tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post3735327171449156359..comments2024-02-29T23:31:03.341-05:00Comments on Out Of Left Field: Holiday hockey hooray!sagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-71365062289477734392008-12-28T20:17:00.000-05:002008-12-28T20:17:00.000-05:00Hard to watch ANY hockey anymore, it's so overhype...Hard to watch ANY hockey anymore, it's so overhyped, overcovered, overanalyzed (and overpriced) in this country. But "World Junior" is like a bad made-for-TV movie, and we know the outcome.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-52737216621905993082008-12-28T12:19:00.000-05:002008-12-28T12:19:00.000-05:00I would have gone to a lot of games, but the prici...I would have gone to a lot of games, but the pricing is ridiculous.<BR/>The event is treated by organizers as if it is a major NCAA bowl game, which, of course, it is not.<BR/>Look forward to seeing many more of these events held in Canada, because the IIHF, no fools they, realize what a cash cow this tournament is in Canada.<BR/>And BTW....to that fellow who called this tournament boring....I sentence you to watch every remaining Senator game this season with eyes pried open, ala Clockwork Orange.<BR/>Not only would that be boring, but excruciating as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-80219922214160273392008-12-28T11:50:00.000-05:002008-12-28T11:50:00.000-05:00I love this tournament, but no doubt it is badly o...I love this tournament, but no doubt it is badly overhyped now. It is basically a CHL all-star game, yet they are charging NHL prices for tickets. This makes no sense when you realize that many of the players out there will never see an NHL game. Even a good chunk of the Canadian kids will never have a significant NHL career. The Spengler Cup is clearly better hockey.<BR/><BR/>Like any overhyped stock, a market correction is inevitable. I think you are seeing that correction happening right now. Ticket scalpers are getting absolutely murdered at this event. <BR/><BR/>For the opener against the Czechs, those $120 tickets in the lower bowl were going for about $40 - $50 out front of Scotiabank Place. One would imagine that for today and tomorrow, those prices will crash even lower. Just check Kijiji and UsedOttawa dot com, and you will see all kinds of increasingly desperate people looking to unload their tickets.<BR/><BR/>I get the sense that a lot of people bought the package when it first came out, figuring that they could simply flip them for a profit at tournament time. Now they realize they are stuck with them. I have received no fewer than four unsolicited e-mails from friends looking to dump, err, I mean sell tickets. <BR/><BR/>For the non-Canada games, people can't give the tickets away. The biggest laugh on Boxing Day was when they announced attendance at 18,600 for the U.S. - Germany game, when in reality there were perhaps 8,000 people in the stands. The organizers are in the clear, as they have sold pretty much all the tickets, but it will be interesting to see what this does to the ticket pricing for future tournaments.Dennis Prousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01117649570711228161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-9783822133690837532008-12-28T10:27:00.000-05:002008-12-28T10:27:00.000-05:00Boring tournament, haven't watched in years, shoul...Boring tournament, haven't watched in years, should split Canada into 2 or 3 teams or some sort of club format, in fact, rather watch the Spengler......it's competitive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-25318650614929020682008-12-28T08:45:00.000-05:002008-12-28T08:45:00.000-05:00Sad, but true. No one outside of Canada and the ac...Sad, but true. No one outside of Canada and the actual European teams care about the WC.<BR/> Some one of Czech origin told me that we should not be surprised. It was his contention that Europeans don't attend junior anything. They save their interest and their Euros for senior and pro level sport, for all sports. If true the WJHC will never be a big draw there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-84291833661746088942008-12-28T01:27:00.000-05:002008-12-28T01:27:00.000-05:00Predictable outcomes are the worst possible thing ...Predictable outcomes are the worst possible thing for an event such as this (or any sport). It crushes interest and attendance.<BR/><BR/>The entire WJC is a TSN creation that I think has maxed out. I always laugh when it is in other countries and the stands are empty...nobody outside of Canada cares AT ALL about the tourney.<BR/><BR/>I enjoy it, but always try to remember that we're the only people that really care about the outcome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com