But the arena is used for other events besides gopher hockey. Most of
which no admission is charged.  Also how do you explain that the price
for parking is higher than tickets at most other arenas.  I do believe
that tax dollars where used to pay for the amenities but not any portion
of the ice service or ticket offices.
 
 
Erik Biever wrote:
>
> Tony makes some good points about ticket prices for Gopher hockey:
>
> >No doubt.  Here at Minnesota, you can get a student season ticket for
> >around $10-11 per game.  Regular tickets are $17 (I think, somewhere in
> >that area)  It's a nice arena, and they usually have a good team, but the
> >prices are outrageous.  When I started at UMD, students were $2, and a
> >season ticket was $40 (based on twenty games)  When I left, they had gone
> >up to (gasp!) $3 and the reserved general seating was $8-10.
>
> Still, somebody has to pay for the arena. Mariucci Arena is not being paid
> for with tax dollars. I have no problem with that; I don't see why anyone
> other than hockey fans should pay for it.  In order to reduce ticket
> prices, though, the University must replace that revenue with something
> else.  There is already advertising on every imaginable surface, so I don't
> know how much farther they can go with that.  The bottom line appears to be
> that ticket prices will remain high unless a compelling argument can be
> made for subsidizing them.
>
> -- Erik
>
> Erik Biever
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