SPHL Playoff Attendance
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SPHL Playoff Attendance
Is it me...do does everyone else notice the poor playoff attendance this year.... the League averaged over 3,000 but they playoffs is only getting about 2,000 the games...maybe they should keep the same prices that the Reg Season ticket prices were...and maybe more than 3,000 would come out every playoff game....
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Attendance
Florida fan here... I know we are down a bit in average but one game was a Tuesday night which always draws low and the others were Fridays which are also normal working days. We tend to draw better on Saturday games since we are outside of the metropolitan area of Orlando and many people have a long drive here. I was listening to the Knoxville game last night and the broadcaster said that they were way down last night because it is school spring break in the area now...and after thinking about it I am sure this is the same problem around the league! Also here in Florida the pricing was actually cheaper on the season ticket holder playoff seats than the regular season!
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attendance woes
Unfortunately, in this league (and almost all minor pro) we have 3 or 5 game series and little advance notice for the next game. It is very hard to promote a game without a date. You may only have 24-72 hour notice to promote the next game. Plus like someone else said when you start getting Tuesday night games...good luck.
Personally, I think STH's should get FREE playoff tickets and everyone else should get two-for-one's. I don't necesarily think price is the only issue, but it would help.
Also, the barns aren't helping. PD basically got home ice as a 6 seed because of scheduling issues in Knoxville. I don't know how to solve this issue, but it is a problem.
Personally, I think STH's should get FREE playoff tickets and everyone else should get two-for-one's. I don't necesarily think price is the only issue, but it would help.
Also, the barns aren't helping. PD basically got home ice as a 6 seed because of scheduling issues in Knoxville. I don't know how to solve this issue, but it is a problem.
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I was discussing this issue with the ticket guru from one of the teams. One big issue is the lack of GROUP SALES. As mentioned, with a 5-7 day heads up, most companies can't put together a big "group sales" package. No group sales means you are stuck with your season ticket base (generally between 1000 and 1500) some pregame sales, plus the walkup sales.
Unlike the NHL where the playoff ticket is the "trendy" ticket, in the minors, the playoff ticket is for the loyal fan. It gives the teams a good look at thier rock solid ticket base, however total numbers will be down.
Peace out homies
Dave
Unlike the NHL where the playoff ticket is the "trendy" ticket, in the minors, the playoff ticket is for the loyal fan. It gives the teams a good look at thier rock solid ticket base, however total numbers will be down.
Peace out homies
Dave
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Dave, good post. Your guru hit the nail on the head. We'll see articles questioning playoff attendance from experienced beat writers (see today's Lewiston paper), and I wish they'd just ask the head ticket guy instead of chastising the fan base.
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