True, it's not the NHL.  I'm sure that Gopher home games,
on average, are more fun to attend than home games of many
NHL games, certainly the Capitals.  :-)

Based on the Wild ticket prices that you quote, it looks
like most Wild tickets are more expensive than _any_ U
of M ticket, unless some U of M tickets are sold for
more than $25 (I couldn't find any at gophersports.umn.edu).

I'm not surprised that the tickets are the most
expensive in college hockey.  But to see a winning, top-
ranked team in a nice new building for a college sport
where the season-ticket waiting list numbers 1500 (also
from U of M website), $25 for a ticket is NOT THAT MUCH.

Be glad that you get a great product for your money
most of the time.  You're better off than many, many
fans in lots of sports.

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Carl Ford
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"Victory at all costs, victory in spite of terror, victory
however long and hard the road may be, for without victory,
there is no survival." - Winston Churchill

On Fri, 11 Jan 2002, Carol S White wrote:

> Well, this ISN'T the NHL!!!  And the Wild tickets are not
> much more expensive!!
>
> My point was that just because Gopher Hockey is very
> popular, is NO REASON to gouge the faithful fans.
>
> Tickets for the Wild run from $10, $27, $45, $55, $65, $75, $150 per
> seat.
> So, we ARE more expensive than some Wild tickets. INCREDIBLE.
>
> -Carol
> GO Gophers!!!
>
> Carl Ford wrote:
>
> > According to www.gophersports.umn.edu, tickets are
> > $22 for standing room only and $25 for single seats.
> >
> > Just try getting a seat at most NHL arenas for that price.
> > If you can at all, you'll get the last few rows on the
> > in the nosebleeds.
> >
> > Heck, my Washington Capitals _season_ tix are $17/game, in the
> > last row of the top section, about on the blueline.  They're
> > $25.
> >
> > From what I saw on the web, U of M hockey tickets are very
> > popular.  So why shouldn't they cost what they do?
> >
>