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Originally Posted by Acajack
There is also way more stuff going on in the US that draws arena-sized crowds. Touring stuff like music shows of course but also religious conventions, monster trucks, circus, rodeo... you name it. We get some of that in Canada too but not nearly as much as there is in the US.
Plus you can have local stuff like, say, the state high school basketball championships. In Canada stuff like that draws your mom and your little sister, but in the US it's often a different story and they might get 5,000-10,000 out for something like that...
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Completely agree. That is a function of both culture and population. Sprint is by no means an unused facility and they ranked 8th in US for Entertainment revenue for stadiums (excluding sports) so they are no doubt busy with concerts and other events. Kansas City is tiny within the United States (29th ranking metro by population according to Wikipedia), but much larger than everything outside the big three in Canada.
I'm not sure what Videotron will do if NHL hockey does not return because that is going to be a rather large white elephant if hockey doesn't return.
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