than the inside which means squat but just thought i would throw that nugget out there. The outside experience from the bar a stones throw from the arena while 95% Lightning fans (as it should be) was a welcoming place. Price for my drink of choice of Double Whiskey w/ Diet coke was only $8 which is far cheaper that other arena's we have been to.
Ticket Price - $38
The game in N. Carolina at the PNC arena was fun, again zero outside fun for the fans with the exception of a few tailgaters. The arena is very nice and never heard a bad word from anyone when we sported our Stars jerseys. I was expecting the arena to be in a more downtown location like most others we have traveled to but it is not. It is tucked away in the trees a couple blocks from Backyard bistro which seemed to be the only place near the arena to hangout before/after the game. Overall the stadium and feel of the area was just blah to me which could of been the cold night or location of the arena.
Ticket price $58
A question i have as a takeaway from the trip in regards to ticket prices is why in the heck is ticket to the Canes $20 more than the Lightning?
Next year is going to be STL, NSH, CLB
So we just completed another stadium tour the past week. We saw Dallas Vs. Florida (more on that in a minute), Dallas Vs. TB and Dallas Vs. Canes. Pricing for the tickets was odd to me as the Canes were the most expensive game and almost by double.
We arrived at the BB&T arena and the arena is a beautiful place to play however how the cost of running that team based off the attendance is insane to me. The crowd (And not just for Dallas games i was told) has been down a lot. During the game against Dallas the "full attendance" was in the neighborhood of 3k people total. There were an insane amount of empty seats that we could walk to any section and staff did not care that we sat in the lower bowl whatsoever. There was no outside events, bars or anything to get the fans coming to the game any sense of fun really. I am hoping we caught them on an off night and the attendance this season is actually good but by the sounds of it (by Florida fans) they were wondering how they have a team in Sunrise.
Ticket price - $31
The game in TB in the Amalie Arena was a completely different experience. There were more obnoxious drunk assholes than most other arena's we have been (or noticed) to but overall the experience was fantastic. Most fans were pretty cool and loved to talk hockey during the intermission and in game. The crowd was INSANE and very into the team and the arena itself was not bad but the outside was noticeably more updated than the inside which means squat but just thought i would throw that nugget out there. The outside experience from the bar a stones throw from the arena while 95% Lightning fans (as it should be) was a welcoming place. Price for my drink of choice of Double Whiskey w/ Diet coke was only $8 which is far cheaper that other arena's we have been to.
Ticket Price - $38
The game in N. Carolina at the PNC arena was fun, again zero outside fun for the fans with the exception of a few tailgaters. The arena is very nice and never heard a bad word from anyone when we sported our Stars jerseys. I was expecting the arena to be in a more downtown location like most others we have traveled to but it is not. It is tucked away in the trees a couple blocks from Backyard bistro which seemed to be the only place near the arena to hangout before/after the game. Overall the stadium and feel of the area was just blah to me which could of been the cold night or location of the arena.
Ticket price $58
A question i have as a takeaway from the trip in regards to ticket prices is why in the heck is ticket to the Canes $20 more than the Lightning?
Next year is going to be STL, NSH, CLB