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How MLSE decided who keeps their tickets with Leafs and Raptors crowds cut in half
Raptors have a number of popular games over the next few weeks that will be affected by the changes brought on by province’s mandate to cut crowd size in half for games at Scotiabank Arena, starting Saturday.
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Raptors have a number of popular games over the next few weeks that will be affected by the changes brought on by province’s mandate to cut crowd size in half for games at Scotiabank Arena, starting Saturday.www.thestar.com
Oops. "Membership has its' privileges."
The main thing that I got from it is that only season ticket holders will be in attendance and even then, they'll have to allocate attendance among those. IIRC, season ticket holders comprise 85% of seat purchases.
It will take 7-10 days for credit card refunds to get processed. There have been contingency plans for months and MLSE said it will take an extra 100 staff to deal with the logistics and dealing with customers.
Inside Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, the sales department had already been thinking about what to do if crowd limits at the home of the Raptors and Leafs were to be restricted again, as the spread of the Omicron variant dominated the news cycle.
But there wasn’t much to be done proactively on Wednesday when, just hours after a final decision by the provincial government was made, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced venues that hold 1,000 or more people — such as Scotiabank Arena — would be capped at 50 per cent.
Tom McDonald, MLSE’s vice-president of ticketing and sales, knew getting information out to ticket holders was the priority, even if there wasn’t much to be had at that point.
“Everybody just wants to understand what it means for them and their purchases,” McDonald said. “That was first and foremost. We needed to get in front of it. We needed to buy some time and let our fans know that we were on it.”
So the company “basically asked for patience,” he said, telling fans they would find out more in 24 hours.
MLSE had planned for limits during the Raptors’ pre-season and the start of the basketball schedule in October, but the government cleared the way for full capacity by the Oct. 20 home opener against the Washington Wizards. Tickets were sold en masse from there, and the game changed.
“It’s a different animal after you’ve already sold to full capacity, to try and back out of that 100 per cent capacity,” McDonald said. “There hasn’t been too many teams that have done it. So we’re in uncharted waters, so to speak.”
MLSE ultimately decided to “prioritize and satisfy” season-ticket holders — about 85 per cent of total seats for Leafs games, roughly 70 per cent for the Raptors — when deciding who gets into the building at half-capacity, roughly 10,000.
The process involved more than 100 employees — in the hours between Ford’s announcement and Thursday afternoon — to deal with refunds, answer a flood of questions from the public and help notify those who can attend, starting with Saturday night’s Raptors-Warriors game. The next Leafs home date is Dec. 23 against the St. Louis Blues.
“All non-season seat tickets will be refunded, and tickets will be allocated among season seat members for upcoming games based on the new capacity limited,” MLSE said in Thursday’s statement.
Nylander is a product of the Toronto system. I think it is currently called the "Shanaplan" which has been a playoff disaster so far.
"In short, Shanahan and his team would not be lured into simply building a playoff team and then hoping to get lucky. Instead, the organization would commit itself to work hard to bring Toronto its first Stanley Cup since 1967 – and, then another. This would be done “the right way” and would produce lasting results. [from “Canadiens in dire need of a ‘Shanaplan’, not a ‘reset,’” Stu Cowan, Montreal Gazette, 14/03/18)"
Maple Leafs’ 2020-21 Are the Next Step in the Shanaplan (thehockeywriters.com)
Spezza suspension is over, reduced to 4 games, he can play vs Vancouver.
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Smiling with a grin of justice, Maple Leafs’ Spezza has suspension reduced
Commissioner Gary Bettman seldom overrules his own department of player safety in these matters, but he did so Friday, acquiescing to the #FreeSpezza hashtags and reducing the forward’s ban from six to four games.
Tavares and Kerfoot placed on Covid protocol.
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Maple Leafs place Tavares, Kerfoot in COVID-19 protocol
The Toronto Maple Leafs have placed John Tavares and Alexander Kerfoot in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol.
This question was asked of the Rock game tomorrow night, apparently anyone already with a ticket is good to go.
I have two tickets to the Marlies annual Boxing Day game at Scotiabank, it's pretty much a sellout, and they're still good for now.
I think it's going to take a week or more to implement this.
According to a link posted in the SC section, 12:01 AM Sunday is when it takes effect. Games tomorrow are fine, it's Sunday and further affected.
Things just got fuckedTavares and Kerfoot placed on Covid protocol.
Maple Leafs place Tavares, Kerfoot in COVID-19 protocol
The Toronto Maple Leafs have placed John Tavares and Alexander Kerfoot in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol.
I did predict a stoppage in the season.Things just got fucked
I hope Tavares and Kerfoot can get back to family for Xmas.Things just got fucked
Even though it’s all bullshit overreacting.
We need to accept it and find a way to live with it.
Spezza and Simmonds placed under covid protocol.
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Maple Leafs place Wayne Simmonds, Jason Spezza into COVID-19 protocols
Wayne Simmonds and Jason Spezza were added to the league's COVID-19 protocols late Friday night, broadening the scope of the Toronto Maple Leafs' current struggles with the virus.
Don’t be surprised if they shut down the league it this continues. Several games now postponed due to positive tests of players.Spezza and Simmonds placed under covid protocol.
Maple Leafs place Wayne Simmonds, Jason Spezza into COVID-19 protocols
Wayne Simmonds and Jason Spezza were added to the league's COVID-19 protocols late Friday night, broadening the scope of the Toronto Maple Leafs' current struggles with the virus.
