-Vintage Canuck- Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Kingsley Bailey thinks prices will drop closer to March: Vancouver (NEWS1130) – Pre-sale tickets for the Heritage Classic hockey game in Vancouver are not selling very well, according to one broker. Kingsley Bailey with Vancouver Ticket doesn’t have hard numbers, but says there are a few reasons people aren’t snatching up the tickets. ”It’s a one-off game but it’s buried with six Heritage Classic games this year. We don’t have the best Canadian team as our opposition and the prices are way too high.” Bailey thinks you should wait to buy tickets because they are likely to drop in price. “It’s happened in the past where they have decided to drop tickets, they did it for the playoffs last year, where they dropped them 21 per cent. If they did that for the playoffs last year, I don’t see it being a problem happening for the Heritage Classic,” he explains. Prices for the open-air game start at $93.00 for the first row seats. Those seats are field-level, where you won’t be able to see much, with the rink at least 50 feet away. The game is happening at BC Place on Sunday, March 2nd against the Ottawa Senators. http://www.news1130.com/2013/08/21/heritage-classic-hockey-game-not-selling-well-broker/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckRow Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 I doubt this surprises anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stexx Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 yep, i have had season tickets for 10+years now and i refused to buy the classic on principle. $150-200 to sit in the 400 level of bc place? they must be joking. edit: not to mention in march bc place will not even be an open air stadium march statistics place rain in vancouver at around 62%. If it was a better opponent, an actual open air stadium, in WINTER then you know what they might get their prices. But they dont have any of those things going for them. The only real selling point is "come watch with 50,000 people and cheer on your team". yeah no thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolt Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 not included in the season ticket package? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShakyWalton Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 My heart is broken,,another attempt to rip off the public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keslerific Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Better to watch it on tv in HD lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Wait...you mean people aren't keen on spending $200+ per ticket to sit at altitude just to see the surface at BC Place? I am shocked....shocked and appalled.... end sarcasm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stexx Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 not included in the season ticket package? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Well that's about what I make in a month.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Besides everything already mentioned... why buy from a broker if they haven't even gone on sale to the general public yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 wait, we can buy them already? or is it just STH's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Good. The NHL doesn't deserve to make any more money off of loyal fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 I'm not even interested in the main game. At that price it just isn't worth it. But if they had an alumni game at a decent price, I would be in for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baratheon Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 I know quite a few people who are straight up boycotting this event and telling others to do so also lol. (including TV) They thought that this was going to be an opportunity for fans with less financial flexibility to get to a game. Then they saw the ticket prices and now this is a game that at best will be experienced on the radio haha PS I'm not one of those people. I'm still flipping on the tube lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 If TO or Mtl, sellout easy. Ott? Not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Sparkle Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 well with alfredsson gone, the only attraction ottawa had, like whats the point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baratheon Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 well with alfredsson gone, the only attraction ottawa had, like whats the point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaches Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Exactly, and they are playing a team called the senators. Who gives a rats arse about the senators. I bet most of us couldn't even name 4 players from their team. At least make the game against a rival like bruns or hawks. Just Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogbyte Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Total cash grab. I was some of the better seats in the Heritage Classic in Calgary, $90. At least I could see the ice. $100 to see absolutely nothing is pretty steep. Also, the timeframe seems dumb, wouldn't they have a better chance at outdoor hockey weather earlier in the season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpcurtly Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Prices are just way too high. When this was announced, I thought it was going to be great. Finally a game that a huge group can attend and not be savagely gouged at the ticket booth. WRONG!!! Cheapest ticket nearly $100...go frack yourself Bettman!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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