Frozen Four

Beeeej · March 04, 2003, 01:46:37 PM

That's $40 for each ticket to each game, by the way... $120 total. Even on eBay, the legal limit for a NY state event ticket is 120% of the cost (which can include processing fees, $1.50 each if bought through the lottery), so $145.80 is the most you should be paying if you can manage it.

Beeeej

Alan · March 04, 2003, 03:20:11 PM

I found 8 tickets for sale already on ebay. 2 sets of two tickets and one set of 4 tickets. Prices are not to far over the sale price, yet.

Ok, I did a more general search and came up with 8 sets of tickets on sale, 20 tickets in all. I'm sure there will be many more, but prices asked may increase as we get closer to the weekend of the event.

Chris H82 · March 05, 2003, 04:19:56 PM

How are folks from the "left Coast" planning on working the airfair restrictions into going to Buffalo, IF we make it?
With the regionals ending on March 29 or so, that's less than 2 weeks before the SF games on the 10th.
(Note - I've paid my homage to the woofing gods - I bought a ticket to see the Boss in Vancouver BC on the 11th - about the only time in my life where I've wanted the conflict with one of his shows. ::nut::

Adam · March 05, 2003, 04:30:38 PM

14-day advance purchase is a very avoidable problem, if you're smart about it.

1) Use sites like hotwire or priceline if you don't care what time of day you fly.

2) "Budget airlines" like Southwest, ATA, Air Tran, Jet Blue, etc. often have cheap fares up to the moment (or a few days before) your trip.

3) Use www.bestfares.com to find out various fare codes you'll need to get around the 14-day advance trap.

4) Buy a 14-day or 21-day advance ticket early (before we know if Cornell is in or not) and then if they don't make it, you'll have an airline credit to use later in the year (usually good for 365 days). Sure, you lose the interest on the money, but it's a good insurance policy if you're very concerned about advance sale rules.

melissa · March 05, 2003, 05:25:51 PM

Got mine and Judy's tix in the mail today (thanks JTW, Barb! We owe one of you for shipping charges). We're in section 112, row 12. Yay. It's the first time I've ever held FF tix in my hand. Was exciting ... maybe that makes me a dork but who cares?:-P

jeh25 · March 05, 2003, 05:30:05 PM

Chris H.-'82 wrote:

QuoteHow are folks from the "left Coast" planning on working the airfair restrictions into going to Buffalo, IF we make it?
With the regionals ending on March 29 or so, that's less than 2 weeks before the SF games on the 10th.

I'm once again a very poor grad student. However, I also have an obscene number of FF miles thanks to too much travel while working at failed dot-com eons ago.

Thus, I'd be willing to get people on the West Coast tickets on short notice for $375, assuming this is still a reasonable price for a transcontinental ticket. I figure I could only do 3 or 4 tickets before the airline noticed. Drop me a note if you are seriously interested.

Adam · March 05, 2003, 05:33:16 PM

Melissa, does this mean that you're the one holding on to the tix this time? ;-)

curoadkill · March 05, 2003, 05:41:47 PM

[Q]I wouldn't count on getting tickets from Cornell. After player comps, tickets for Cornell VIPs and a block for the band, there might not be any left. Keep an eye on the USCHO message board and see if you can pick some up for a reasonable price. You can always sell them again later if need be.[/Q]

If Cornell makes it, the band tickets will not come out of the Cornell allotment. The NCAA simply reserves 25 seats for each band for the games presuming all schools involved will have a band.
However, it's not to say that the powers that be in athletics won't likely find a use for most any FF tickets they are given.
The interns in the ticket office probably have priority over the students...

cquinn · March 05, 2003, 05:49:28 PM

4) Buy a 14-day or 21-day advance ticket early (before we know if Cornell is in or not) and then if they don't make it, you'll have an airline credit to use later in the year (usually good for 365 days). Sure, you lose the interest on the money, but it's a good insurance policy if you're very concerned about advance sale rules.

Most of the airlines have changed their rules about cancellation credit. Happened sometime last summer. You no longer get the 365 day credit. You now have to have a new flight booked before your original flight date/time has passed. The flight can be for any time in the next year. So if you cancel 24 hours before your flight, you've got 24 hours to pick a new destination and book the ticket using the original money, minus the change fee.

Pretty much sucks. We cancel flights all the time for business. I used to use the credit to either book a new business trip or to occasionally sneak in a personal trip (hey, if it's going to expire anyway...). Now you usually just lose the money.

cquinn · March 05, 2003, 05:59:29 PM

We're in section 112, row 12. Yay.

WTF?!! John gets picked off the waiting list and gets better seats than someone who's got a multi-year priority rating? I know, I know, I've got tickets, I'm in the building, I shouldn't complain....but WTF?:-(

melissa · March 05, 2003, 06:49:55 PM

Damn staright!!! ;-)

judy · March 05, 2003, 10:35:33 PM

and if we don't go because we have no tickets, I will not be the one having a near nervous breakdown...

btw, in the last two hockey seasons, i've gotten two free roundtrip tickets (so basically, 4 trips) thru southwest. whoo hoo! and if it hadn't been for that damn snowstorm harvard/brown weekend, i may have gotten another one with regionals! :-( the current one is taking me to buffalo if the boys go. i can go to vegas on a later date :-)

ugarte · March 05, 2003, 11:29:19 PM

That is some coincidence. I'm in Sec. 112, row 12 also. ;-)

jtwcornell91 · March 10, 2003, 09:50:18 PM

One travel option that does work, if you've got the miles, is to get a frequent flyer reward ticket ahead of time. If you cancel, you can redeposit the miles for a fee of $50 or less. (I didn't try this early enough, and had to go with a 37,500 mile rather than 25,000 mile ticket.)

arik marks \'91 · March 15, 2003, 05:48:51 PM

For those wondering about how many tickets will be available from Cornell I have an eductated guess. I was in grad school at Michigan in 98 when we went to the Frozen Four in Boston. ALL of Michigan received 500 tickets. Once the team, administration, boosters, band etc. got their tickets there were exactly 150 tickets remaining for student season ticket holders. So I wouldn't hold your breath if you are hoping to get them through the school. Remember, almost all seats are sold a year in advance.....

Good luck to everyone finding tickets....

ARik

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