Drew Edwards is reporting in the Spec that Ticat season ticket sales are up possibly 4% from last year, with a 87% renewal rate from the year before. The Cats do say that the more expensive tickets are not selling as well. This is actually pretty good news for a team that has had back to back 3 and 15 seasons and during a pretty poor economy. It also shows that the CFL will probably be relatively unscathed by the recession compared to other North American sports leagues (NHL, NFL, MLB, NBA, MLS, and Nascar).
Could Hamilton even show an attendance increase this year? With a 9 and 9 team with a reasonable start, with the wins coming more at home, this is definitely possible. With Calgary apparently going to have a good attendance year due to the Grey Cup and Saskatchewan having expanded seats all season, the CFL could see an increase in attendance compared to last year.
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