NHL Labor Settlement: Fifteen Teams Plan Ticket Price Cuts
Fifteen NHL teams have announced price cuts, while 12, including the Wild, will
“keep their pricing flat,” according to Kent Youngblood of the Minneapolis STAR
TRIBUNE. Three teams have not yet announced ticket prices for the upcoming season.
Prices for the Wild will range from $12-80, “with an average per-seat price of
$50.72, the same as it was” for the ’03-04 season and would have been for the
canceled ’04-05 season. Wild Senior VP/Business Operations Matt Majka said that
season-ticket renewals “could exceed 16,500 and that the waiting list exceeded
6,500.” For season-ticket holders, the Wild’s opening-night game October 5 will
be free (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 7/27).
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Predators Hope Ticket
Discounts Will Draw Fans
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DEVILS: Devils President, CEO & GM Lou Lamoriello said that he “will not
be using the one-time 67[%] buyout on any of his signed players to create salary
cap space.” He previously said that he will be “unable to tender qualifying offers
to all of his restricted free agents.” Those who do not receive qualifying offers
by Sunday will become unrestricted free agents (Mark Everson, N.Y. POST, 7/27).
PREDATORS: The Predators are offering season-ticket holders a discount
ranging from 4-51%, depending on seat location. Season-ticket prices are reverting
back to the franchise’s inaugural ‘98-99 season, costing $10-57 per game. The
Predators’ average season-ticket price will be $37.12 per game, one of the lowest
in the league. Concession prices for opening week home games will also revert
to inaugural season costs, and in October and November, concessionaire Sportservice
will offer free popcorn for Tuesday games and $1 hot dogs on Thursdays. Season-ticket
holders will receive free tickets to the September 25 preseason game against the
Hurricanes (Predators). In Nashville, David Climer writes the Predators
“need to do whatever they can to get warm bodies in the seats. Something tells
me $1 hot dogs aren’t the answer.” Predators Owner Craig Leipold said his goal
to sell 10,000-12,000 season tickets is “achievable.” Climer: “Achievable? Yes.
Likely? Of course not.” Season-ticket sales were reportedly 5,000-7,000 for the
’03-04 season (TENNESSEAN, 7/27). USA TODAY’s Tom Weir notes Leipold plans
to spend about $28.6M on payroll –- “the maximum the Predators could spend and
still qualify for [$7-8M] in revenue sharing.” Leipold: “What we’re going to budget
for is to break even. We believe our ticket revenue may be down, but the revenue
sharing can offset that” (USA TODAY, 7/27).
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