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Originally Posted by L'homard
I see.
Yeah I can see that it's not reasonable to expect to sell 8,000 tickets at those prices.
I also don't think it's reasonable to sell tickets at those prices in Halifax, either, at least not enough to fill the rink.
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Halifax and Moncton co-hosting is enough. The big rink is smaller than past big rinks but the small rink is bigger than some past small rinks. Averages out to about the same. Victoria's rink next year is smaller than both Halifax' and Moncton's arenas.
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Originally Posted by SevenSquared
Cities like Moncton (or Halifax for that matter) don't have anywhere near the population and money to support this monstrosity of a tournament without joining together. Maybe 30-40 years ago when the tournament was in its humble infancy, but definitely not today.
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I wouldn't be surprised to see Hockey Canada move the tournament to a smaller set of locations following the disasters of Montreal & Toronto. They want to ensure that rinks are full and the atmosphere is there. Saskatoon/Regina is a sweet spot, IMO, but Halifax/Moncton isn't too far off of that. I imagine something like Winnipeg/Brandon is likely in the future, as well.
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