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KK Hockey: Would A Minor League Team Do Better In Phoenix?
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| RT @HockeyTrivia: HOCKEY ALERT: Coyotes' sparse attendance brings up questions of market viability http://bit.ly/4lq9di [shocking] 22 days ago |
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| Coyotes playing well, too bad the fans arent there http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2009/11/02/daily73.html 22 days ago |
Would A Minor League Team Do Better In Phoenix?
KK Hockey —
... to $40. The AHL’s Houston Aeros price their tickets between $13 and $70, and the Texas Stars charge $9 to $65. Rich Ettenson, a business professor and sports marketing expert at the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, said AHL teams do not have the cost pressures of player salaries that hit NHL team’s bottom lines. “They don’t need to fill a stadium of 15,000 or so to make it a go,” said Ettenson, adding there can be enough loyal hockey fans to support a AAA team. more Filed in: ...
This week in AZ baseball: Webb returns, the 2010 roster takes shape, and an AFL Gameday Thread
AZ Snakepit —
... The Coyotes have the lowest average crowd in the NHL, attracting just 5,855 for Monday's game. [There's also an article on whether Phoenix might be better served by minor-league hockey] ...

