Sounds like the tickets are not selling well.  For me, hockey in California
and in Florida are just WRONG.

I know some of you won't agree with me, but that is how I think.  If I
don't want to experience the city, and I have to pay around $1K for the
trip...
I won't do it...

Places with no public transportation are horrible... I liked it in the 70's
when it was in Boston or Denver mostly... fabulous experiences.  St. Louis
not so much....

Carol
Go Gophers!!!


On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 6:22 PM, Sean Pickett
<[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> I received an email direct from the survey company. I also started a
> thread on USCHO, but it
> died a quick death. I also posted the following three questions to another
> thread, again with
> little response.
>
> Question:
> Which reasons are most likely to keep you from attending the championship
> year after year?
> Please check all the reasons relevant to you.
> Group: Friend(s) / family member(s) stop coming
> Group: Friend(s) / family member(s) stop participating in the sport
> Tickets: Price of ticket increases by 10%
> Tickets: Price of ticket increases by 25%
> Championship experience: I become less interested in the teams who play
> Championship experience: Gets boring / things are same every year
> Championship experience: You perceive the quality of competition declines
> Extra events: Extra events surrounding the championship no longer held
> Extra events: Extra events are same every year
> Seats: Unable to get same seats year after year
> Seats: Unable to access best seats
> Travel distance: Is over a five hour drive (over 250 miles)
> Travel distance: Is over a ten hour drive (over 500 miles)
> Travel distance: Requires a plane flight
> Travel timing: Timing necessitates last minute airfare purchase
> Convention: Coaching convention is no longer held at the same time
> Host city: Host city does not interest me
> Other
>
> Question:
> Thinking about ways to encourage people to attend the Men's Ice Hockey
> Championship
> year after year, how likely would these ideas have been to encourage you
> to become a
> regular attendee (think back to when you FIRST started attending the
> championship)?
> (this question has the following choices for each)
> NOT influential; would have no impact on my decision to attend year after
> year  -
> SOMEWHAT influential; I would have liked this aspect - VERY influential;
> would have
> brought me back year after year
>
> Having a specific person available for
> "groups" like yours to help make attendance
> arrangements for you (e.g., hotel, travel,
> and food).
>
> Having the option of buying 10 or more
> seats together at a discounted price.
>
> Receiving a "loyal attendee" discount on
> tickets which increases with years attended
> e.g. after 5 years you get a 10% discount,
> after 10 years you get a 20% discount etc.
>
> Access to different levels of exclusive
> hospitality available to attendees based on
> the number of consecutive years they have
> attended.
>
> Ticket Holder Loyalty Program: long-term
> attendees move up the priority list for
> better seats based on the number of
> consecutive years attended.
>
> Long-term attendees were acknowledged on
> the video board or by the PA announcer.
> Ability to buy preferential venue parking
> spots based on the number of years
> attended.
>
> A loyalty program (including concession and
> merchandise discounts) for those who
> attend the championship year after year.
>
> Question:
> Thinking back to when you were just beginning to attend regularly, what
> other factors,
> promotions or ideas would have encouraged you to keep attending year after
> year?
> (This is an open question that you can answer however you like)
> ____________________
>
> It seems to me that the NCAA is concerned about the loss of core fans at
> their
> championships. These questions were about 3/4 the way through the survey.
> It would be
> interesting to see the results of the survey (which is unlikely to happen)
> and what, if anything,
> the NCAA does in response to them.
>
> Sean
>
> On 28 Dec 2011 at 10:38, charlie shub wrote:
>
> > found on fb
> >
> >
> >             NCAA Men's Hockey
> >             <https://www.facebook.com/ncaamenshockey>
> >
> >
> >             Have you been to an NCAA Championship event? Have some
> >             thoughts about it? Well, here's your chance to be heard!
> >             NCAA Ice Hockey is gathering opinions from attendees of
> >             the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship. Please
> >             click here to give your opinion and help us provide the
> >             best championship experience possible. Thanks for your
> >             help! http://ow.ly/87Wjq
>



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