PANTHERS DOING THEIR BEST TO MAKE TICKET HOLDERS HAPPY

          The NHL Panthers "sent season-ticket holders
     comprehensive relocation plans," in preparation for their
     move to a new Broward County arena, according to Michael
     Russo of the Fort Lauderdale SUN-SENTINEL.  Season-ticket
     holders are asked to fill out a detailed questionnaire that
     consists of "seating requests and other desires."  The team
     has contracted Distributed System Architects to help with
     the relocation, set for the '98-99 season, and its goal is
     to "place existing customers in seat locations that are
     comparable to their seats at the Miami Arena."  Panthers
     President Bill Torrey "said Monday that the overall price
     increase for tickets going into the new building is
     projected to cap off" at around six percent.  For season
     ticket holders, lower-level seats will go from $52 to $56,
     while mezzanine and sideline balcony seats will increase by
     $1, to $32 and $25.  The Panthers have sold "close" to
     13,000 season tickets for this season at the 14,703-seat
     Miami Arena (Fort Lauderdale SUN-SENTINEL, 8/12).