With the 2011 FF tickets now in hand and the tournament set to begin in less than two weeks, I thought you might be interested to see the historical record of ticket price inflation for the Frozen Four that has taken place during my attendance run. Here's my annual report:
1976 $13.50 (D. U. Arena, Denver)
1980 $24.00 (Providence Civic Center)
[This was the 1st time there was a
price difference between the
semifinals ($6 each), conso ($5) and
the championship game ($7) tickets]
1982 $25.00 (Providence Civic Center)
[semis: $6 each; conso: $5; champ: $8]
1986 $36.00 (Providence Civic Center)
1988 $33.00 (Olympic Center, Lake Placid)
1991 $75.00 (St. Paul Civic Center)
1993 $60.00 (Bradley Center, Milwaukee)
1995 $75.00 (Providence Civic Center)
1996 $69.50 (Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum)
[semis: $22 each; champ: $25.50]
1997 $75.00 (Bradley Center, Milwaukee)
1998 $90.00 (FleetCenter, Boston) [semis: $25 each; champ: $40]
1999 $90.00 (Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim) [semis: $27.50 each; champ: $35]
2000 $110.00 (Providence Civic Center) [semis: $35 each; champ: $40
2001 $85.00 (Pepsi Arena, Albany) [semis: $25 each; champ: $35]
2002 $124.50 (Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul)
2003 $120.00 (HSBC Arena, Buffalo)
2004 $135.00 (FleetCenter, Boston)
2005 $147.00 (Shottenstein Center, Columbus)
2006 $150.00 (Bradley Center, Milwaukee)
2007 $155.00 (Scottrade Center, St. Louis)
2008 $164.00 (Pepsi Center, Denver)
2009 $177.00 (Verizon Center, Washington, DC)
2010 $189.00/ (Ford Field, Detroit)
$170.00/$119.00/$79.00/$40.00
2011 $195.00 (Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul)
2012 ??? (St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa)
Still, everything considered, compared to NC$$ FF roundball (not to mention BC$ oblongball) tickets, it's difficult to claim that we don't enjoy bargain prices for our three-game national championship series
Bill
LET'S GO BRUNO!
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