Cold Game in Buffalo, Hot Ticket

[Fraserburn]

Would this fly in Detroit?

Outdoor hockey game in freezing Buffalo a hot ticket


Sep. 18, 2007
CBSSports.com wire reports



BUFFALO, N.Y. -- It's a hot ticket for what could be a very cold hockey game.


It took less than 30 minutes Tuesday morning for fans to buy all 42,000 tickets made available for the NHL Winter Classic, an outdoor game between the Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins to be played at Ralph Wilson Stadium on Jan. 1.
"I don't know if anybody anticipated that," Sabres spokesman Michael Gilbert said, referring to the speed of ticket sales. "It's another indication of how special this market is toward hockey."
Gilbert said 32,000 tickets have been held back for Sabres season-ticket holders, who have the option to buy more tickets in addition to the ones they have. Tickets have also been reserved for the NHL, as well as both teams.
Tickets went on sale one day after the NHL announced it would hold its second outdoor game and first in the United States.
The stadium in Orchard Park is home to the NFL's Buffalo Bills and has a seating
capacity of about 74,000.


Fans began lining up outside the stadium before midnight. Ticket buyers also jammed the Sabres phone lines for most of the day.
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[Zekyl]

If hockey had a following like that in more than 3-4 cities in the US, it would still be a major sport.

[Glenn]

Didn't MSU try a stunt like this?

[Fraserburn]

Didn't MSU try a stunt like this?

Yeah MSU and UM filled up Sparty Stadium a few years back

[WTFchris]

The Wings were trying to be part of that I think.

On January first seems stupid though. I guess they'd probably still sell, but that's NCAA Bowl day.

[Fraserburn]

The Wings were trying to be part of that I think.

On January first seems stupid though. I guess they'd probably still sell, but that's NCAA Bowl day.

Seems like a decent day to do it
when you know alot of people are off that day

Not everybody watches the bowl games
and to be honest the bowl games are so spread out now what saturday could you really put it on

[WTFchris]

What time is it at?

If they play around noon-1:00 time it would be fine since the Rose and Sugar ar in the evening. You'd just be head to head with the Gator and Capital One bowls, which isn't a huge deal.

If they do it prime time then you are missing BCS games.

[Fraserburn]

What time is it at?

If they play around noon-1:00 time it would be fine since the Rose and Sugar ar in the evening. You'd just be head to head with the Gator and Capital One bowls, which isn't a huge deal.

If they do it prime time then you are missing BCS games.

I havent seen the time for sure but it'd have to be midday
when they did this in Edmonton for Montreal and Edmonton it was freezing

theres no way they'd try and get this on at night.....I bet the latest they'd start would be 3pm

[Vinny]

Wouldn't they have to try and avoid too much sun on the ice?

[Fraserburn]

Wouldn't they have to try and avoid too much sun on the ice?

about as much as they'd have to avoid hot lights on the ice...