It’ll be years before the success or failure of the NHL in Las Vegas can accurately be measured. With that being said, the new organization is off to an extremely strong start as evidenced by the fact they hit the cap on season ticket deposits with roughly a year to go before any actual games are played.
[link_box id=”22277″ site_id=”17″ layout=”link-box-third” alignment=”alignright”]Specifically, there are now 16,000 season ticket deposits for the new Vegas club.
Las Vegas NHL team announces it has received deposits on 16,000 season tickets for 2017-18. That's the limit.
— James Mirtle (@mirtle) September 19, 2016
T-Mobile Arena in Vegas is expected to have a capacity of 17,500 fans when the building is used for hockey. Subtracting the 16,000 seats already committed to season ticket holders, that leaves an extremely manageable number of 1,500 seats left for other packages, single-game sales or game-day tickets.
As mentioned above, it’ll take years before the hockey community can label Vegas as a success or a failure. However, they are starting out with an extremely strong foundation thanks to their season ticket numbers. Ultimately, a winning team will be what drives attendance and revenue, but the team should be applauded for how things have gone up to this point. A solid base of season ticket holders is critical for any franchise to find long-term success.
Note: We reserve the right to take back our praise of the new Vegas team if they select a dumb team name. Pressure is on!
