I thought about that, especially as regards the final - I know A LOT of
Michigan fans showed up between the semi and the championship in
Cincinnati.  But I don't think the final was sold out, and the Michigan
folks were able to buy from the ticket office, not on the street.  I seem
to recall there were empty seats, even with the influx of Blue.  Was that
really only 9 years ago?

Mike

Doug Peterson said:
> I might also include Michigan in the comment about availability.  When
> they won in Cinncinati, it did seem like there were a number of Michigan
> fans who drove down that day and bought tickets off the street.
>
> Doug Peterson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Abegg <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Feb 22, 2005 11:37 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Frozen Four tix
>
> I've never had a problem with SELLING tickets using Hockey-L, but BUYING
> them is more challenging...when I've sold them in the past, I generally
> got at least a dozen "hits" within the first couple hours after I posted.
> So if you're going to rely on buying them that way, be prepared to act
> FAST.
>
> (BTW, my team is TORTURING me with whether I should keep or sell...)
>
> I think the more relevant question for the original poster has to do with
> buying them "on the street".  Don't know Ohio laws on the matter, I
> believe the NCAA only cares that they're sold at face value ;-).  Tickets
> have been available on the street at every tournament game I've been at,
> although some times more available than other times.  (I'm pretty sure
> street prices in St. Paul were quite a bit higher than face value, for one
> thing!)  My guess is that unless OSU makes a run, it will be possible to
> find tickets at or near face value on game days.
>
> Mike Abegg
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