Cardiff arena
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It would be nice for one off games and the Playoffs but I can't see a 8000-10000 seat capacity arena (which it probably would be for hockey) being viable for the Devils week-in week-out.
If we were selling out every game as soon as tickets go on sale then perhaps it would need looking at, but for the moment I think we're best where we are now.
Having said that, based on how long it took them to build IAW I can't see this new arena being built that soon anyway.
If we were selling out every game as soon as tickets go on sale then perhaps it would need looking at, but for the moment I think we're best where we are now.
Having said that, based on how long it took them to build IAW I can't see this new arena being built that soon anyway.
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Ah, but that's because of the capacity, how do you gauge how many more could be drawn with appropriate marketing? After all, there's no point in pushing the message if you don't have the seats to fill. When wnir opened 2500 capacity was considered a gamble when the likes on Slough and Swindon had half that. When Sheffield opened everyone thought I'd be empty. I'm firmly in the, "if you build it, they will come" camp.
If you can afford the cost to hire and fit out a rink in there, sell out, then yes. It’s a business and anyone that willing to pay would be welcome. Having said that there looking at a million visitors a year, it'll be attracting some serious artist, so it won’t be cheap or practical unless it was guaranteed viable, they won’t want anything less than full capacity.
Can the Devils organise an event of that magnitude and make a profit, not on the way I’ve witnessed the clubs off ice management of their own rink, granted they don’t own it, they do manage it and we’ve still got a shit sound system.......so no.
As for travelling teams from say the NHL, KHL or whoever, well their not exactly regular visitors to the U.K. and we’ve got plenty of purpose built venues capable of hosting. So no, I’d love to see an NHL team in Cardiff, I’m afraid judging by past pre season attendance levels of CHL teams, very few would bother. In fact it wouldn’t surprise me if 60% of supports would even know what the NHL was........
Can the Devils organise an event of that magnitude and make a profit, not on the way I’ve witnessed the clubs off ice management of their own rink, granted they don’t own it, they do manage it and we’ve still got a shit sound system.......so no.
As for travelling teams from say the NHL, KHL or whoever, well their not exactly regular visitors to the U.K. and we’ve got plenty of purpose built venues capable of hosting. So no, I’d love to see an NHL team in Cardiff, I’m afraid judging by past pre season attendance levels of CHL teams, very few would bother. In fact it wouldn’t surprise me if 60% of supports would even know what the NHL was........
