LAS VEGAS, NV – FEBRUARY 10: A television shows an advertisement from Hockey Vision Las Vegas during a news conference at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino announcing the launch of a season ticket drive to try to gauge if there is enough interest in Las Vegas to support an NHL team on February 10, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A Las Vegas franchise would play in a USD 375 million, 20,000-seat arena being built on the Strip by MGM Resorts International and AEG that is scheduled to open in the spring of 2016. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

The new Las Vegas NHL team already has over 15,000 season ticket deposits

Will the new NHL team in Las Vegas be a long-term success? Are there enough hockey fans to support a franchise?

Those questions won’t be answered for many years, but the early indicators suggest that the new NHL team in Vegas is off to a great start. A recent report states that the team already has over 15,000 deposits for season tickets and more continue to come in.

Prior to making a formal decision on a team in Vegas, the NHL wanted to make sure that home games would truly feel like home games for the new team. One original fear was that the various casinos would give out the majority of tickets as comps and as a result the home team wouldn’t have a true advantage as the crowd would be made up of neutral fans. Those fears might be squashed now that over 15,000 deposits have been made, a majority of which have come from individual buyers.

While the number of season ticket deposits are encouraging and should be commended, the long-term success of the franchise is very much up in the air and will depend on one thing – winning. The best way to fill an arena and to boost TV ratings is through success on the ice. The Vegas club may already have a huge base judging by their season tickets, but they’ll struggle to maintain that number should the team disappoint.

About David Rogers

Editor for The Comeback and Contributing Editor for Awful Announcing. Lover of hockey, soccer and all things pop culture.

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