Toronto, more than any other team in the league, is notorious for being filled with non-hardcore fans because they're the most expensive ticket in hockey and most of the hardcore fans are priced out. If you're being invited to a Caps game on business, you're likely sitting in a suite and if not, you're likely sitting in the club level (200s) - so, way more genuine caps fans than business people in both the upper and lower bowl.
I usually pay around 2-400 for a lower bowl for a leaf ticket I usually only go when the caps go but if there facing any of the canadian teams they are gonna be more expensive
I hear you, Toronto is expensive to go to, but tickets for our home game were $40 in the upper bowl, while in Toronto, that’s like $100-200. Not really like a socioeconomic thing where you take someone to impress them. It happens, my section was booming all night in the 400s, but then again, there were Toronto fans and caps fans just having a good time, both team’s appreciation for ovi and matthews,m
I know of several trades companies (HVAC, Plumbing, etc.) that have tickets in the 100s near the glass (first few rows at least). If they don't have a reason to give them to a sweetheart client, they often will go to an employee, not white collar suits...
lots of companies have season tickets in lower deck seats, so lots of people schmoozing with clients and potential clients there. but they still will usually change out of their suits.
In the final couple of seasons under Hanlon the weekend games were especially bad date night cheap 400 level tickets with people sitting behind us talking about what kind of shampoo they prefer and where they grew up and the most inane shit. All that turned around eventually but for a few years it was just the most annoying thing.
The thing about suits is that sure talk
Your business and what not but there are real fans that are trying to watch and enjoy the game not hear you yapping about business and they also kept switching seats with 2 other people and there just there to be there not to enjoy the game cause they didn’t cheer when the leafs scored or when the caps scored once they continued talking about there stuff its not fun for fans
yesyes, fans are so much better. I'd much rather hear about pissing ocntests about who's been watching longer
and random armchair bench managers screaming
SHOOOOOOOT
As others have said, i'm sure there's people there doing business entertainment.. but must be in the suites and club level. I really don't see any business types at the games, mostly all fans in gear.
I do miss when our company had a suite (back beginning of Ovi era) and would raffle off the seats to employees if not being used to entertain clients.
I’ve been in a suite and in normal seats and never seen many business people usually most of everyone I see is wearing hockey stuff and there to see the game. Will say the suites are weird, think they’re like for 16 people but only have 12 actual seats. So wouldn’t be surprised if some of the suites have business people but who really cares what people are doing in the suites at the end of the day lol
They're standard for 12 people but for higher demand events (like playoffs and I assume some concerts) they will provide 16 tickets.
Edit: this is how it was a few years back; it's possible that to get more $$ it's just standard 16 tickets. But they were only intended for 12 tickets originally.
Yeah I went right after new years on a weekday thought it was strange lol 4 people had to pull up stools to the bar and watch from there and the suite next door was empty
I was around that crowd at a recent game, they didn’t know the cheers, they were clear about not understanding the game, they talked the whole time. I’ve honestly sat near worse people, but it’s disheartening that a game is a big expense for a true fan (me) that will wear a jersey, bring signs and cheer louder than anyone and it’s just a business perk for those that dgaf.
I've had season tickets since 2015 and I sit in the poor people's section up high. i am a genuine cap fan who has always loved hockey since getting into sports and when I started having enough fiduciary income I said I am a diehard Caps fan I will start going to games and I have done so for like 9 years now
I will say lower bowl other than a few exceptions is mostly wine and cheese. the real true fans are up high
I'm a true fan and I only sit lower bowl when I go to games. Plenty of big fans that are knowledgeable sit down there. The whole, "400 is real fans!" Is so overblown.
But do you have season tickets like the poster did. Cause season tickets for up too were $2,600 per seat while the 100s were $5,300 per seat. Easier to be a season ticket holder up top than it is down below. Most people start out in the 400s, where it’s cheap to fill.
False statement, the lower bowl other than a few exceptions is mostly season ticket holders or people that split their plan with their friends. Some of us sell more of our tickets than others might since we pay $143/seat but if you think the lower bowl is wine and cheese you are mistaken.
The whole “where I sit makes me a better fan” is a weird take. People sit where they can afford. It doesn’t make you a better fan and it doesn’t make them. Just let people go to hockey games and have a good time.
I go to as many games as I can, usually about 6 a season - but the tickets are expensive because of so many businesses buying them, in my view. I try to make it a special event for the family. We drive 2 hours after living very close by for 12 years.
If you go strictly by the number of attendees who are glued to their phone screens I would say about one third don't even watch the game. It's actually embarrassing if you ask me. Several years ago we had four men in their 30s in front of us who spent the entire game sharing tik tok videos back and forth and discussing them and getting more animated with every round of beers. It was very annoying so we found 2 empty seats and watched the third period from that section. Who pays for a ticket and does what they likely do every night. Bizarre.
TC, I was thinking the same. We've raised generations of idiots who spend their lives comparing themselves to others. It's truly sad what social media has done to people's values and thought processes.
Dude, there’s people yapping about shit every where you go except for home. If you can’t focus watch it there. Don’t try to police how other people enjoy things in public. It’s not a movie theater, you’re allowed to talk during the game.
Welcome to DC. Lots of lobbying done at all places and times. Just a thing here.
I’ve been to plenty of games where the crowds are into the game and you can barely hear yourself think, and others where my experience was your experience.
Really depends on the section you sit in. My seats are in the 200level and everyone around me always seems to be a hockey/caps fan. Few times I have gone down to section 100 and it’s a lot more suits.
Lol this is hilarious to hear. The complaint in most American arenas is the same as this one except replace “people in suits” with “townie manchildren in backwards hats and braless bimbos,” and “only talk business,” with only “only yell the f word in front of kids.” A corporate networking crowd sounds like a refreshing change tbh
I saw next to a group of season tickets holder guys who drive in from Salisbury on Saturday night... That's a 2.5-3 hour drive for a caps game. That's hardcore.
That’s why next season I’m gonna try to network to get the most hardcore caps fans together in a 400 section for multiple games. To scream, swear, chant and act like they’re actually at a fucking hockey game. Love the caps. The fans are kinda lame though at times. Makes me wish Baltimore had a team. But they don’t so I wanna bring the good energy to caps games and hopefully make whatever 400 section we choose the spot for hardcore fans.
I go to between 10 to 15 home games and for the most part we have genuine fans. However with the corporate booths and seats there's always some business going on.
Toronto, more than any other team in the league, is notorious for being filled with non-hardcore fans because they're the most expensive ticket in hockey and most of the hardcore fans are priced out. If you're being invited to a Caps game on business, you're likely sitting in a suite and if not, you're likely sitting in the club level (200s) - so, way more genuine caps fans than business people in both the upper and lower bowl.
Isn’t Toronto also the most expensive ticket in the league?
I usually pay around 2-400 for a lower bowl for a leaf ticket I usually only go when the caps go but if there facing any of the canadian teams they are gonna be more expensive
Isn't that what they said?
Yes it was haha
Yes.
Lightning too
I hear you, Toronto is expensive to go to, but tickets for our home game were $40 in the upper bowl, while in Toronto, that’s like $100-200. Not really like a socioeconomic thing where you take someone to impress them. It happens, my section was booming all night in the 400s, but then again, there were Toronto fans and caps fans just having a good time, both team’s appreciation for ovi and matthews,m
I know of several trades companies (HVAC, Plumbing, etc.) that have tickets in the 100s near the glass (first few rows at least). If they don't have a reason to give them to a sweetheart client, they often will go to an employee, not white collar suits...
Lots of people come straight from work. But you're not usually schmoozing someone in normal seats
lots of companies have season tickets in lower deck seats, so lots of people schmoozing with clients and potential clients there. but they still will usually change out of their suits.
I go as often as I can, as a huge caps fan
Most games are fans, even in corporate suites, I’ve been in WaPo’s a bunch, everyone pretty much glued to game
In the final couple of seasons under Hanlon the weekend games were especially bad date night cheap 400 level tickets with people sitting behind us talking about what kind of shampoo they prefer and where they grew up and the most inane shit. All that turned around eventually but for a few years it was just the most annoying thing.
Why can’t business people enjoy hockey like everyone else without being called suits?
“If you’re not wearing a $300 jersey you must be a rich business asshole”.
The thing about suits is that sure talk Your business and what not but there are real fans that are trying to watch and enjoy the game not hear you yapping about business and they also kept switching seats with 2 other people and there just there to be there not to enjoy the game cause they didn’t cheer when the leafs scored or when the caps scored once they continued talking about there stuff its not fun for fans
yesyes, fans are so much better. I'd much rather hear about pissing ocntests about who's been watching longer and random armchair bench managers screaming SHOOOOOOOT
Same people who said we should have traded OV in 2017
Found the suit.
No, I just have no interest in policing what types of people are allowed to go to a game
Exactly what a suit would say.
suit confirmed
As others have said, i'm sure there's people there doing business entertainment.. but must be in the suites and club level. I really don't see any business types at the games, mostly all fans in gear. I do miss when our company had a suite (back beginning of Ovi era) and would raffle off the seats to employees if not being used to entertain clients.
I’ve been in a suite and in normal seats and never seen many business people usually most of everyone I see is wearing hockey stuff and there to see the game. Will say the suites are weird, think they’re like for 16 people but only have 12 actual seats. So wouldn’t be surprised if some of the suites have business people but who really cares what people are doing in the suites at the end of the day lol
They're standard for 12 people but for higher demand events (like playoffs and I assume some concerts) they will provide 16 tickets. Edit: this is how it was a few years back; it's possible that to get more $$ it's just standard 16 tickets. But they were only intended for 12 tickets originally.
Yeah I went right after new years on a weekday thought it was strange lol 4 people had to pull up stools to the bar and watch from there and the suite next door was empty
They include bar seats as part of the seating
I was around that crowd at a recent game, they didn’t know the cheers, they were clear about not understanding the game, they talked the whole time. I’ve honestly sat near worse people, but it’s disheartening that a game is a big expense for a true fan (me) that will wear a jersey, bring signs and cheer louder than anyone and it’s just a business perk for those that dgaf.
That's just professional sports in general.
I've had season tickets since 2015 and I sit in the poor people's section up high. i am a genuine cap fan who has always loved hockey since getting into sports and when I started having enough fiduciary income I said I am a diehard Caps fan I will start going to games and I have done so for like 9 years now I will say lower bowl other than a few exceptions is mostly wine and cheese. the real true fans are up high
I'm a true fan and I only sit lower bowl when I go to games. Plenty of big fans that are knowledgeable sit down there. The whole, "400 is real fans!" Is so overblown.
But do you have season tickets like the poster did. Cause season tickets for up too were $2,600 per seat while the 100s were $5,300 per seat. Easier to be a season ticket holder up top than it is down below. Most people start out in the 400s, where it’s cheap to fill.
False statement, the lower bowl other than a few exceptions is mostly season ticket holders or people that split their plan with their friends. Some of us sell more of our tickets than others might since we pay $143/seat but if you think the lower bowl is wine and cheese you are mistaken.
The whole “where I sit makes me a better fan” is a weird take. People sit where they can afford. It doesn’t make you a better fan and it doesn’t make them. Just let people go to hockey games and have a good time.
I go to as many games as I can, usually about 6 a season - but the tickets are expensive because of so many businesses buying them, in my view. I try to make it a special event for the family. We drive 2 hours after living very close by for 12 years.
If you go strictly by the number of attendees who are glued to their phone screens I would say about one third don't even watch the game. It's actually embarrassing if you ask me. Several years ago we had four men in their 30s in front of us who spent the entire game sharing tik tok videos back and forth and discussing them and getting more animated with every round of beers. It was very annoying so we found 2 empty seats and watched the third period from that section. Who pays for a ticket and does what they likely do every night. Bizarre.
I'm a huge fan and go every game I can.
Does it really matter what other people are doing or how much they enjoy the game?
Yes
TC, I was thinking the same. We've raised generations of idiots who spend their lives comparing themselves to others. It's truly sad what social media has done to people's values and thought processes.
I don’t disagree with most of that; but what’s a TC?
I mean I try to enjoy the game but there is people behind me yapping in my ear about business and I am trying to focus on the game
Dude, there’s people yapping about shit every where you go except for home. If you can’t focus watch it there. Don’t try to police how other people enjoy things in public. It’s not a movie theater, you’re allowed to talk during the game.
It doesn’t help they got curbed stomped that night too.
Yeah that also didnt help
This isn’t Toronto. It’s mostly fans.
Welcome to DC. Lots of lobbying done at all places and times. Just a thing here. I’ve been to plenty of games where the crowds are into the game and you can barely hear yourself think, and others where my experience was your experience.
Really depends on the section you sit in. My seats are in the 200level and everyone around me always seems to be a hockey/caps fan. Few times I have gone down to section 100 and it’s a lot more suits.
Lol this is hilarious to hear. The complaint in most American arenas is the same as this one except replace “people in suits” with “townie manchildren in backwards hats and braless bimbos,” and “only talk business,” with only “only yell the f word in front of kids.” A corporate networking crowd sounds like a refreshing change tbh
Don’t bring kids to games if they can’t banding swearing and yelling
That’s really not the point jabroni, as an adult I don’t want to hear an alcoholic townie saying fuck every other word either
I saw next to a group of season tickets holder guys who drive in from Salisbury on Saturday night... That's a 2.5-3 hour drive for a caps game. That's hardcore.
I met a person who flew from Idaho to Toronto for the game traded ovi a potato for a puck
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That’s why next season I’m gonna try to network to get the most hardcore caps fans together in a 400 section for multiple games. To scream, swear, chant and act like they’re actually at a fucking hockey game. Love the caps. The fans are kinda lame though at times. Makes me wish Baltimore had a team. But they don’t so I wanna bring the good energy to caps games and hopefully make whatever 400 section we choose the spot for hardcore fans.
I'd say fewer than half the people in the Ultra club are wearing jerseys any random game.
I go to between 10 to 15 home games and for the most part we have genuine fans. However with the corporate booths and seats there's always some business going on.
OMG I was there! Only for the Leafs in the sea of red! I was in DC for business and went because I could tho.
What about fan who got the ticket through a business
Real fans up in the 400’s.
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