Stanley Cup Final: Ticket prices jump by 97% after Oilers force Panthers to Edmonton for Game 6 (2024)

After the Edmonton Oilers beat the Florida Panthers 5-3 in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday, Game 6 ticket prices skyrocketed by nearly 97 per cent in the hours since Panthers GM Bill Zito threw a water bottle in anger, according to new data from Casino.org.

The average Game 6 ticket now costs $9,203.83 on SeatGeek, Casino.org said. Oilers fans are willing to spend a maximum of $686.87 on a Stanley Cup ticket, meaning a Game 6 seat is 1,240 per cent above budget, Casino.org said.

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The cheapest Game 6 tickets available start at $1,896 — 176 per cent above the surveyed fans’ budgets. The most expensive ticket is $87,452, according to Casino.org.

The most surprising thing was how fast ticket prices updated overnight, Rhiannon O’Donohoe, digital public relations specialist with Casino.org, told Postmedia Wednesday.

“Obviously, nobody knew if Game 6 was going to happen … but then finding out that it increased by almost 100 per cent overnight, I was like, ‘Oh my God, people really want to go but also really want to make money off of it too,'” she said, noting prices are higher this year compared to last.

“I think because the Stanley Cup’s going to make history either way for either team, the prices are soaring right now … because people want to witness this in person.”

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The nationwide study asked 1,000 Oilers fans — with an average age of 41 — one simple question on Monday: how much are you willing to spend to attend a Stanley Cup game?

“The range is about $100 to $1,000, typically,” O’Donohoe said, “but I saw one fan who’s willing to spend $4,000. One was willing to spend $5,000 — so, dedication.”

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Inclusion Alberta’s Game 6 ticket raffle sold out — reaching its $20,000 goal — soon after launching Wednesday.

You can still experience the decibel-busting atmosphere without the price tag in Edmonton’s Moss Pit (officially called the Ford Tailgate Party in ICE District Plaza) for Game 6 on Friday.

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