Jets' Chipman addresses team's low attendance, big picture focus in Winnipeg

The Jets are off to a 3-3 start this season, sitting in a wild-card spot in the Western Conference after impressive back-to-back wins over the

But the conversation surrounding the franchise in Winnipeg has been about its off-ice challenges, namely a lot of empty seats in a building that used to be among the hottest tickets in the National Hockey League.drew fewer than 12,000 fans at Canada Life Centre, while Tuesday’s game against St. Louis was played before 11,136. Excluding the pandemic, it was the team’s lowest attendance since arriving from Atlanta in 2012.

If the current trend continues, how much of a financial strain will this put on the team for the long term? Jets and True North Sports & Entertainment executive chairman Mark Chipman spoke at length this week with TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger about the team’s attendance issues and its commitment to bringing fans back into the building.proudly being part of a franchise that sold out 332 consecutive home games. A pandemic hits – obviously there’s a strong influence there – the economy maybe isn’t what it once was.

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