Ivytalk wrote:Mrs. Ivy and I already have our "new Nords" jerseys and t-shirts. (Actually, my wife has a vintage Peter Stastny jersey). We were in Quebec City in July, and everyone there is excited about the new arena and getting an NHL team back. C'est magnifique!
GannonFan wrote:
But it doesn't fill the big gap that is the arena that they play in.
But yes, moving one of the Florida teams first makes sense, certainly don't need two of them.
Give the new ownership a chance. Team was well supported before the ownership debacles happened.
I think we've had this discussion before, but I don't recall the issues. When was the team supported/not supported? A couple years ago when they made the conference finals, they were dead last in attendance.
Give the new ownership a chance. Team was well supported before the ownership debacles happened.
I think we've had this discussion before, but I don't recall the issues. When was the team supported/not supported? A couple years ago when they made the conference finals, they were dead last in attendance.
As recently as 2005-06 The Coyotes outdrew teams like the Blackhawks, Capitals, Islanders, Devils and weren't too far behind the Penguins and the Bruins
2006-2007 Coyotes outdrew such "Hockey" city teams like Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, Washington
89Hen wrote:
I think we've had this discussion before, but I don't recall the issues. When was the team supported/not supported? A couple years ago when they made the conference finals, they were dead last in attendance.
As recently as 2005-06 The Coyotes outdrew teams like the Blackhawks, Capitals, Islanders, Devils and weren't too far behind the Penguins and the Bruins
2006-2007 Coyotes outdrew such "Hockey" city teams like Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, Washington
Holy half the story Batman. You mean 06-07 when the Coyotes were 24th in the league? That's their HIGH mark and those were low marks for the other teams you mention (except Islanders who have sucked for 20+ years).
As recently as 2005-06 The Coyotes outdrew teams like the Blackhawks, Capitals, Islanders, Devils and weren't too far behind the Penguins and the Bruins
2006-2007 Coyotes outdrew such "Hockey" city teams like Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, Washington
Holy half the story Batman. You mean 06-07 when the Coyotes were 24th in the league? That's their HIGH mark and those were low marks for the other teams you mention (except Islanders who have sucked for 20+ years).
They fill the place for playoff games, but only because people are trying to escape the searing April/May heat in AZ.
89Hen wrote:
I think we've had this discussion before, but I don't recall the issues. When was the team supported/not supported? A couple years ago when they made the conference finals, they were dead last in attendance.
As recently as 2005-06 The Coyotes outdrew teams like the Blackhawks, Capitals, Islanders, Devils and weren't too far behind the Penguins and the Bruins
2006-2007 Coyotes outdrew such "Hockey" city teams like Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, Washington
Last year, Phoenix finished last in average attendance and played to second lowest percentage capacity in the NHL. Only Florida had a lower percentage. It's all about what has happened lately. Both franchises are on thin ice -- pardon the pun.
As recently as 2005-06 The Coyotes outdrew teams like the Blackhawks, Capitals, Islanders, Devils and weren't too far behind the Penguins and the Bruins
2006-2007 Coyotes outdrew such "Hockey" city teams like Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, Washington
Last year, Phoenix finished last in average attendance and played to second lowest percentage capacity in the NHL. Only Florida had a lower percentage. It's all about what has happened lately. Both franchises are on thin ice -- pardon the pun.
A lot of that is a result of the ownership mess - fans didn't know if the team was going to be here this year. Give it a couple years to see if a stable ownership gets us back to the 15K level.
And that's even with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms opening up shop this year relatively near by, splitting the minor league hockey audience in the area. I think LV is getting close to 8k.
General rule of thumb, don't put sports franchises in Miami.
Ivytalk wrote:Last year, Phoenix finished last in average attendance and played to second lowest percentage capacity in the NHL. Only Florida had a lower percentage. It's all about what has happened lately. Both franchises are on thin ice -- pardon the pun.
A lot of that is a result of the ownership mess - fans didn't know if the team was going to be here this year. Give it a couple years to see if a stable ownership gets us back to the 15K level.
A lot of that is a result of the ownership mess - fans didn't know if the team was going to be here this year. Give it a couple years to see if a stable ownership gets us back to the 15K level.
28 NY Islanders 12,076
29 Carolina 12.069
30 Arizona 10,946
Unfortunately, the wrong direction. Somebody stick a fork in them already.
Nope - new arena plans are in the works. Move it downtown, attendance will shoot up.
I went to the game last night with my nephew. For a seven pm start time, took over an hour to get there from south Scottsdale (I live two blocks from where the arena SHOULD have been built). Weeknight games are hard to get too in the current location.
Holy half the story Batman. You mean 06-07 when the Coyotes were 24th in the league? That's their HIGH mark and those were low marks for the other teams you mention (except Islanders who have sucked for 20+ years).
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