$ 350.00 for the Cheap Seats !!!!! - Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community

Nufy · 10-11-2007, 12:20 PM

Thank God It'll be on TV.....

http://www.sportsnet.ca/more/2007/10...ticket_prices/

ken0042 · 10-11-2007, 12:31 PM

I only have one question- where can I buy some?

Seriously, I was expecting cheap seats to be around $1500 each.

MelBridgeman · 10-11-2007, 12:53 PM

pricey...thank god i can buy a nice large flat screen for that amount

SarichFan · 10-11-2007, 01:06 PM

It's not that bad.

philip1985 · 10-11-2007, 01:09 PM

350 is a lot of money but there will be a demand for these. I expected them to be quite a bit higher. It would definitely be an experience to be there, but I think I will enjoy watching the game on my big screen.

Nufy · 10-11-2007, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ken0042

I only have one question- where can I buy some?

Seriously, I was expecting cheap seats to be around $1500 each.

Just wait til the Legal Scalpers (Ticket websites) get a hold of them...

You'll get your wish.

mykalberta · 10-11-2007, 02:22 PM

Why the heck should people who buy tickets be forced to subsidize free tickets. What a joke, could they not have gotten a corporation to sponsor those. Geesh.

$350 is very reasonable for tix for gold medal hockey game for an event held in Canada.

OilersBaby · 10-20-2007, 05:45 PM

i know this is an old thread, but i read somewhere that tickets for canadian residents go on sale this month (october 07). what about residents of other countries? anyone know how to get tix if you live in the USA?

FireFly · 10-20-2007, 05:49 PM

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Pricing for the tickets to the Games was released Thursday, with the lowest-priced tickets at $25 and the highest $775 for a seat at the men's gold medal hockey game.

Huh? I see that they're $25...

jar_e · 10-20-2007, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by FireFly

Huh? I see that they're $25...

I believe they're referring to the Olympic games as a whole...not just hockey.

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Of the 1.6 million tickets that will be for sale, half will be priced at less than $100 and 100,000 will be available for $25.

But that doesn't mean high-demand events will have tickets at those prices. The $25 tickets are available for biathlon, cross-country skiing and some early rounds of women's hockey only.

FireFly · 10-20-2007, 07:32 PM

Well the article makes no sense then as it says that the gold medal game for men's hockey will have $25 seats, and if that's not a high demand game, I'm not certain what would qualify.

Not to mention the thread title is confusing as it's not $350 for a cheap seat, it's $350 for an average seat.

Winsor_Pilates · 10-20-2007, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by FireFly

Well the article makes no sense then as it says that the gold medal game for men's hockey will have $25 seats, and if that's not a high demand game, I'm not certain what would qualify.

I don't think it says that anywhere.
It says:
"But that doesn't mean high-demand events will have tickets at those prices. The $25 tickets are available for biathlon, cross-country skiing and some early rounds of women's hockey only."

No mens hockey game will have tickets that low

FireFly · 10-20-2007, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates

I don't think it says that anywhere.
It says:
"But that doesn't mean high-demand events will have tickets at those prices. The $25 tickets are available for biathlon, cross-country skiing and some early rounds of women's hockey only."

No mens hockey game will have tickets that low

Ah, so I read it incorrectly. It was a poorly written sentence and I didn't finish reading the article.

jar_e · 10-20-2007, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by FireFly

Well the article makes no sense then as it says that the gold medal game for men's hockey will have $25 seats, and if that's not a high demand game, I'm not certain what would qualify.

Not to mention the thread title is confusing as it's not $350 for a cheap seat, it's $350 for an average seat.

I agree...that quote (not sure where you got it from) is badly worded...but there won't be any $25 for a mens hockey game...from the 2010 website...

The cheapest seat for the mens hockey gold medal game is $350....in the "c" level...the cheapest seat for any mens hockey is $50 in the prelims/qualifications in the "c" level.

FireFly · 10-20-2007, 09:04 PM

Anybody want to buy a kidney for a pair of tickets to the game? Let me know. Maybe the cost of a flight too....

bigtmac19 · 10-20-2007, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by FireFly

Anybody want to buy a kidney for a pair of tickets to the game? Let me know. Maybe the cost of a flight too....

No kidding. Break out the plastic and maybe by 2010 I can pay it off.

jar_e · 10-20-2007, 09:30 PM

Talking about tickets...is anyone going to put there name into the lotteries just for the hell of it? I have NO idea where I'll be at that time but worst comes to worst I'm sure you can sell these tickets for quite a pretty penny come 2010.