One last ditch to save the team or one last money grab? With the team on the verge of moving to Winnipeg, the Atlanta Thrashers decided still to go ahead with their annual select-a-seat-event. Attempting to sell more season tickets for next year, but at the same time selling merchandise like Thrasher jersey’s for 50% off, to many fans and season ticket holders it didn’t leave a good taste in their mouth.
“If (ownership) they know something they should have cancelled the event,” said a Thrasher season ticket hold. “It was like the last jab from ownership. People were crying in their seats, if they weren’t crying they were angry.”
One Thrasher supporter held up a sign stating “Deport The Atlanta Spirit for murdering hockey in Atlanta.”
Another sign that something is up, no Thrasher players nor management attended the event, even the team Mascot was absent. There were unconfirmed reports, that the season tickets purchased at this event were non-refundable.
Shocking to some, despite being out of the playoff picture, the Thrashers attendance spiked at the end of the season. In the last seven home games, six of them had over 15,750 fans. Compare that to the first seven home games of 2010-11, they had two crowds over 15,000, five crowds under 11,000 including two games that had 8,820 and 8,461 fans attend. But , unless a complete miracle occurs the NHL Hockey in Atlanta is on life support and if it leaves it will never return.
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