As the NFL dominates viewership across the United States and Major League Baseball having the No. 1 market in their World Series, it’s understandable that the beginning to the NHL season has sort of been lost in the shuffle.
Those not paying attention to the start of hockey season are missing an historic start by one of the league’s premier franchises, the Montreal Canadiens. When the Canadiens take on the Vancouver Canucks Tuesday night on the road, they’ll be attempting to match something only two other teams in NHL history have accomplished, starting a season 10-0-0. The two teams that have accomplished this feat are the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1993 and the Buffalo Sabres in 2006. Both of their streaks ended at 10 games, so if the Canadiens were to win two more games and reach 11, they would set a new NHL record.
As expected, on the secondary market tickets to see the Canadiens have become a hot item with their scorching start. Tuesday at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the average ticket price is $231.20 with a get-in price of $89 according to secondary market ticket aggregator TiqIQ.com. If the Canadiens were to tie the record with a 10-0-0 start, they face the Edmonton Oilers two days later at Rexall Place with an average price of $222.28 with a get-in price of $82 for their attempt to set a new record.
Hipmunk.com has Vancouver flights for fans looking to attend either of the historic opportunites for the Canadiens this week. To see the attempt at 11-0-0 if the Canadiens win Tuesday, Hipmunk’s Edmonton hotel guide can help fans above the border navigate through deals to create the most economical trip.
The Canadiens hold three of the top four spots for most expensive games in the NHL this week. The most expensive game is between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Pittsburgh Penguins on October 31 at the Air Canada Centre with an average ticket price of $253.37 and a get-in price of $88. The Canadiens are involved in the following three most expensive games.
Montreal faces the Calgary Flames on October 30 at the Scotiabank Saddledome with an average ticket price of $236.13 and a get-in price of $83 for their most expensive game this week, with the aforementioned games against the Canucks and Oilers trailing in third and fourth.