Will ticket prices be lowered if theres a cap?

[LordHelmet]

Ticket prices will be lower after the lockout regardless of whether there's a cap or not. The teams are going to be trying to make amends with the fans, so there will be all sorts of promotions and what not. In addition, demand will definitely be softer..

And no, a cap won't do anything to ticket prices. They're market driven. If the owners don't get it, the scalpers will...

 

[Poignant Discussion*]

Ticket prices will be lower after the lockout regardless of whether there's a cap or not. The teams are going to be trying to make amends with the fans, so there will be all sorts of promotions and what not. In addition, demand will definitely be softer..

And no, a cap won't do anything to ticket prices. They're market driven. If the owners don't get it, the scalpers will...

You believe in Santa too don't you?

 

[Accord]

Ticket prices as a whole won't go down and if they do it won't be much, but many teams will definitely be offering all sorts of incetives for season tickets and whatnot.

 

[Reilly311]

"The current business model doesn't work. It's extremely clear in our market that increasing ticket prices to meet growing player salaries is not the answer," Washington owner Ted Leonsis said last year on his team's official web site.

Last season Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs chimed in with this: "Ticket prices are too darn high. Our prices are high. We've been chasing away the fans with it over the last couple of years. or every dollar that we've increased ticket prices, we've spent more than two on a player. I hope that the commissioner in the next CBA is able to reach an agreement that allows us to stabilize the ticket prices and perhaps even lower them because I think we are chasing away a lot of our ticket base."

There was this from Dallas Stars president Jim Lites earlier this year as he announced a reduction in the prices of some tickets from the 2004-05 season: "We are taking these steps now to fulfill our pledge to our fans to reduce the burden escalating payrolls have put on ticket price. Our hope is that a new collective bargaining agreement will bring stability to the league."

 

[Hockey_Nut99]

Of course fans from teams like Toronto are going to hate this. They can't develop any players worth sh**. They have to either trade for or have the luxury to sign big free agents. Why would you guys like this lockout? Of course your on the players side. This lockout is about more than a "free market"...There isn't a level playing field. That's not good for the business. 6 or 7 teams basically run the price market. The lockout might be about money to owners but to a fan it's more about a competitive league.