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2017 Frozen Four Ticket Purchase
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Terry Switzer
Active member
Re: 2017 Frozen Four Ticket Purchase
Penalty Box doesn't take up the entire section. seat 1 and 2 are next section 110. I will be fine.
Penalty Box doesn't take up the entire section. seat 1 and 2 are next section 110. I will be fine.
Re: 2017 Frozen Four Ticket Purchase
I was thinking that being right on top of a Penalty Box sounded like fun. You might have even gotten a little face time on the telecasts.
So you'll be serving as a Penalty Box Attendant?
Thanks for posting; enjoy the seats.
Oh, you would have been fine either way. Not that it's of any consequence, but you missed my drift.
I was thinking that being right on top of a Penalty Box sounded like fun. You might have even gotten a little face time on the telecasts.
Re: 2017 Frozen Four Ticket Purchase
No reports from Priority 15.
The bad news is that demand for this tournament is still looking soft, at least at the higher priority levels.
The good news is that for those still waiting to choose, very solid locations remain. The Priority 14 Window opens in a few minutes.
As an example, suppose you're looking for a pair of seats in Club. The following rows still have pairs:
Section 207, Row 2
Section 211, Row 3
Section 212, Row 2
Section 226, Row 2
Higher Rows have larger groups of seats available. (though not Section 212) By "higher" we're talking Row 7, Row 8. So not really a huge difference in vantage point.
Best of luck to everyone at Priority 14.
No reports from Priority 15.
The bad news is that demand for this tournament is still looking soft, at least at the higher priority levels.
The good news is that for those still waiting to choose, very solid locations remain. The Priority 14 Window opens in a few minutes.
As an example, suppose you're looking for a pair of seats in Club. The following rows still have pairs:
Section 207, Row 2
Section 211, Row 3
Section 212, Row 2
Section 226, Row 2
Higher Rows have larger groups of seats available. (though not Section 212) By "higher" we're talking Row 7, Row 8. So not really a huge difference in vantage point.
Best of luck to everyone at Priority 14.
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FiveHole12
Registered User
Re: 2017 Frozen Four Ticket Purchase
Priority 14, Section 320, Row 2, 2 Seats
Priority 14, Section 320, Row 2, 2 Seats
Scott Sumbler
New member
Re: 2017 Frozen Four Ticket Purchase
Thanks pgb-ohio for the update. Section 208, Row 4, Seats 5-8.
Based on my search, if you need more than 2 tickets, only the upper seats in the Club Level are available.
Thanks pgb-ohio for the update. Section 208, Row 4, Seats 5-8.
Based on my search, if you need more than 2 tickets, only the upper seats in the Club Level are available.
Re: 2017 Frozen Four Ticket Purchase
And I am seeing that now- terrible!!!
For the last 4 FF's, we've gotten 4 seats in the lower bowl. And this time, with better priority, the its the upper bowl, or the super premium rows 1&2- which I will never get.
What the heck.
And I am seeing that now- terrible!!!
For the last 4 FF's, we've gotten 4 seats in the lower bowl. And this time, with better priority, the its the upper bowl, or the super premium rows 1&2- which I will never get.
What the heck.
Maine Event
New member
Re: 2017 Frozen Four Ticket Purchase
Priority 13, section 211, row 8, 4 seats together
Priority 13, section 211, row 8, 4 seats together
Nick Papagiorgio
Holding court
Nick Papagiorgio
Holding court
Re: 2017 Frozen Four Ticket Purchase
Everyone else has a better priority this year too.
http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/PfAAAOSw4UtWTe9g/s-l300.jpg
Everyone else has a better priority this year too.
http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/PfAAAOSw4UtWTe9g/s-l300.jpg
Re: 2017 Frozen Four Ticket Purchase
I meant worse. We had much better seats as priority 9, 10, 11, and 12 over the past seasons. And I can't really believe that everyone who skipped (and didn't raise their priority) were able to fill the lower bowl. So there are fewer seats for us to start with.
I meant worse. We had much better seats as priority 9, 10, 11, and 12 over the past seasons. And I can't really believe that everyone who skipped (and didn't raise their priority) were able to fill the lower bowl. So there are fewer seats for us to start with.
Nick Papagiorgio
Holding court
Re: 2017 Frozen Four Ticket Purchase
I know. They just are offering less of the lower bowl IMO. In previous seasons I was able to get lower bowl as well after many years in the balcony. The pricing and offering of lower bowl seats has me putting this Chicago FF at about a 3 on a scale of 1 to 10. Bonuses so far are a cheap flight out there and a cool city.
FWIW Kristen Fasbender has still not responded to my email about ticket pricing. I wonder if the committee chair would know. I bet he would respond.
I know. They just are offering less of the lower bowl IMO. In previous seasons I was able to get lower bowl as well after many years in the balcony. The pricing and offering of lower bowl seats has me putting this Chicago FF at about a 3 on a scale of 1 to 10. Bonuses so far are a cheap flight out there and a cool city.
FWIW Kristen Fasbender has still not responded to my email about ticket pricing. I wonder if the committee chair would know. I bet he would respond.
Re: 2017 Frozen Four Ticket Purchase
We are going to take a train to Chicago. Unless I can get a posters game going- then I'll drive and bring my hockey equipment.
We are going to take a train to Chicago. Unless I can get a posters game going- then I'll drive and bring my hockey equipment.
Re: 2017 Frozen Four Ticket Purchase
Should you wind up on the cusp again in the future, you might want to search for two pairs. Hypothetical Example: Row 7, Seats 1-2 and Row 8, Seats 1-2 would be a nice set-up for a group of 4. But the way the NCAA's system is set up, it could tell you that nothing was available for a party of four, yet my hypothetical case could exist.
Note that gscott13 & Nick PG basically followed this strategy. Working with a partner made it a little easier to pull off. But it would have been possible to buy 2, log off, immediately log back in, and buy 2 more.
Up front, the payoff was more Club seats. But I foresaw that once the supply of Club Seats dwindled, people were going to be unhappy. For further details, review the early pages of the thread.
One more thought, addressed to the FF fan base as a whole: For many years, we've all held to a dogmatic belief that anything in the Lower Bowl is good, and everything in the Upper Bowl is bad. Truth be told, it is more complicated than that. Some of the Lower Bowl/Behind the Net locations miss a lot of the action at the far end. Some of the Upper Bowl seats quite honestly are a better vantage point. Particularly the first few rows. Remember that Pittsburgh yanked the first couple of rows of the Upper Level/Sides from the Public Allotment. At least Chicago, like Philly, left that option in the mix.
Looks like you were one of the very first to get closed out of Club. Wish it were otherwise.
Should you wind up on the cusp again in the future, you might want to search for two pairs. Hypothetical Example: Row 7, Seats 1-2 and Row 8, Seats 1-2 would be a nice set-up for a group of 4. But the way the NCAA's system is set up, it could tell you that nothing was available for a party of four, yet my hypothetical case could exist.
Note that gscott13 & Nick PG basically followed this strategy. Working with a partner made it a little easier to pull off. But it would have been possible to buy 2, log off, immediately log back in, and buy 2 more.
You guys have it figured out. Virtually no one, even at Priority 20 (of 20), got Lower Bowl on the Sides. Lower Bowl Corners were taken out of the Public Lottery. Plain and simple, fewer Lower Seats were offered.
Up front, the payoff was more Club seats. But I foresaw that once the supply of Club Seats dwindled, people were going to be unhappy. For further details, review the early pages of the thread.
Re-Evaluate once you've watched 3 games from Club Level. Maybe you'll still land at 3 of 10. But I'm guessing your rating will rise.
One more thought, addressed to the FF fan base as a whole: For many years, we've all held to a dogmatic belief that anything in the Lower Bowl is good, and everything in the Upper Bowl is bad. Truth be told, it is more complicated than that. Some of the Lower Bowl/Behind the Net locations miss a lot of the action at the far end. Some of the Upper Bowl seats quite honestly are a better vantage point. Particularly the first few rows. Remember that Pittsburgh yanked the first couple of rows of the Upper Level/Sides from the Public Allotment. At least Chicago, like Philly, left that option in the mix.
Re: 2017 Frozen Four Ticket Purchase
Priority 12 Today.
Looking back at last week, it certainly seems like there was an uptick in sales. It's always been difficult to know the number of priority holders at each level. But it does appear that there are more purchasers in the market now. Good news for the tournament; stressful for those still in line.
As always, seat location reports will be much appreciated.
Priority 12 Today.
Looking back at last week, it certainly seems like there was an uptick in sales. It's always been difficult to know the number of priority holders at each level. But it does appear that there are more purchasers in the market now. Good news for the tournament; stressful for those still in line.
As always, seat location reports will be much appreciated.
Re: 2017 Frozen Four Ticket Purchase
Not that I seriously doubted you, but I did double-check. We're talking about the following sections: 105; 106; 107; 116; 117 and 118. And yes, sure enough, the only thing left are the Pricing-On-Steroids Seats in Rows 1 & 2.
Should be a decent vantage point, especially from Row 2. Appreciate the report.
I'm shocked that the Lower Bowl Ends went so quickly. It went from "plenty of good seats available" to "sold out" between Priority 15 and Priority 12. I suppose the NCAA could have pulled some seats off the market. But more likely there's a sizable group of priority holders who have been to roughly 2/3 of the tournaments over the last 20 years.
Not that I seriously doubted you, but I did double-check. We're talking about the following sections: 105; 106; 107; 116; 117 and 118. And yes, sure enough, the only thing left are the Pricing-On-Steroids Seats in Rows 1 & 2.
RaceBoarder
Waiting for the Snow to fly...
Re: 2017 Frozen Four Ticket Purchase
When has the highest sale volume occurred in the past? I'd imagine that has to be coming up around priority 8-10 or so. Seems to be where you have the highest amount of serious, repeat shoppers.
I'd be a 1st time buyer here and trying to figure out if it's worth it to get a priority point or to be cheap and play the secondary market.
When has the highest sale volume occurred in the past? I'd imagine that has to be coming up around priority 8-10 or so. Seems to be where you have the highest amount of serious, repeat shoppers.
I'd be a 1st time buyer here and trying to figure out if it's worth it to get a priority point or to be cheap and play the secondary market.