The bottom portion of this message is clearly a bunch of malarky & some weak attempt as damage control for the expected low turnout in a few days.    I know for a fact all four participating schools have significant acess to a plethora of tickets available from individual NCAA lottery holders.  Any reference to schools needing more is tickets is purely ridiculous.

Claims that schools need more is completely unsubstantiated from the numerous circles and contacts I've developed on this matter.  Simply stated, there's a abundance of tickets available.  The DreamSeats comment is rather humorous.  Someone willing to pay more than face value is simply blessed with too much money and a little short in another department.

For those still holding tickets, try donating them to charity.  Sent mine to the Make a Wish Foundation in Columbus.  Their number is 614 273 9474.  These folks were genuinely pleased to get them and know they'll be cherished by some hockey fans that won't otherwise get the opportunity to see some excellent hockey talent.

That was enough for me.

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> ND probably wanted more tickets to go along with a complete travel
> package. It would not be efficient for the school to buy tickets on the
> open market and then re-sell in packages. That would take too much time.
>
>
> I've seen some discussion on the "week off" and just think how hard it
> would be to redistribute tickets without the extra week. I think the
> week allows time for many fans to get there travel plans together and
> seek out tickets. I just could not imagine a school being able to put
> travel packages together starting Monday AM with a game scheduled in 3-4
> days. The extra week makes sure that if someone really wants to go they
> should be able to get it all together.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: - Hockey-L - The College Hockey Discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kirk Eisenbeis
> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 9:56 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Interesting article in the Columbus Dispatch: FF tickets
>
> A friend and I who each have spare tickets have been on UND's list for
> two weeks and have had just one nibble call between us. UND may have
> sold out their initial allottment, but they have access to too many
> tickets. I'm really surprised to hear them say they asked for more
> from the NCAA.
>
> Also, since eBay auctions are going for about $50 per three-game set
> of tickets, and people buying on eBay are the ones who want to be sure
> they have tickets before they travel, I suspect the rate on the street
> will be even less.
>
> It will be interesting to hear what the street rate ends up being--it
> will be too bad if the Columbus Dispatch quoted number of $200 scares
> away curious local people.
>
> Kirk Eisenbeis
>
>
> On Apr 5, 2005 8:33 AM, Carol S. White c-whit-at-umn.edu |HOCKEY-L|
> <...> wrote:
> > I found this article very interesting, taking into account the glut of
> > tickets for sale from private parties! I hope that some of you took
> the
> > advice given and called the ticket offices of the participating
> schools to
> > get rid of your tickets.
> > -CArol
> >
> > Also listed was the distribution:
> > 17,500 total tix
> > 8,750 public sale via lottery
> > 4,375 OSU, Columbus groups
> > 2,400 to participating schools
> > 1,975 to NCAA personnel
> >
> > Ticket allocation has strong local flavor
> > Columbus groups, OSU fans outnumber participating schools
> > Tuesday, April 05, 2005
> > Dennis Fiely
> > THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
> >
> > It's our party, and we'll go if we want to.
> >
> > Columbus hockey fans will benefit from a generous allotment of tickets
> to
> > the sold-out Frozen Four, which will begin Thursday in Value City
> Arena.
> >
> > The NCAA distributed 4,375 tickets to Columbus groups and Ohio State
> fans,
> > compared with 600 tickets to each of the four qualifying teams.
> >
> > The four will compete for college hockey's national championship.
> >
> > The University of Minnesota still had a "handful" of tickets
> yesterday. But
> > the three other schools - the University of Denver, University of
> North
> > Dakota and Colorado College - sold out.
> >
> > The NCAA rebuffed North Dakota's request last week for 400 additional
> > tickets, sports department spokesman Dan Benson said.
> >
> > "They told us they didn't have any available."
> >
> > Colorado College also "could have used more," athletics department
> > spokesman Dave Reed said. "The phone in the ticket office was ringing
> off
> > the hook the Monday after we qualified."
> >
> > The NCAA sold half the tickets through a public lottery, with 50
> percent
> > reserved for fans who have attended past championships and 50 percent
> > distributed through a random drawing.
> >
> > The NCAA allocated its Columbus tickets to the Columbus Blue Jackets,
> the
> > Greater Columbus Sports Commission, Value City seat-license holders
> and
> > people on record for buying a ticket to a Buckeyes hockey game.
> >
> > "We're hoping all those Ohio State fans root for us since we knocked
> > Michigan out of the tournament," Colorado College's Reed said.
> >
> > Fans who travel here without tickets won't necessarily be left in the
> cold.
> >
> > The Internet auction site eBay lists several pages of tickets, and
> brokers
> > report an ample supply for a soft demand.
> >
> > "We've had a few calls from fans of the teams coming in, but people
> are not
> > beating down our doors," said Matt Colahan of Tickets Galore, a
> Columbus
> > broker.
> >
> > "If Ohio State would have gotten in the tournament, it would be a
> different
> > story."
> >
> > Small Western schools dominate the field. Higherprofile schools closer
> to
> > Columbus - such as Michigan or Boston College - would have been better
> > draws, noted Jamie Kaufman of Dream Seats, a Grandview broker.
> >
> > Given the moderate demand for tickets, "our prices are not outrageous
> at
> > all," he said. "We can get you in the building for all three games at
> $200"
> > - $56 more than face value.
> >
> > The going rate for singlegame tickets, he said, is $75.
> >
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> >
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