Globe on Hockey - The lowdown on ticket prices

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The Cost Of A Ticket
Published 10/9/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
from Tim Wharnsby of the Globe and Mail, According to razorgator.com, a worldwide ticket agency for sports and entertainment events, five Canadian teams have the highest average ticket price for their home openers this season, while the Ottawa Senators rank 10th among the 30 NHL clubs. Here are the average ticket prices, arranged from high-to-low continued and Vacnouver leads the way with an average of $308 per ticket…

Puck Headlines: Long-awaited marriage of Hurricanes, NASCAR
Published 10/9/2008 by Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy
... years, a legitimate connection between the Hurricanes and NASCAR, which should be wonderful news for hundreds of lazy Canadian journalists and radio hosts." Plus-1 to you, Luke DeCock. [News & Observer, H/T to reader Mike Foley] • Terrific breakdown of NHL average ticket prices that reveals that the average Vancouver Canucks ticket is worth 9.12 Phoenix Coyotes tickets. Ah, remember those halcyon days when Canucks tickets were $8.99? [Globe & Mail] • Daniel Tolensky discovers that "Boots" Del Biaggio was ...

Wings now face filling Joe with 8th-highest ticket prices in NHL
Published 10/9/2008 by George James Malik at Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com
... : "We're optimistic heading into this year with the ability to draw fans," Holland said. "I anticipate we're going to have to really work early, but as we get into the season, hopefully we get off to a good start and people are coming to the Joe." As the Wings raised ticket prices this season (and variably priced several games), the Globe and Mail now lists Detroit's ticket prices as the eighth-highest in the league, and the third-highest among American teams: October 9, Globe and Mail : Team '08 Avg. Low High '07 Avg Vancouver Canucks $301 $129 $778 $227 Montreal Canadiens ...