Eric Rickin writes...
>The Michigan daily said that all hockey ticket prices would be going up
>about $2 per game for all seats to help pay for 25% of the renovations.
>Student season tickets average $4 per game, and they cost $75 this year.
>They estimated that with the $2 jump in price per game season tickets
>would cost over $100, which is WAY too much for anyone.
 
I doubt that this will impact attendance or season ticket sales.
When I was a student in the late 1980s, tickets were $3.00 and
$4.00 and Yost averaged under 5000 a game.  [And the annual
attendance figures were boosted by the fact that 2500-3500
Spartan fans crammed into Yost for every UM-MSU game.]
Tickets are now $6.00 and $8.00 and season ticket prices for
the majority [i.e. non-students] have been over $100.00 for at
least 2-3 years.
 
Yes, there WILL be a limit, but I don't think it will be reached with
a $2.00 increase.
 
Btw...don't get me wrong, I'm NOT happy about paying more to
see the Blue!
 
For what it's worth: I don't have the exact figures, but I *believe*
if you calculate per game cost for sideline season tickets it
comes to under $5.00 for students, over $7.00 for UM staff and
damn near $8.00 for the general public.
 
[Sort of like Taco Bell.  You can get one for $.49 or a six-pack
for $2.94. :-]
 
 
John H
U Mich