Affordable tickets would change a lot for this team..as STM contracts expire they are going to need to do some recalculation.
Olbaidon
Obviously improvement will bolster fan interest, I don’t think TV viewership should be taken too seriously until after the next season or two.
We’re looking at 3 whopping seasons, and are just now getting a better TV deal.
Season ticket disinterest could definitely be a sign of fading fandom, but also a sign of the times. Everything is expensive AF and even the upper-middle and entry level upper class are cutting costs any way they can.
I think it’s still too early to draw too many hard conclusions, but getting better and winning helps everything regardless. So let’s do that.
Veros87
Lower your ticket prices, then. Problem solved.
avataris
Perhaps I am just too uninformed to understand the rarified air season ticket holders live in, but requiring a 3 year commitment for season tickets is nuts. I like to think I make a good salary and could afford a pair of season tickets for a season at a time but when I spoke to them about purchasing them, I wasn’t given a choice. It was 3 years worth or nothing. This was mid season in year 2. So when they called me earlier this year I asked them about it and it still required the 3 year contract. I told them no way and was happy with my season tickets to the Thunderbirds.
Antilock049
Tickets are priced like they’re perennial contenders. You couldn’t watch them without paying for the Root cartel.
Especially with all the tech layoffs. I’m not sure who they’re really marketing for tbh.
Dymills77
Yeah ticket prices and the inability to watch it easily on tv is the issue here. Can’t go to a game unless you’ve got tons of money to spend and can’t watch the games unless you pay for a wildly expensive subscription with fubo. It ruined Seattle getting a team for most of my family and friends and none of them could get into the team because of the inaccessibility. The NHL in general needs to look at the TV broadcast issues it has.
New-Regret-9236
The tickets are expensive and they’re not easy to find on television.
FreezingRain358
The TV situation is going to fix this.
I only gave a partial fuck the first season because the games weren’t easily accessible, so I only watched the nationally televised. Second season I realized I could VPN ESPN+, but that was still a pain in the ass. By season 3, I’d worked up enough of a hockey boner to finally pay for ROOT.
If the games were on KING/KONG/Prime from day one, they would probably have gotten at least another $2g out of me in tickets and swag.
Useful_Bit_9779
I’m a lifelong hockey fan. Still have my ticket stubs from the Totems vs USSR @ the Seattle Center Coliseum on Christmas night, 1972.
My 2 Kraken seats cost me $13,000 a season for my 3 year plan, $39k. That’s just to get in the door. 2 beers each per game @ $16 + tip, about $75 x 123 games (41×3) = $9,225. Forget food, gas, parking, we’re already at $48,225 for the 3 years.
Comes time to renew and I decide to opt in for one more season…I love hockey. The Kraken kick me to the curb…won’t accept my renewal unless I opt in for 3 more years. I’m just a regular working stiff. By no means wealthy. While I’d like to remain a fan, there’s no way I’m locking in for an additional 3 years.
I wish the club success but the value wasn’t there. As ticket holders, there was/is no added value. When I mentioned that, sales staff told me I was guaranteed the right to buy playoff tickets at the inflated price. I had the option of pre-sale concert tickets…also inflated. Oh, and don’t forget the discounted merchandise I could buy that is also greatly inflated. And lastly, the yearly toque giveaway. 🙄
The playoff run was fun! If and when we return to the playoffs, I’ll likely go to a game or two, but I doubt I’ll have to spend $13k for a couple seats.
ghostxvoices
They should do flex and pick ‘em plans like the Mariners and Sounders do. Most people would love to commit but don’t have the time or energy to coordinate 22+ games a year.
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Affordable tickets would change a lot for this team..as STM contracts expire they are going to need to do some recalculation.
Obviously improvement will bolster fan interest, I don’t think TV viewership should be taken too seriously until after the next season or two.
We’re looking at 3 whopping seasons, and are just now getting a better TV deal.
Season ticket disinterest could definitely be a sign of fading fandom, but also a sign of the times. Everything is expensive AF and even the upper-middle and entry level upper class are cutting costs any way they can.
I think it’s still too early to draw too many hard conclusions, but getting better and winning helps everything regardless. So let’s do that.
Lower your ticket prices, then. Problem solved.
Perhaps I am just too uninformed to understand the rarified air season ticket holders live in, but requiring a 3 year commitment for season tickets is nuts. I like to think I make a good salary and could afford a pair of season tickets for a season at a time but when I spoke to them about purchasing them, I wasn’t given a choice. It was 3 years worth or nothing. This was mid season in year 2. So when they called me earlier this year I asked them about it and it still required the 3 year contract. I told them no way and was happy with my season tickets to the Thunderbirds.
Tickets are priced like they’re perennial contenders. You couldn’t watch them without paying for the Root cartel.
Especially with all the tech layoffs. I’m not sure who they’re really marketing for tbh.
Yeah ticket prices and the inability to watch it easily on tv is the issue here. Can’t go to a game unless you’ve got tons of money to spend and can’t watch the games unless you pay for a wildly expensive subscription with fubo. It ruined Seattle getting a team for most of my family and friends and none of them could get into the team because of the inaccessibility. The NHL in general needs to look at the TV broadcast issues it has.
The tickets are expensive and they’re not easy to find on television.
The TV situation is going to fix this.
I only gave a partial fuck the first season because the games weren’t easily accessible, so I only watched the nationally televised. Second season I realized I could VPN ESPN+, but that was still a pain in the ass. By season 3, I’d worked up enough of a hockey boner to finally pay for ROOT.
If the games were on KING/KONG/Prime from day one, they would probably have gotten at least another $2g out of me in tickets and swag.
I’m a lifelong hockey fan. Still have my ticket stubs from the Totems vs USSR @ the Seattle Center Coliseum on Christmas night, 1972.
My 2 Kraken seats cost me $13,000 a season for my 3 year plan, $39k. That’s just to get in the door. 2 beers each per game @ $16 + tip, about $75 x 123 games (41×3) = $9,225. Forget food, gas, parking, we’re already at $48,225 for the 3 years.
Comes time to renew and I decide to opt in for one more season…I love hockey. The Kraken kick me to the curb…won’t accept my renewal unless I opt in for 3 more years. I’m just a regular working stiff. By no means wealthy. While I’d like to remain a fan, there’s no way I’m locking in for an additional 3 years.
I wish the club success but the value wasn’t there. As ticket holders, there was/is no added value. When I mentioned that, sales staff told me I was guaranteed the right to buy playoff tickets at the inflated price. I had the option of pre-sale concert tickets…also inflated. Oh, and don’t forget the discounted merchandise I could buy that is also greatly inflated. And lastly, the yearly toque giveaway. 🙄
The playoff run was fun! If and when we return to the playoffs, I’ll likely go to a game or two, but I doubt I’ll have to spend $13k for a couple seats.
They should do flex and pick ‘em plans like the Mariners and Sounders do. Most people would love to commit but don’t have the time or energy to coordinate 22+ games a year.