52 Consecutive Sellouts
From: DU Clarion Student Newspaperby Brooks Kirchheimer
There's mountains, seven professional sports teams, fraternity and sorority events and downtown Denver to chose from, but DU hockey has still managed to sell out their past 52 home games.
"They are an unbelievable team, have an unbelievable coaching staff and great national success always helps sells tickets and other programs wish they were as successful as DU," said Matt Evans, Director of ticket sales and box office operations.
There have been numerous factors that have all had their part in contributing to the sell out streak. The fact that the Pioneers won back to back National Championships in 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 never hurts put people in the maroon colored seats.
Also just a couple years ago the NHL had a lockout during their season and the Colorado Avalanche fans found and some fell in love with DU hockey to replace the missing flying pucks and speeding skates at the Pepsi Center. Finally and probably most importantly DU offers the Denver and surrounding communities' quality, fun and exciting hockey to watch at a reasonable price.
At an Avs game it costs $126 and above to sit in the first five rows while at a DU game it costs less than that for a family of four to come to Magness at just $24 a ticket in the same seating range.
The cheapest ticket at an Avs game is $21 while DU sells their lowest priced at just $17.
"There are great price points within the program and for the community to see the level of hockey we are playing is a great value," said Evans.
There are three types of tickets that Evans and the DU athletic staff sell for every home game. Those are season, group and walk-up tickets.
"Having a strong season ticket base is key to any ticket model, it helps lessen the pressure on walk-up and group sales," said the fourth year employee of DU.
Season tickets have continued to grow year after year and the ticket staff now offers full season and Friday night packages for the public to watch exciting and nationally ranked college hockey.
"They are an unbelievable team, have an unbelievable coaching staff and great national success always helps sells tickets and other programs wish they were as successful as DU," said Matt Evans, Director of ticket sales and box office operations.
There have been numerous factors that have all had their part in contributing to the sell out streak. The fact that the Pioneers won back to back National Championships in 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 never hurts put people in the maroon colored seats.
Also just a couple years ago the NHL had a lockout during their season and the Colorado Avalanche fans found and some fell in love with DU hockey to replace the missing flying pucks and speeding skates at the Pepsi Center. Finally and probably most importantly DU offers the Denver and surrounding communities' quality, fun and exciting hockey to watch at a reasonable price.
At an Avs game it costs $126 and above to sit in the first five rows while at a DU game it costs less than that for a family of four to come to Magness at just $24 a ticket in the same seating range.
The cheapest ticket at an Avs game is $21 while DU sells their lowest priced at just $17.
"There are great price points within the program and for the community to see the level of hockey we are playing is a great value," said Evans.
There are three types of tickets that Evans and the DU athletic staff sell for every home game. Those are season, group and walk-up tickets.
"Having a strong season ticket base is key to any ticket model, it helps lessen the pressure on walk-up and group sales," said the fourth year employee of DU.
Season tickets have continued to grow year after year and the ticket staff now offers full season and Friday night packages for the public to watch exciting and nationally ranked college hockey.
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