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GDT: Game 22: BLACKHAWKS vs KINGS 7:30 p.m PST. FS-W, WGN, NHL.TV

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Vamos Rafa said:
I don't see Blackhawks STHs at United selling their tickets. I guess I'm just wondering why our place gets infested with Hawk fans while United Center manages to stay free from away fan invasion even though both arenas are always packed every night.
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There are also professional ticket brokers that sell rows of tickets to every Kings game along with any individual tickets that may have been available to the public back when they went on sale prior to the season starting.

Transplants play a big part and then the bandwagon fans. Detroit was the top franchise from the mid-90s through the 00's so there was always a huge Red Wings presence that has severely dissipated over the last several years, giving way to the Hawks infestation which is not an isolated occurrence to Staples but is happening around the league.

That being said, I sold all of my tickets due to some holiday stuff as opposed to selling three and still going to the game. Chicago represents the best return as their fans drive up the price but Kings fans have also been willing to pay inflated prices to see the two best teams in the league. Now that these aren't the two best teams, the prices have dropped a bit and Kings fans (bandwagon ones primarily) are probably less willing to pay a premium for this match-up if they are expecting a loss. Since Chicago is only here once or twice a season, Hawks fans will continue to flock as long as they have a good team.

I still haven't had any Hawks fans sit next to me after selling and I've been doing this for a few seasons now. It is almost always Kings fans so that has been nice. The row in front of me though is run by a pro broker that has all of their tickets for every game listed so there is a heavy dose of opposing teams fans in front of me. Since I wait to sell until a day or so before game time once I know for sure that none of my friends or family are going to go, I usually get Kings fans buying tickets on a whim as opposed to a Bruins fan who circled the calendar back in July and bought their tickets three months in advance.
 
BigKing said:
There are also professional ticket brokers that sell rows of tickets to every Kings game along with any individual tickets that may have been available to the public back when they went on sale prior to the season starting.

Transplants play a big part and then the bandwagon fans. Detroit was the top franchise from the mid-90s through the 00's so there was always a huge Red Wings presence that has severely dissipated over the last several years, giving way to the Hawks infestation which is not an isolated occurrence to Staples but is happening around the league.

That being said, I sold all of my tickets due to some holiday stuff as opposed to selling three and still going to the game. Chicago represents the best return as their fans drive up the price but Kings fans have also been willing to pay inflated prices to see the two best teams in the league. Now that these aren't the two best teams, the prices have dropped a bit and Kings fans (bandwagon ones primarily) are probably less willing to pay a premium for this match-up if they are expecting a loss. Since Chicago is only here once or twice a season, Hawks fans will continue to flock as long as they have a good team.

I still haven't had any Hawks fans sit next to me after selling and I've been doing this for a few seasons now. It is almost always Kings fans so that has been nice. The row in front of me though is run by a pro broker that has all of their tickets for every game listed so there is a heavy dose of opposing teams fans in front of me. Since I wait to sell until a day or so before game time once I know for sure that none of my friends or family are going to go, I usually get Kings fans buying tickets on a whim as opposed to a Bruins fan who circled the calendar back in July and bought their tickets three months in advance.
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Great points. Just to add to that, we (Kings fans) infiltrate other buildings in disproportionate numbers as well, for the reasons stated above. I live in Denver, where many LA transplants currently reside. We only get to see the Kings once or twice a year live, so Avs-Kings games get a decent number of Kings fans.
 
Vamos Rafa said:
Does United Center get invaded by away fans at all? Talking about other big fan bases here like Habs and Leafs.
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Not only was United Center invaded by away fans, but the arena was empty for the longest time until the current owner Rocky Wirtz took over. That coincided with the team improving and contending as well with the arrival of Toews, Kane, Keith, etc. Ebbs and Flows. Now that they have a great product, they've solidified the fan base.
 
Vamos Rafa said:
Does United Center get invaded by away fans at all? Talking about other big fan bases here like Habs and Leafs.
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They have had over 1MM plus attend their championship rallies compared to the estimated 300K that witnessed the 2014 parade.

There isn't any availability for an "invasion". Plus, their ticket prices are generally higher. I was thinking about a road trip a couple of seasons ago for the TOR/MON/OTT/CHI road trip. Was going to skip Ottawa for an extra day in Chicago but the ticket prices were insane for pretty much every game: especially TOR and CHI. Without a large number of LA transplants in those regions, it just isn't happening.

Also, there is more ticket demand from local fans of the Habs and Leafs than there is here for the Kings so it would be hard for any one fan base to show up in massive numbers. Interest in the Kings is down as evidenced by the large number of tickets available on game nights even for marquee match ups.

Win one playoff game in two years, the bandwagon has stopped wanting to go to games. For this exact same Hawks game last season, I received $89 per ticket after fees. This season, I received $58. Spread that across 3-4 tickets and it is a pretty big decline from last season. It has been costing me an average of ~$50 a game to go when, if I wasn't buying additional seats for resale, I'd be going for $32 total for two tickets because of them being Die Hard eligible. After selling all of my tickets to the Chicago game, I'm now down to $35 per game on average.

I imagine that there are a lot of STHs that sell certain games to offset their total cost. With the market being such garbage this season, it would not surprise me if some sold even if they wanted to go just because they could actually make a bit of money, plus we get Chicago in town one more time this year for the last home game of the season.

I'd generally never miss a game against a marquee opponent like this but I took the opportunity to get a good return and score brownie points with my lady. It sucks when there are a lot of fans from the opposing team there but, you know, just give it to them like I am in my avatar.

Besides, pretty much every problem/altercation I've been involved with since 2001 is with idiotic Kings "fans".
 
Man, after that compacted stretch of the schedule with games every other day, it feels like ages since we've seen the Kings.
 
Inc 5-1 loss in which we question everything probably because Pavelski gets 5 tip goals from Burns and Thornton on a bunch of divey-ish calls to get SJ to the PP
 
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