(Anaheim) It’s quite difficult to smell the puck and hockey in Anaheim, even though it’s been 30 years since the Ducks were born.
Around here, the average Uber driver doesn’t seem too aware of this team’s existence.
We’re not going to use that to say that the Ducks should receive 5 to 7 million to go and play games elsewhere that mean nothing for purposes of seduction, but if the drivers who transport the tourists don’t often pass by Honda Center, there may be a problem.
In their previous game on Sunday, the Ducks attracted 15,243 spectators, which is about their seasonal average (15,467), and which gives them 28e rank in the attendance charts this season.
This indifference can be seen in the streets of the city, where the presence of the club’s colors is almost non-existent. “It’s because this is Disney Town!” “, the same driver explained to us enthusiastically, while promising to go see a hockey match one of these days, without really specifying which one.
So every morning in Anaheim, we see the same thing: little families by the dozen, Mickey Mouse ears attached to their heads, all ready to board a car or a bus to go to Disneyland, a an experience that we still recommend, among others for the Car Race with Lightning McQueen.
For the leisure dollar to move a little towards the arena, let’s face it, it’s going to take a better team in this difficult city to conquer. The Ducks have missed the playoffs the last five seasons, and in such a volatile market, that doesn’t help.
The Ducks are no longer the Mighty Ducks, but at the main entrance to the arena, we always find this powerful duck which reminds us who is the master around here.