Why are tickets so expensive? Man can I take the whole fam to an AHL Bears game for the price of one ticket to a PSU game.
It is a bit crazy. First half of this season wasn't as bad in terms of ticket prices, but the rink appears to be a sellout the rest of way. Winning doesn't hurt (and, of course, saying that the team lost last night). I had to pick up a few extra for Minnesota in February (taking nephews on unofficial college tour) and, even purchasing early, I probably paid twice face value. Non-con games were selling at or below face (but, first half of season and Alaska Thanksgiving week and RIT NYE when students weren't in town). I guess purchase early lol.
I wonder if some of it is some [what I assume to be] brokers establishing hype with high list prices (and people willing to pay, of course!). There are definitely several large blocks (esp. center ice) that list high for almost every game and seem to sell. I would imagine that sets a "tone" for the market. In the end, people are going to sell for what people are willing to pay.
In some ways, it isn't that dissimilar from football. People want to see PSU playing in big games and the B1G is pretty decent in hockey right now, with most of the teams save Wisconsin in the Top 20. I will say that it slightly surprises me that the ND series seems twice as hot as the Minnesota series in terms of ticket demand, given that Minnesota is Top 5 right now.
