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2026 WJC

We fully intended to attend a few games. Had been waiting for it to come back to our part of the country. Most years, it's my favorite hockey.

Once tix went on sale and I saw the prices - $150 per ticket pre fees - we tapped out. Would have gone to a USA game and a rando game.

Almost $200 a ticket x3 for at least two games - that's a lot for a sporting event. Can afford... that's not the issue but after hotel and food, that amount of money would go a long way towards some other type of trip at a nicer time of year or in a warmer part of the world.

I saw that the tix have come down in price but we're well past the decision making window.

If we lived there, I'm sure we'd have gone to some.

I wonder why they didn't price for attendance. NCAA regionals never do either and they have mostly empty arenas too. Put those random non-USA or non-Canada games at a cheap price and maybe more people or even youth teams go.

I don't think it's a bad reflection on the host area though. The ticket prices are (were) just ridiculous.
 
honestly, I hope the slovaks run it up. Their goal song is hilarious, annoying and catchy and I want to hear it blasted all night. Although my fav is probably the German goal song, it just doesnt get played much :(

Talking to a member of a Euro federation, they were shocked when I explained that I can't even watch the games I'm not at, because I don't get the NHL channel. the look of disgust on their face was palpable and they said "no wonder I keep hearing how so many people don't even know this is going on." A few of them slipped out to Braemar to watch the high school holiday tourney and laughed that it was sold out (meaning way more than Mariucci had for latvia/can).
 
Jimjamesak said:
It’s fascinating watching the media beat around the bush on this, especially TSN. It’s pretty clear that Canadians aren’t traveling and tickets are too expensive for the average Minnesotan to consider attending (though the “I thought Minnesota was the ‘State of Hockey’?” comments are absolutely true).

Of course, then there’s the MAGAts that chime in with some weird Somali comment.
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the coordinated social media effort on the somalia stuff is incredible. Of course, the maga chodes have moved from epstein to MN daycares
 
Deutsche Gopher Fan said:
honestly, I hope the slovaks run it up. Their goal song is hilarious, annoying and catchy and I want to hear it blasted all night. Although my fav is probably the German goal song, it just doesnt get played much :(

Talking to a member of a Euro federation, they were shocked when I explained that I can't even watch the games I'm not at, because I don't get the NHL channel. the look of disgust on their face was palpable and they said "no wonder I keep hearing how so many people don't even know this is going on." A few of them slipped out to Braemar to watch the high school holiday tourney and laughed that it was sold out (meaning way more than Mariucci had for latvia/can).
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Trying to explain to my Canadian colleagues about how I have to pirate game feeds because it's on a network that is hardly available is certainly something. In Canada TSN has turned this tournament into a goddamn national holiday.
 
Gurth 2.0 said:
I wonder why they didn't price for attendance. NCAA regionals never do either and they have mostly empty arenas too. Put those random non-USA or non-Canada games at a cheap price and maybe more people or even youth teams go.

I don't think it's a bad reflection on the host area though. The ticket prices are (were) just ridiculous.
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Because you make more money selling 5000 tickets at $100 a piece over selling 10000 tickets at $25 a piece. The sports industry figured this out over a decade ago and have adjusted accordingly.
 
Jimjamesak said:
Because you make more money selling 5000 tickets at $100 a piece over selling 10000 tickets at $25 a piece. The sports industry figured this out over a decade ago and have adjusted accordingly.
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Same reason you can't get last-minute deals out of top-tier hotels anymore. They'd rather let the room sit empty than have to admit it's not actually worth $500+/nt.
Deutsche Gopher Fan said:
kind of like the ski resort industry is basically just catering to rich people now
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$200+ a day at the window now at Vail, Jackson, and most of the other majors. Buying a multi-day pass online in advance is a must, and even that isn't a huge savings during peak season. A lot of this is to blame on the various alliances and collectives they have wrapped themselves up into. Season pass holders end up paying thousands to subsidize the 2 days a family of intermediate wanderers gets from their multi-resort passes. It's basically a cartel that needs busting, but will never happen.
 
FadeToBlack&Gold said:
Same reason you can't get last-minute deals out of top-tier hotels anymore. They'd rather let the room sit empty than have to admit it's not actually worth $500+/nt.

$200+ a day at the window now at Vail, Jackson, and most of the other majors. Buying a multi-day pass online in advance is a must, and even that isn't a huge savings during peak season. A lot of this is to blame on the various alliances and collectives they have wrapped themselves up into. Season pass holders end up paying thousands to subsidize the 2 days a family of intermediate wanderers gets from their multi-resort passes. It's basically a cartel that needs busting, but will never happen.
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the only thing I want to happen is videos of spoiled, rich twats melting down because they can't get their amenities, because no one can afford to live within 4 hours of the resort. the rich can eat themselves
 
Jimjamesak said:
Because you make more money selling 5000 tickets at $100 a piece over selling 10000 tickets at $25 a piece. The sports industry figured this out over a decade ago and have adjusted accordingly.
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Didn't look like there were anywhere near 5k at that Canada game tonight but point taken.

I would think that more butts in the seats would equal more concessions and booze sales but whatever.

I have zero fomo for any sporting events that cost more than what I can see college sports for. I really never even consider pro sports anymore. Been there, done that to death and now it's just not worth the $$ to me anymore.

This tourney fell into that price range also, unfortunately.

Concerts are getting crazy expensive too but at least I'm guaranteed a win.
 
Gurth 2.0 said:
Didn't look like there were anywhere near 5k at that Canada game tonight but point taken.

I would think that more butts in the seats would equal more concessions and booze sales but whatever.

I have zero fomo for any sporting events that cost more than what I can see college sports for. I really never even consider pro sports anymore. Been there, done that to death and now it's just not worth the $$ to me anymore.

This tourney fell into that price range also, unfortunately.

Concerts are getting crazy expensive too but at least I'm guaranteed a win.
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the ticket sales for Canada-Finland NYE are pretty high, I hope people show up.
 
Deutsche Gopher Fan said:
If Canada wanted a better locker room, they should have won more last year. Finland had first pick, and of course they picked the gopher men's room.
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Standard procedure for IIHF tournaments. Locker room priority is given to the host country first then in order of finish of the previous year’s tournament. Canada had third pick at Mariucci because of that. Won’t stop TSN and BarDown from complaining though.

As much as the political situation has affected things, it really hasn’t changed my dislike of Canadian hockey and their prima donna complex at the World Juniors.
 
Jimjamesak said:
Standard procedure for IIHF tournaments. Locker room priority is given to the host country first then in order of finish of the previous year’s tournament. Canada had third pick at Mariucci because of that. Won’t stop TSN and BarDown from complaining though.

As much as the political situation has affected things, it really hasn’t changed my dislike of Canadian hockey and their prima donna complex at the World Juniors.
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yeah, i think tsn is really driving the narrative.

The Canadian coaches and people from the federation are actually really, really nice.
 
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