So im on the list to get some tickets to the winter classic, looking at stubhub, the cheapest price for a ticket is 275 dollars per ticket (nose bleed), and go up to 10,000 per ticket. Sence when did the NHL become fan unfreindly with ticket prices to this event. With this economy, while there will be some, but not many will be able to afford the 275-900 dollar price range that each ticket is taged with.
The winter classic is not the superbowl, its not the world series, its not the stanley cup, its just a hockey game that is played outdoors. While the NHL could aquire to play more outdoor games per season, there shouldnt be such a premium placed on tickets. After all the whole entire infeild of wrigley would be open, why not make 15 dollar average joe seats out there with the limited view. Unless I get lucky and happen to win the drawing that they are having for winter classic seating, I honestly dont see myself going because of the high ticket prices as it has put this out of the reach of the average joe. With that said the same game played at the UC, ticket prices are (face vallue) 20 dollar nose bleed to 300 front row, on stub hub that game goes for 15 to 1140, a far cry from winter classic pricing.
As far as the blackawks, they have turned this into a season ticket marketing campaign in order to get seats you have to buy season tickets. If you dont your out with the average joe, out on waveland ave, probably drinking in a bar watching the game on tv.
The winter classic is not the superbowl, its not the world series, its not the stanley cup, its just a hockey game that is played outdoors. While the NHL could aquire to play more outdoor games per season, there shouldnt be such a premium placed on tickets. After all the whole entire infeild of wrigley would be open, why not make 15 dollar average joe seats out there with the limited view. Unless I get lucky and happen to win the drawing that they are having for winter classic seating, I honestly dont see myself going because of the high ticket prices as it has put this out of the reach of the average joe. With that said the same game played at the UC, ticket prices are (face vallue) 20 dollar nose bleed to 300 front row, on stub hub that game goes for 15 to 1140, a far cry from winter classic pricing.
As far as the blackawks, they have turned this into a season ticket marketing campaign in order to get seats you have to buy season tickets. If you dont your out with the average joe, out on waveland ave, probably drinking in a bar watching the game on tv.
