[Moncton] Centre Avenir Centre | 26.65m |~6 Fl | Completed

[felip_ars]

Magley is also the president of Basketball Super League, which is formed of St-John's, Montreal, Sudbury, London, Kitchener, and Windsor, with 15 teams (some of the TBL) joining them next year.

In an interview with Acadie Nouvelle, he stated that he hoped for an European system where the best team of the TBL would join the BSL, and the worst of the TBL would transfer to the SBL.

https://www.acadienouvelle.com/sport...percee-au-n-b/

[MonctonRad]

We don’t have the QMJHL thread like in the old days, so I’ll drop this here:

Today Gardiner McDougall announced his retirement as the longtime remarkably successful UNB men’s hockey coach.

Tomorrow, the Moncton Wildcats are making a special announcement.

Hmmmm.........

[habs33]

His son Taylor MacDougall is also expected to be named GM.

Originally Posted by MonctonRad

We don’t have the QMJHL thread like in the old days, so I’ll drop this here:

Today Gardiner McDougall announced his retirement as the longtime remarkably successful UNB men’s hockey coach.

Tomorrow, the Moncton Wildcats are making a special announcement.

Hmmmm.........

[MonctonRad]

It's Official!!!

[felip_ars]

Stephane Leroux (QMJHL guy from RDS) is hearing rumours that the two REALLY got paid for their jobs.

It was always "Memorial Cup or Bust" for the Wildcats, but i think now theres an extra layer of pressure added to it.

[habs33]

The City of Moncton, in partnership with On Ice Entertainment Inc. and Events Moncton, will be hosting the second Atlantic Slam, an NCAA Division 1 College Basketball tournament, from Nov. 15-17 at the Avenir Centre.
https://www.moncton.ca/news-notices/...-atlantic-slam

[EnvisionSaintJohn]

Originally Posted by MonctonRad

It's Official!!!

Dude won’t be there long. He’s probably a better coach than a dozen NHL coaches already. Fingers crossed he never goes to the Leafs!

[EnvisionSaintJohn]

Originally Posted by habs33

The City of Moncton, in partnership with On Ice Entertainment Inc. and Events Moncton, will be hosting the second Atlantic Slam, an NCAA Division 1 College Basketball tournament, from Nov. 15-17 at the Avenir Centre.
https://www.moncton.ca/news-notices/...-atlantic-slam

The ticket prices were seriously whack last time.

[MonctonRad]

Originally Posted by EnvisionSaintJohn

Dude won’t be there long. He’s probably a better coach than a dozen NHL coaches already. Fingers crossed he never goes to the Leafs!

I agree that Gardiner won't be here for long.

For one thing, he is 64 years old.

For another, Irving has a brief window of opportunity to chase his dream of a Memorial Cup. The Wildcats are currently a young, talented, but, underperforming team requiring a strong hand and firm guidance. This is why Gardiner was hired.

The window of opportunity is 2-3 years. Irving will sell the farm to bulk up the team with additional talent in order to go for the Memorial Cup. He will sacrifice draft picks for 5-6 years down the road in order to do this.

As such, the Wildcats of 2028 will be a pale imitation of the team from next year. Gardiner would be wasting his talent on a team such as that. He will be gone in 2-3 years.

Now, whether or not he choses to go to the NHL is up to him. In three years time he will be 67. This is getting up there in terms of beginning an NHL career. I'm of the impression that he is a Maritime boy, and, that he is happy with living here. The NHL might be the pinnacle, but, really, Gardiner has nothing to prove. He is already a legend.

[lirette]

Originally Posted by EnvisionSaintJohn

The ticket prices were seriously whack last time.

Yeah, it was great basketball and the fans that showed up were loud but asking for $60 a day (cheapest seats) for teams that no one in the area would really be familiar with is a lot. You have 8800 seats to play with, why not price it in half and try to get 3000-4000 fans per day for a better environment. There was hardly any groups except one minor basketball team. Work with local schools to fill up a couple student sections for $5-10 a ticket, perhaps have a incentive for who can get more tickets sold. If you market these sections differently no one will bat an eye about pricing being different.

Also bringing in a band to create a more college sports atmosphere would be cool. I'm sure they did some analysis to figure out their initial pricing but I hope there is adjustments. it really is a unique event for the area.

[EnvisionSaintJohn]

Originally Posted by lirette

Yeah, it was great basketball and the fans that showed up were loud but asking for $60 a day (cheapest seats) for teams that no one in the area would really be familiar with is a lot. You have 8800 seats to play with, why not price it in half and try to get 3000-4000 fans per day for a better environment. There was hardly any groups except one minor basketball team. Work with local schools to fill up a couple student sections for $5-10 a ticket, perhaps have a incentive for who can get more tickets sold. If you market these sections differently no one will bat an eye about pricing being different.

Also bringing in a band to create a more college sports atmosphere would be cool. I'm sure they did some analysis to figure out their initial pricing but I hope there is adjustments. it really is a unique event for the area.

Was the attendance really that bad? That’s too bad.

I priced it out, and it made more sense to fly down to Orlando on Saint John’s cheap Flair flight and see an NBA game than spend all that money to drive to Moncton from SJ to see some random div 1 college ball. At one point last season, the Memphis Grizzlies had tickets for less than $10 to see an NBA game

If they want to make this an annual thing, they better lower the prices and prioritize attendance and concession sales. The VIP packages they were selling were ridiculous.