NHL Franchise Notes: Senators’ Stanley Cup Finals Tickets

Senators President Says Stanley Cup Finals Tickets Will Be Available To General Public

Senators President Roy Mlakar “was upset yesterday at reports that fans have to buy a season ticket if they hope” to attend any of the team’s home Stanley Cup Finals games. He said that “that’s not the case and expects tickets for the general public will go on sale Thursday morning.” Mlakar: “If you want to get tickets right now, I would suggest you buy a season ticket. I don’t have to apologize for that because that’s our business” (OTTAWA SUN, 5/21). Senators COO Cyril Leeder said that the team offered tickets to a future game to Sabres fan Renee Luck, who was “repeatedly punched in the face” by two men upon leaving her seat at Scotiabank Place after the Sabres defeated the Senators in Game Four last Wednesday (CP, 5/19).

RIO GRAND: The city of Fortaleza, in the Brazilian state of Ceara, is “home to the largest Red Wings fan base in South America.” More than 430 Brazilian fans each day visit redwingsbrasil.blogspot.com for updates and chat rooms, and “many also listen to Red Wings broadcasts on WXYT via the Internet.” Flavio de Moura, who updates the site, said that fans “fell in love with the Red Wings when they played” videogames. They also “fell in love with the broadcasts of Ken Kal and Paul Woods” (DETROIT NEWS, 5/21).

NAMING RIGHTS: The Devils renamed the ECHL Trenton Titans the Trenton Devils and unveiled a new jersey that “matches the NHL club’s in color and style.” Included is the Devils’ “familiar forked NJ crest, with Trenton — headed by a horned T and N — scripted in an arc across the top.” The Devils will also “take a much stronger role in marketing and at attempting to increase attendance.” Devils Senior Exec VP & COO Chris Modrzynski said that “having the club’s NHL, AHL and ECHL team all under one umbrella will improve what the clubs can offer to fans” (Trenton TIMES, 5/19).