NHL pre-season game in Halifax sells out. Some resale tickets exceeding $2,500
Global News
Three-time Stanley Cup champion Sidney Crosby is set to play alongside his Pittsburgh Penguins against the Ottawa Senators on Oct. 2 at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax.
Hockey fans have eagerly snapped up seats to the NHL pre-season game dubbed the Nova Scotia Showdown, with some of those tickets now reselling for more than $2,500 each.
Three-time Stanley Cup champion Sidney Crosby is set to play alongside his Pittsburgh Penguins against the Ottawa Senators on Oct. 2 at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax.
The Senators, who will also be playing a pre-season game against the Florida Panthers at Centre 200 in Sydney, have a lineup that includes Nova Scotia’s Drake Batherson.
Events East, which operates Scotiabank Centre, confirmed demand was high — as expected.
A limited number of presale tickets were made available to Halifax Mooseheads season ticket holders on Monday.
Regular ticket sales opened at 11 a.m. Tuesday, with prices ranging from around $69.50 for upper bowl tickets to just under $200 for lower bowl.
The tickets appeared to be a hot commodity because within 30 minutes, the only ones available on Ticketmaster for the event were “verified resale tickets.”
The option on the website allows Ticketmaster customers to set their own prices and sell their tickets, so long as the event organizer allows it. In these transactions, Ticketmaster facilitates the resale and charges both the seller and buyer fees.
