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Highest CHL attendance Highest U Sport attendance Nordiques when they were there sold out almost every single game even in their worst years The only thing that is missing is a 25,000-seat stadium. (Which I think is unlikely to get built BTW.) |
Tim Hortons Field only had 7100 in 2016 and just over 10,000 the next year and no one suggests Hamilton should lose it's CFL team. Laval fans are rightfully spoiled by their team and maybe after so many times hosting it recently (6 out of 11 games), they aren't as interested in attending a game without their team involved. I don't think that reflects in any way whether QC could and would support a CFL team. I think they would be a better choice than Halifax honestly.
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Between 2015 and 2019 paid attendance has ranged between 23,000 and 24,000+ https://stats.cfldb.ca/team/hamilton...ts/attendance/ |
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Let's face it, the only way the Vanier draws well is when the host city is in it, or more to the point, when it's in the same place as the Grey Cup and tickets for both events are bundled together. I think this is why Winnipeg has never hosted the Vanier... it would going all in on the Bisons making it, because otherwise there would probably only be 5,000 fans in the stands. Maybe a few more if one of the Sask teams made it, since that's a driveable distance. At least in a place like Toronto or Hamilton it's close to a bunch of U Sports schools. |
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The reason Halifax is being considered by the CFL is because there are people there interested and talking to the CFL about a team and a stadium. Nobody is doing that in Quebec City. |
^ I suspect Quebec must be extra motivated with the NHL thing given that they have a big, pricy new rink to fill. Let's face it, with the low dollar I think the odds are long but they're so invested they have to keep pushing.
If the arena hadn't been built I could imagine the idea of a CFL team in Quebec potentially having some traction. |
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I agree with your point though. Is there any truth to the idea that those who support Laval football don't want the CFL in town? I seem to recall that being mentioned in the past. |
Interesting that Calgary didn't sell out.
They last hosted in 2009, so the "hosted too often, too soon" reason doesn't apply here. They drew 46k in 2009, but only 35k yesterday. The Grey Cup seems to be getting smaller and smaller. |
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It's in keeping with the overall pro sports trend of catering to bigger spenders and increasing profitability vs. maximizing the number of people through the doors. So to call the Grey Cup smaller and smaller is simply wrong. |
REVIEW: Keith Urban keeps things moving during the Grey Cup halftime show
Jane Stevenson Toronto Sun November 24, 2019 Keith Urban/Grey Cup Halftime Sunday night McMahon Stadium in Calgary RATING: ***1/2 (3.5 out of four) |
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That said, it's certainly believable that a small group of powerful people who back U Laval football wouldn't want the CFL in town as competitors. But even so if there was a serious push from the city and other parties to try and get a team I doubt Laval and Friends would be strong enough to stop it. |
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