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Originally Posted by Corndogger
Complete nonsense. It's the teams playing and how often this "special event" has been done in the past that matter not the location.
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This great article contrasts Michigan's historic college stadium with that of BMO field:
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Originally Posted by NHLNumbers
1. Many Leafs fans went to the outdoor game in Ann Arbor on January 1st, 2014, and saw a storybook ending (well, if storybook endings involve the NHL-structured shootout) in a greatly historic college football stadium. Chances of that being replicated Sunday are slim. They just are.
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It's a good article as the author does pretty well to elaborate on supply/demand of sporting events in Toronto and how this weekend's Centennial Classic likely won't be a sellout. Comparing that to the junior games in Toronto/Montreal this week and their so-so attendance figures. Worth a read IMO, aside from this general discussion.
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Originally Posted by SaskScraper
The only problem with smaller places like Halifax & Monctown is that they don't have a proven ability to hold stadium events.. they don't have stadiums!
CFL I think tried to hold a few games in the past there, but they couldn't even sell out.
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Moncton has a stadium and a recent history of hosting events. Halifax doesn't but has the potential without the stadium.
Bringing up CFL attendance is interesting as there's been a general downward trend the past decade or so for the whole league. Moncton not selling out its games adds to this narrative as well as the logistic issues they were planted with at the time.