The Star: Leafs Institute New Ticket Pricing Policy

[puckluck19]

super premium (8)

sat oct 05 - ott
sat oct 26 - pit
sat dec 14 - chi
sat dec 21 - det
sat jan 18 - mtl
sat feb 08 - van
sat mar 22 - mtl
sat mar 29 - det


premium plus (12)

sat oct 12 - edm
fri nov 08 - njd
sat nov 16 - buf
sat nov 23 - was
sun dec 08 - bos
fri dec 27 - buf
sat jan 04 - nyr
sun jan 12 - njd
sat feb 01 - ott
sat mar 08 - phi
thu apr 03 - bos
sat apr 05 - win


premium (11)

thu nov 21 - nsh
tue dec 03 - sjs
thu dec 05 - dal
wed dec 11 - lak
sun dec 29 - car
tue jan 07 - nyi
wed jan 15 - buf
tue jan 28 - tbl
wed mar 19 - tbl
tue mar 25 - stl
tue apr 01 - cal


regular (10)

tue oct 08 - col
tue oct 15 - min
thu oct 17 - car
tue oct 22 - ana
tue nov 19 - nyi
mon nov 25 - cbj
tue dec 17 - fla
thu dec 19 - phx
thu jan 30 - fla
mon mar 03 - cbj


link: http://www.theaircanadacentre.com/a...APLE LEAFS SEASON HOME SCHEDULE wTIER (2).pdf

 

[Orfieus]

you also have to understand Rogers needs to make up the loss from the Blue Jays, who right now actually have more losses now then last year...

 

[ACC1224]

you also have to understand Rogers needs to make up the loss from the Blue Jays, who right now actually have more losses now then last year...

The Blue Jays record would have nothing to do with it.

 

[GordieHoweHatTrick]

Makes no difference. Don't see myself getting super premium games first hand to begin with. Same for most people here, you're probably getting your tickets 2nd hand.

 

[LyGuy]

Makes no difference. Don't see myself getting super premium games first hand to begin with. Same for most people here, you're probably getting your tickets 2nd hand.

How much do 2nd hand tickets usually go for in the cheaper side of the scale?

 

[GordieHoweHatTrick]

How much do 2nd hand tickets usually go for in the cheaper side of the scale?

$120-150 for a $60-90 ticket between Thursday-Sunday. If you want to go to a Monday or Tuesday game, though, you can usually find tickets close to face value, sometimes less. I paid $300 for a pair of tickets against the Bruins on a Saturday this past season for example.

 

[Deebo]

you also have to understand Rogers needs to make up the loss from the Blue Jays, who right now actually have more losses now then last year...

But the attendance is up over last year.

They should pass last years total 81 game attendance in the next 2-4 home games, in total 65-67 games.

 

[Deebo]

$120-150 for a $60-90 ticket between Thursday-Sunday. If you want to go to a Monday or Tuesday game, though, you can usually find tickets close to face value, sometimes less. I paid $300 for a pair of tickets against the Bruins on a Saturday this past season for example.

I got 3 seats for a mid-week Washington game for under face value last season.

 

[LyGuy]

$120-150 for a $60-90 ticket between Thursday-Sunday. If you want to go to a Monday or Tuesday game, though, you can usually find tickets close to face value, sometimes less. I paid $300 for a pair of tickets against the Bruins on a Saturday this past season for example.

Wait I'm confused I thought 2nd hand ticket means its cheaper from an alternate source. Please bear with a noob, can someone explain this 1st hand/ 2nd hand system in place?

 

[ConnorTO]

i might finally see a game after all

ill go for the Regular edition
a game is a game imo, regardless who we face

 

[gustavsson50]

When does leafs tickets go on sale for the fans??

 

[inthe6ix]

When does leafs tickets go on sale for the fans??

+1 would like to know when tix are ready for purchase by the general public - will start pitching my tent outside the ACC.

 

[Deebo]

+1 would like to know when tix are ready for purchase by the general public - will start pitching my tent outside the ACC.

They haven't done first day sales at the ACC box office for a while now.

 

[mcleex]

As long as the Joe Louis arena doesn't do this .. then I am happy, because I will be making sure I head to all the Leafs games there

 

[GordieHoweHatTrick]

Wait I'm confused I thought 2nd hand ticket means its cheaper from an alternate source. Please bear with a noob, can someone explain this 1st hand/ 2nd hand system in place?

Sorry, what I mean by 2nd hand is that you're not buying straight from MLSE using ticketmaster, you're buying from scalpers, stubhub, kijiji, etc. Those tickets are almost never cheaper unless its for a game during the week against a not-so-exciting team (Florida, for example). If you want premium or super premium tickets (games played on weekends/games played against division rivals) you're destined to pay 200% more than the face-value because of the demand of the tickets.

What you could also do is sign up for the Maple Leafs Last Minute Club and hope to grab a single seat, or two, at face value when the ~20% of the remaining tickets are made available to the general public. Don't hold your breath though because there'll be thousands of people signing up and looking to grab tickets at the same time.

 

[last row purple]

i might finally see a game after all

ill go for the Regular edition
a game is a game imo, regardless who we face

If I wasnt a subscriber, I would feel the same way you do. As much as I love going to a Leafs/Habs game, paying $190 for a pair of purples to do so seems insane to me.

 

[Ace88*]

I go to detroit and buffalo anyways unless i get a great deal

Im so sorry you have to endure that kind of misery.

 

[Hurt]

I remember seeing a MLSE Sales exec talking about dynamic pricing last year at a keynote speech. Guess they got around to rolling it out.

 

[ACC1224]

I remember seeing a MLSE Sales exec talking about dynamic pricing last year at a keynote speech. Guess they got around to rolling it out.

This isn't Dynamic Pricing.

Is tiered pricing the same as dynamic pricing?
No. Dynamic pricing, is constantly evaluated throughout the season based on changing
factors where tiered pricing is set prior to the start of the season and is fixed for the
duration of the season.

 

[Hurt]

This isn't Dynamic Pricing.

Well guess they went a different way then and dynamic pricing didn't work out.

The actual definition of dynamic pricing is actually exactly what they are doing, whether they are calling it that or not. Different prices per demand.

 

[James Duthie]

Guess I gotta just go to the regular games from now on.

 

[ACC1224]

Well guess they went a different way then and dynamic pricing didn't work out.

The actual definition of dynamic pricing is actually exactly what they are doing, whether they are calling it that or not. Different prices per demand.

I always understood dynamic to mean things changing on the fly. This Tiered pricing is more static.

 

[Gallagbi]

I always understood dynamic to mean things changing on the fly. This Tiered pricing is more static.

Same, I took Dynamic to mean rising prices in a playoff race or on winning streaks, dropping prices for losing streaks or after the team was eliminated from playoff races, etc..

Very difficult to use that type of a system for STH though

 

[ACC1224]

Same, I took Dynamic to mean rising prices in a playoff race or on winning streaks, dropping prices for losing streaks or after the team was eliminated from playoff races, etc..

I wouldn't hold our breath for that one!

 

[Hurt]

I always understood dynamic to mean things changing on the fly. This Tiered pricing is more static.

Call it what you want but the whole system is obviously based on demand and there is a history that they used to determine that demand. The price is changing depending on the demand. But hey, I'm not here to argue semantics and MLSE can call it what ever they like as it is their product. I doubt daily dynamic pricing would even work especially in Toronto with the Leafs.