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Airboy
Senior Member
Yah drove by and the traffic was pretty bad. but it looks good that the park is full. My company had a social night there on Friday. I think the River Hawks are marketing this pretty good as well. Noticed it was quite full yesterday afternoon.
IanO
Superstar
I have seen a few companies on social hosting events there; even had a friend who has not been to a game in about 10yrs send me photos with him and a group of friends there Sat.
It's clear that they have done a good job and have some momentum.
It's clear that they have done a good job and have some momentum.
Abba
Active Member
Yes, they have! It's a great family-friendly option for people to get out in the summer. Just under 4000 people yesterday.
thommyjo
Senior Member
Good to see both the Stingers and Riverhawks killing it!
That baseball diamond needs some transit or something though (gondola?) to help with parking and getting people there. Not a great in/out. I don’t care cause I just bike, but I have friends who won’t go because of traffic. (They added secure bike parking like beauties though).
That baseball diamond needs some transit or something though (gondola?) to help with parking and getting people there. Not a great in/out. I don’t care cause I just bike, but I have friends who won’t go because of traffic. (They added secure bike parking like beauties though).
Gronk!
Senior Member
Rossdale redevelopment should take care of that. RE/MAX Field is on the left in the pic.
Rossdale Transportation Network | City of Edmonton
The City is enhancing public spaces and balancing the roadway network in the Rossdale area to support all modes of transportation. The concept plan was completed in 2022.
thommyjo
Senior Member
Likely 10+ years away though sadly.Rossdale redevelopment should take care of that. RE/MAX Field is on the left in the pic.
Rossdale Transportation Network | City of Edmonton
The City is enhancing public spaces and balancing the roadway network in the Rossdale area to support all modes of transportation. The concept plan was completed in 2022.www.edmonton.ca
IanO
Superstar
Just in time for the award winning urban plan to be out of date and require an update...
Gronk!
Senior Member
Edmonton sports newcomers thrive at gate while established Elks crowd numbers dive
Good, old-fashioned promotional efforts are what executives from both baseball’s Edmonton Riverhawks and basketball’s Edmonton Stingers say are helping draw thousands of people to their games this year.
TAS
Senior Member
It's too bad FC Edmonton was not able to create this same level of interest and success. There's a lot of soccer fans in Edmonton, too.Edmonton sports newcomers thrive at gate while established Elks crowd numbers dive
Good, old-fashioned promotional efforts are what executives from both baseball’s Edmonton Riverhawks and basketball’s Edmonton Stingers say are helping draw thousands of people to their games this year.edmonton.ctvnews.ca
But really glad to see what's happening with these two other sports.
Tbone84
New Member
thommyjo
Senior Member
Just like the Elks they weren't winning enough, and people started losing interest unfortunately
Riverhawks are 10-24 and the stingers are 6th out of 10 teams in the standings. So both have losing records but are still getting great engagement. I think the marketing and fan experiences are just a lot better than what the elks are doing. 20 straight losses is undeniably hard to overcome though too. That’s gotta be fixed to give marketing a chance haha.
Riverhawks are 10-24 and the stingers are 6th out of 10 teams in the standings. So both have losing records but are still getting great engagement. I think the marketing and fan experiences are just a lot better than what the elks are doing. 20 straight losses is undeniably hard to overcome though too. That’s gotta be fixed to give marketing a chance haha.
ChazYEG
Senior Member
I don't know about the Riverhawks, but in the Stingers' defense, they were league champions 2 years in a row (and are the defending champions), despite this year's underwhelming results. That tends to increase the engagement level. I doubt that if they fail to improve their records for another two or 3 seasons they'll see the same level of fan engagement.
It also helps that basketball has A LOT more fans than soccer, here.
TAS
Senior Member
Last Soccer post on here from me.
Certainly success has something to do with it.
When the Edmonton Drillers played in the North American Soccer League NASL from 1979-82 (they were brought here by Pocklington), their average attendance was 10,000 (11,000 in 1980) for the first couple years and then dropped off to 4,000/game in 1982 when they dissolved (finished bottom of standings).
I think 1980 was our best season.
Certainly success has something to do with it.
When the Edmonton Drillers played in the North American Soccer League NASL from 1979-82 (they were brought here by Pocklington), their average attendance was 10,000 (11,000 in 1980) for the first couple years and then dropped off to 4,000/game in 1982 when they dissolved (finished bottom of standings).
I think 1980 was our best season.
CplKlinger
Senior Member
The Muttart LRT stop is relatively close, it's too bad the area it's in is so bad for functional (not recreational) active transportation.
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