Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Olympic hockey tix trump the Super Bowl
In the spirit of the Olympic Winter Games, here is quite an interesting article discussing ticket prices for the many Olympic events. Almost all events have been sold out, but if one were looking for tickets your best bet is to look at "scalping" websites. However, be prepared to fork out some money because tickets to the hottest Olympic event this year, the men's hockey gold medal game, are averaging about $3,250. That is more than the ticket prices for this years Super Bowl, World Series and almost double the price for NHL's Stanley Cup. Some ticket prices are inflated as much as 2,603%, compared to their face value. If you are desperate to attend the games, don't fear, women's curling qualifiers are an easy $25.
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I believe that the high value of the Olympic hockey tickets was due to the international market that the tickets were marketed towards. The inflation of price was aided by the Canadian appreciation for hockey and the competitiveness seen in the Olympics. Additionally, I think that some of the new rules that have been imposed in the NHL have increased NHL attendance and its fan base. I think that this increase has taken affect in the Olympic hockey games. I might add that the U.S. will win the gold in this years Olympics
ReplyDeleteI think that the increased demand for the hockey tickets stem from two things: the Canadian appreciation is certainly a factor and it also certainly represents one of the most watched sports during the Winter Olympics because of the level of competition and especially the quality of teams like Canada, the United States and Russia but also because of the murmurs that this may be the last one that the NHL will allow their professional players to attend. If that is so then this could be the last match involving professional stars and it is no surprise that demand is so high.
ReplyDeleteI also think it is higher because of patriotism towards your home country rather than in sports finals where they are merely representing a particular town or state. The Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints are not all encompassing the way team USA represents the entire nation.