Back in February, we covered an incredible takeover of the Vegas Golden Knights’ arena by Flyers fans.
Just look at all that orange 😎 #blessed #PHIvsVGK pic.twitter.com/ykp7yZzsm4
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) February 12, 2018
They even got off a post-Super Bowl LII victory “E-A-G-L-E-S! EAGLES!” chant in the second period.
Just an Eagles chant in Las Vegas during a Flyers regular season hockey game.
Things we never thought we'd tweet if you asked us three years ago. pic.twitter.com/25maOLZJQm
— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) February 12, 2018
Well, it looks like those fans may have forced Vegas to change a team policy for fans looking to attend games as an away fan. Phans of Phlly, a company that offers sports-related trips, received this lovely email from a Vegas Golden Knights representative regarding group tickets:
The Las Vegas Knights informed us they will not be selling us group ticket this year! You would think they want opposing fans traveling and supporting the city! When they suck in a few years they will be begging for business! LETS GO FLYERS!!! pic.twitter.com/OrHTIFJgIT
— Phans of Philly (@PhansofPhilly) June 22, 2018
That’s right. No group tickets! Isn’t that part of the draw for having a team in Vegas? Way to go, Flyers fans. Seriously. That’s awesome.
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Realistically, the Flyers weren’t the only team to travel well in Vegas. I was at more than a few games, and just about every visiting team had a presence at T-Mobile. That said, the Flyers group was certainly the largest and most vocal. (Who would have guessed). Issue was, after about November, locals couldn’t buy tickets. The gig was up – the team was good and people wanted to see what all the hype was about. So the defending WC champs want to try and protect more of their tickets for the home fans? I’m good with that.
The solution is for Vegas fans to purchase more season tickets, including Vegas businesses. “Most” northeast teams had a strong showing in Vegas last year. Rangers, Bruins, Penguins .
Oh, no – they do. After the New Year, locals couldn’t GET tickets, save for STH selling their own seats. I mean, people plan entire vacations around catching their team here. It was bound to happen. Even without out-of-towners coming in groups, this team will have no trouble selling tickets. Maybe that wouldn’t have been the case if not for a) October 1 shooting (City rallied together around VGK), and b) How successful they were in their first season. As both of those fade away though, it’ll be interesting to see if the fans stick around, should the team perform like an expansion team anytime soon. My guess is that they’ve entrenched themselves in deep enough to have created some genuine fans. Never thought it’d happen, but here we are.
thats not cool. Do the FLyers, or any other team in the NHL do this?
the nationals did this to phillies fans a few years back, when you couldnt get a seat at CBP we would sell out nationals stadium (or CBP south as it was called back then. the nationals response, their box office system wouldnt allow you to buy tickets to the nationals stadium if your credit card billing address was with in 50 miles of the broad street sports complex.
This is becoming a more common practice than people may realize. Odds are Vegas has restricted a few games like this based on opposing fan attendance last year. They are obviously well on their way to being a successful franchise, but letting a home game become dominated by opposing fans has a legitimate impact on the ice and is essentially shooting yourself in the foot when trying to get an expansion team off the ground.
There is nothing I hate more than trolls.
I love to troll Flyers fans.
These things happen. As someone said, the Bats did this to the Phil’s fans some years back. The Capitals did it to the Knights during the finals. They are the hottest ticket in town. As both a lifelong Flyers can and a Knights season ticket holder, I’ll be at the game in my Orange and Black. While I do see both sides to the issue, I personally enjoy talking to the fans from the visiting teams. It really makes it fun. And as for the Flyers game, it’s just a little taste of home (and yes, I was doing Eagles cheers all game too!)
I always run into Flyers games, somehow. When the Blue Jackets came to town in January I bumped into a pair of guys with Flyers gear on, ended up buying me a beer and doing the E-A-G-L-E-S chant in the concise concourse. At a Vegas/Columbus game, mind you. Our fans are the best.