Coming off a well-earned 2-1 win against St.Louis in the opening game of the series on Wednesday, the Vancouver Canucks aim to claim yet another win tonight as the Blues return for game two. But should the team and their supportive fans be worried about the over-abundance of available Canucks tickets?
Being one of the hottest teams coming out of the second half of the regular season, and the Northwest Division Champions, the Canucks should be expected to sell out GM Place, resulting in a hot market for season ticket-holders who decide to resell and last minute ticket buyers. However, because of the inflation of post-season ticket prices — a 40% increase over regular season tickets for the first round, and a possible 200% increase for the Cup finals — there just isn’t that much of a demand for tickets, especially in this economy.
As a result, the market is flooded with sellers over buyers, ten to one, meaning resellers are able to sell their tickets before the venue can even sell out — a result many fans noticed during the first game against the Blues where a number of lower bowl seats were left empty throughout the game, white towels draped over them. This is the time for fans to take advantage of the situation and watch the market closely in order to score great tickets for a cheaper price than they normally would. Hopefully tonight there will be enough fans in attendance to give the Canucks the support they need as they take on the Blues in game two, aiming to extend their series lead to two.