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Post by fidelastro on Aug 6, 2010 15:59:17 GMT -5
In all honesty, I don't even really consider the Blue Jackets to be a team. They're one of those expansion teams that showed up a few years after I stopped caring about the NHL (due to the Jets, Nordiques and Whalers leaving), and I couldn't name a single Blue Jackets player -- from their entire history -- off the top of my head.
They're pretty much a non-entity, as far as I'm concerned, and you really don't hear much of anything about them in the media. Just some middling team with a strange name that doesn't really do much of interest.
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Post by albertacowboy on Aug 6, 2010 17:47:59 GMT -5
In all honesty, I don't even really consider the Blue Jackets to be a team. They're one of those expansion teams that showed up a few years after I stopped caring about the NHL (due to the Jets, Nordiques and Whalers leaving), and I couldn't name a single Blue Jackets player -- from their entire history -- off the top of my head. They're pretty much a non-entity, as far as I'm concerned, and you really don't hear much of anything about them in the media. Just some middling team with a strange name that doesn't really do much of interest. This post proves you know nothing about the NHL. Have you ever been to Columbus, or are you just taking out of your Go Jets Go? |
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Post by Comrade Fox on Aug 6, 2010 21:11:32 GMT -5
Well i thought of an idea for revenue for columbus after someone suggested they move to cleveland: 14 Home Games in Columbus 14 Home Games in Cleveland 13 Home Games in Cincinnati They would then not only be representing Columbus, but all of Ohio and the NHL caliber hockey would please ticket buyers in the other 2 major Ohio cities. Cleveland's problem was the location of their arena, ~40 miles outside of Cleveland in Richfield. Will never happen. It dilutes the teams sponsors and also, so much money comes from suites and you just lowered that revenue by fewer games in your home arena. Also, so you have to go to other arenas and pay rent. Not sure there are even suites in Cincy. So in Cleveland, a team would have to have ice. Not sure there is ice under the Cavs floor and you would have to pay rent on the arena and set up costs. Suites are run and rented by the Cavs so they would get a cut if you could sell some just for hockey. Too many variables. That is why teams don't play all over. Barely worked in the 1960s and 1970s and does not work now. For the whole "Ice" thing, the Lake Erie Monsters (AHL) play in the same arena as the Cavs |
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Post by trebendan on Sept 14, 2010 11:54:32 GMT -5
Jackets notebook: Season-ticket sales down nearly 25 percent
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 02:50 AM
By Tom Reed and Aaron Portzline
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
The Blue Jackets held their media day yesterday in the Nationwide Arena concourse, with the empty stands serving as the backdrop.
Until the club starts winning again, it's a scene that could be repeated often this season.
Jackets season-ticket sales are down almost 25 percent from a year ago, a reflection of fan frustration with the club's 14th-place Western Conference finish last season.
The Jackets have sold 7,700 season-ticket subscriptions - down 2,500 from a year ago, when fans expected the team to build off its first playoff appearance.
"We have to rebuild the trust and prove we are going in the right direction," general manager Scott Howson said. "It's a critical year for us to try to win fans back."
A disappointing season, stubborn economy and lack of significant roster upgrades likely factored in the drop.
"You can't really blame them," forward R.J. Umberger said of the fans. "They want to see a winning team. They pay a lot of money to come to the games, and they want to see a good performance.
"If we'd been in the league 70 years and had eight Stanley Cups or some history, it might be a different story if you have a couple of bad years. We're still trying to establish ourselves as an organization and city in this league."
A year ago, Jackets season-ticket sales increased for the first time since the 2001-02 season. The organization also increased corporate sponsorship at a time when many sports franchises were losing revenue from that source.
"When we made the playoffs, it's like it was going to erupt here," Umberger said. "It's up to us to get it back to that."
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Post by mcguire4 on Sept 14, 2010 11:59:47 GMT -5
In all honesty, I don't even really consider the Blue Jackets to be a team. They're one of those expansion teams that showed up a few years after I stopped caring about the NHL (due to the Jets, Nordiques and Whalers leaving), and I couldn't name a single Blue Jackets player -- from their entire history -- off the top of my head. They're pretty much a non-entity, as far as I'm concerned, and you really don't hear much of anything about them in the media. Just some middling team with a strange name that doesn't really do much of interest. This post proves you know nothing about the NHL. Have you ever been to Columbus, or are you just taking out of your Go Jets Go? and this just proves you dont read entire posts. he gave his reasons, quite clearly to i may add. rick nash.......thats the ONLY CBJ player i know of. blue jackets refer to the civil war and columbus is in ohio. hope that helps.  |
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Post by Comrade Fox on Sept 14, 2010 17:11:27 GMT -5
Ohio's being hit hard by the recession, same with Tampa, watch the Rays and Reds games and nobody's there either.
Hence why nobody's buying season tix, they're having a hard time just putting food on the table
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Post by albertacowboy on Sept 16, 2010 18:31:56 GMT -5
This post proves you know nothing about the NHL. Have you ever been to Columbus, or are you just taking out of your Go Jets Go? and this just proves you dont read entire posts. he gave his reasons, quite clearly to i may add. rick nash.......thats the ONLY CBJ player i know of. blue jackets refer to the civil war and columbus is in ohio. hope that helps. How is Columbus any different than many of the other US based teams? At least in Columbus, people care about hockey, as it is a northern US city. I can't name too many players from teams like Minnesota, Dallas, Los Angeles, Colorado, Atlanta, Florida, etc. other than maybe one or 2 players... |
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Post by Comrade Fox on Sept 16, 2010 18:41:25 GMT -5
This post proves you know nothing about the NHL. Have you ever been to Columbus, or are you just taking out of your Go Jets Go? and this just proves you dont read entire posts. he gave his reasons, quite clearly to i may add. rick nash.......thats the ONLY CBJ player i know of. blue jackets refer to the civil war and columbus is in ohio. hope that helps. I can name a bunch and I'm a Pens fan. Saw the Crunch a bunch when they were affiliates w/ CBJ. Nash Blunden Huselius (he always kills us  ) Steve Mason Marc Denis Geoff Sanderson Lyle Odelein Rotislav Klesla Jakub Voracek (was there when he was drafted ironically in Columbus) Hejda That's just a few that I can think of |
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