Tickets Are Available for Golden Knights-Colorado Game Wednesday; VGK Look To Widen Division Lead
By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com
As of Tuesday afternoon, tickets are still available for the NHL West Division showdown between the Vegas Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche at 6:30PM Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena.
Ticket prices range from $173-$329, according to the VGK Ticket Exchange, the team’s official ticket-buying platform.
VGK tickets prices are high because there is intense demand for tickets during the COVID-19 pandemic when fan capacity has been capped at 3,950 — or 22 percent of capacity at the arena just off the Strip.
Earlier in the day Tuesday, the least expensive ticket was $269 before it dropped to $173.
The Golden Knights have been advertising tickets for Wednesday’s big game on social media like Facebook.
The VGK have won nine straight games and lead the Avalanche by four points, with Colorado playing one less game. The Golden Knights lead the NHL with 70 points and goal differential of plus 57.
In other VGK news:
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From NHL writer Pierre LeBrun on Twitter: “Hearing that (former Golden Knights coach) Gerard Gallant will be named head coach of Team Canada for the men’s world hockey championships.”
- Turner Sports and the National Hockey League have a seven-year media rights deal, with TNT televising three Stanley Cup Finals not already claimed the league’s other TV rights holder, ESPN. Sportico reported “Turner Sports is paying just shy of $230 million per year for the hockey slate, which works out to $1.6 billion over the life of the contract. All told, the NHL’s two-partner rights jamboree will generate some $600 million each year, or north of $4.3 billion through the 2027-28 campaign, when step-ups in the latter seasons are factored in.” Turner already broadcasts Major League Baseball, the NBA and college basketball national tournament games.
In other sports business news, the Raiders’ retail merchandise store, The Raider Image, is partnering with UNLV Athletics to sell licensed UNLV logo gear via an online site.
The new online store is called, unlvgear.com with The Raider Image also providing in-venue product availability at Allegiant Stadium for Rebel football and the Thomas & Mack Center for basketball.
