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Re: 2017 Frozen Four Ticket Purchase
No one on the Board purchased tickets on Day One? Seriously? Not a good start...
The price points are getting to be problematic, no doubt about it. But while I wouldn't want to draw sweeping conclusions based on a slow first day, I don't sense a rush to ANY price point.
This is the greater threat, IMHO. Raise prices in a time of decreasing demand, and you're liable to wind up with:
True. But depressingly enough, that result damages the entire college hockey community, not just the "greedy b@stids."
Well, I'm at Priority Level 19. My take is as follows:
1. It would be fun to sit on the glass, but the price is a total deal-breaker. For those that decide that's an appropriate expenditure, Good luck and God bless. But I'm out. Same thing with Row 2.
2. At the other end of the spectrum, I'm glad those who will sit in the Upper Level pay lower prices. Receive less value, pay a lower price. It's only right. But if I'm going to travel hundreds of miles for the tournament, I'm gritting my teeth and paying for lower bowl or club.
3. What's missing so far, more than anything else, is the lack of urgency among the Frozen Four fan base. Maybe I'm in the minority, but my group has been significantly inconvenienced by the late notice on the lottery dates, and the withholding of information on pricing and ticket limits. And yet I'm not *that* distressed. I've had the thought that if we can't get organized until October 1, maybe that's OK this year. Given the declining demand, maybe a modest delay won't hurt our vantage point all that much.
Bottom Line? My early guess is that the regulars will be in Chicago. But the purchase date may be delayed in many cases. And in another significant number of cases, long timers may simply wait for better values on the secondary market. Time will tell; stay tuned.
No one on the Board purchased tickets on Day One? Seriously? Not a good start...
Originally posted by Nick Papagiorgio
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If that is the case, they're going to have a hard time selling lower bowl tickets to the general public/walkup at these prices if that is the majority of the inventory left over. Or lower priority folks are going to say eff it and not get seats now and wait to see what teams are playing before committing this much money this early.
An empty building would serve them right.
It will be interesting to see how things play out. I finally got a priority high enough to sit in the lower bowl and now I feel like I'm being squeezed out and I don't like it. At some point money isn't the issue.
Curious to hear what the high-priority folks are opting for.
Curious to hear what the high-priority folks are opting for.
1. It would be fun to sit on the glass, but the price is a total deal-breaker. For those that decide that's an appropriate expenditure, Good luck and God bless. But I'm out. Same thing with Row 2.
2. At the other end of the spectrum, I'm glad those who will sit in the Upper Level pay lower prices. Receive less value, pay a lower price. It's only right. But if I'm going to travel hundreds of miles for the tournament, I'm gritting my teeth and paying for lower bowl or club.
3. What's missing so far, more than anything else, is the lack of urgency among the Frozen Four fan base. Maybe I'm in the minority, but my group has been significantly inconvenienced by the late notice on the lottery dates, and the withholding of information on pricing and ticket limits. And yet I'm not *that* distressed. I've had the thought that if we can't get organized until October 1, maybe that's OK this year. Given the declining demand, maybe a modest delay won't hurt our vantage point all that much.
Bottom Line? My early guess is that the regulars will be in Chicago. But the purchase date may be delayed in many cases. And in another significant number of cases, long timers may simply wait for better values on the secondary market. Time will tell; stay tuned.
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