With all the big excitement, feeding Thunder Bay’s appetite for
destruction, I've been hearing several suggestions for the proposed AHL team
name. I kinda found this one perhaps the most identifiable with the way our city
seems to be going. “THUNDER BAY BROKE”
Its kind of in the same spirit as Lightning, Storm etc. I think it might present a real portrayal of Thunder Bay & its future!
Its kind of in the same spirit as Lightning, Storm etc. I think it might present a real portrayal of Thunder Bay & its future!
Is an AHL team a “Good
fit” in Thunder Bay?
Since the LU
Thunderwolves were formed, more than 22 AHL teams have relocated.
Only 3 AHL teams have
remained in the same community more than 20 years.
An AHL team would need to average 4200 fans to break
even.
AHL tickets are in the
$20- 40 range, LU tickets are $12with an average of 2500-3000 fans.
Abbottsford BC thought
it would be a great thing, taxpayers now subsidize that AHL team $2-3 million
dollars per season.
Team owners are in it
to make money, not break even. If they can’t make it here, They will move on!
Clearly an AHL team in
Thunder Bay is not likely to succeed long term. Who will be making up for a facility
with no primary tenant? You the taxpayer!
If other communities
with a larger population base couldn’t make it work, How will Thunder Bay?
Be careful what you
wish for Thunder Bay,
IT JUST MAY COME TRUE!
