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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Ok, separatists aside, here are some stats that you posted that strongly disagree with your assessment:
Average ticket prices:
- Toronto Maple Leafs - Avg Price: $368.60
- Chicago Blackhawks - Avg Price: $313.18
- Winnipeg Jets - Avg Price: $276.69
- Edmonton Oilers - Avg Price: $272.75
- Vancouver Canucks - Avg Price: $265.48
- Calgary Flames - Avg Price: $262.10
- Montreal Canadiens - Avg Price: $257.06
The top 7 teams are 6 Canadian teams and the Stanley Cup Champs.
By the way, I just noticed the actual prices listed here - those numbers are no where near accurate. In Calgary for example, $262 is about the price for the 1st row of the 2nd deck, which is among the most expensive seats in the building. I think the average is more like $100 |
My best guess is this is one of the lists that is looking at secondary ticket market, not face value, and probably for a specific lower bowl section. Alberta no longer has scalping laws whereas Quebec does prohibit the sale of tickets at more than face value. So if they get their information from sites that are following provincial and state laws it would make it a bit more believable that Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver have ticket costs higher than Montreal.