Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks
Last night the Vancouver Canucks were back at the United Center for the first time since losing Game 6 of the second round series against the Chicago Blackhawks 7-5 as the Blackhawks advanced to the Western Conference Finals.
Last night’s game was different as the Blackhawks could not hang onto a 2-1 lead in the third period giving up two goals to the Canucks at 7:44 and 4:42 left in the game. The Canucks won 3-2.
Parking
Once again I parked for free along the 2100 block of W. Warren Blvd. which is on the opposite side of the United Center than where I parked last year – the Red Top Parking Lot on the corner of Madison St. and Ashland Ave. This difference in parking location changes what scalpers and fans I will end up negotiating with for tickets as I am now coming from a different direction from last year.
Obtaining Tickets and 2009-10 Chicago Blackhawks Ticket Prices
Last night I saw a fan try to sell his ticket to a scalper but noticed that the ticket did not sell. I yelled at the guy to get his attention and asked if he had an extra ticket. He had a $12 upper deck single – the exact seat I wanted to buy since I believe it is the cheapest ticket available for Blackhawks games.
One note on Chicago Blackhawks tickets for this season is that the ticket price for new or non-season ticket holders are drastically different than the ticket price for season ticket holders of four years or more. The $12 face value was the “four-year-season-ticket-holder” price for the cheapest seats. The price for the cheapest seats for last night’s game would be $30 for me since I buy tickets on the day of the game ($25 if I bought in advance). To make things even more confusing for non-season ticket holder, prime games this season (mainly weekend games) cost $40 on day of the game ($35 if bought in advance). Of course these prices are the cheapest in the arena and seats closer to the ice go up from here.
Thus, with all of this information, I offered the guy $10 for his $12 (or $25 or $30) face value ticket. He countered saying he paid $20 and wanted $20 mentioning that tickets were more than $12 at the window. I offered him $15 and he accepted. I ended up paying more than the price on the ticket but half price based on the cheapest ticket at the ticket office.
Last night’s game was different as the Blackhawks could not hang onto a 2-1 lead in the third period giving up two goals to the Canucks at 7:44 and 4:42 left in the game. The Canucks won 3-2.
Parking
Once again I parked for free along the 2100 block of W. Warren Blvd. which is on the opposite side of the United Center than where I parked last year – the Red Top Parking Lot on the corner of Madison St. and Ashland Ave. This difference in parking location changes what scalpers and fans I will end up negotiating with for tickets as I am now coming from a different direction from last year.
Obtaining Tickets and 2009-10 Chicago Blackhawks Ticket Prices
Last night I saw a fan try to sell his ticket to a scalper but noticed that the ticket did not sell. I yelled at the guy to get his attention and asked if he had an extra ticket. He had a $12 upper deck single – the exact seat I wanted to buy since I believe it is the cheapest ticket available for Blackhawks games.
One note on Chicago Blackhawks tickets for this season is that the ticket price for new or non-season ticket holders are drastically different than the ticket price for season ticket holders of four years or more. The $12 face value was the “four-year-season-ticket-holder” price for the cheapest seats. The price for the cheapest seats for last night’s game would be $30 for me since I buy tickets on the day of the game ($25 if I bought in advance). To make things even more confusing for non-season ticket holder, prime games this season (mainly weekend games) cost $40 on day of the game ($35 if bought in advance). Of course these prices are the cheapest in the arena and seats closer to the ice go up from here.
Thus, with all of this information, I offered the guy $10 for his $12 (or $25 or $30) face value ticket. He countered saying he paid $20 and wanted $20 mentioning that tickets were more than $12 at the window. I offered him $15 and he accepted. I ended up paying more than the price on the ticket but half price based on the cheapest ticket at the ticket office.
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