But Nonni, neither will they come if you haven't availed yourself of every
opportunity to do !!

I think several "rivals" buyers, IF GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHOOSE, might
have taken a women's hockey ticket if offered rather than a squeakball
ticket, even eating the higher price.

And for the expected argument that "they had to get something for the extra
money paid"...how about for anyone choosing a womens' hockey game (or other
"free attendance" sport) instead, they were given another item like a hat, a
t-shirt, something like that, equivalent to the value of the higher price
paid if it were the "rivals" hockey ticket alone.

A hockey-only fan would likely have not gone to a squeakball game anyway,
and won't even when it is a "gift".

If the number of these packages is in the 100-only range as suggested in
earlier posts, it's a real stretch to think that (conservatively) the 50 or
so extra people in the stands with "rivals" tickets for squeakball at the
Alfond will cause a significant rise in "interest" at any particular game.
That is, unless a number of "rivals" buyers donate their tickets as I
suggested earlier !!

And on a related subject, why not have Maine hockey develop a turn-in/resell
option for season ticket holders ?  Overhead might be a little costly, but
perhaps some fee could be attached to that option.





On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 13:52  nonni wrote:

>
>The point here is to sell tickets and generate interest in the other sports
for which gate prices are charged.  Only men's hockey, football, both
basketballs and baseball are ticketed sports.  The others are offered to the
public at no charge. Attendance at the others is sparse at best, for the
most part.  It has to do first with offering competitive opportunities for
undergraduate students, not offering entertainment for a fan base of
indeterminate size.
>
>The women's hockey team is not a ticketed sport and they have no attendance
to speak of ... 50 people at a game is a big crowd.  Just because people
love Maine men's hockey doesn't mean that the women's team would be the next
biggest attraction in bundling tickets.  Unfortunately, Dan, if you build
it, they don't always come! :-)
>