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All-You-Can-Eat Bruins
by Alanah McGinley on 06/30/08 at 03:50 PM ET
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What is it with NHL franchises and the success of all-you-can-eat hockey? Today, this showed up on Bruins.com:
The Boston Bruins unveiled their “Hungry for Hockey” season ticket package today. This plan gives fans full season tickets as well as the opportunity to enjoy all-you-can-eat hot dogs, pretzels, nachos, popcorn and soft drinks during every home game.
The “Hungry for Hockey” seats are located in sections 327 and 328, rows 2-15. Prices are $39.00 per seat, per game, which totals $1,677.00 for the season.
This isn’t the first time this kind of promotion has shown up in the NHL. The St. Louis Blues, for instance, have made a screaming success of the public’s desire to eat crap on “Super Tuesdays”, as has at least one other team that I can’t recall right now.
But maybe I’m just jealous… either for the fantasy of $39 hockey tickets, or the idea of a bottomless hot dog stand. I can’t decide.
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While I tend to agree with you, $39 bucks isn’t a bad price, especially if you were going to get some food at the game anyway. As we know, arena food prices are astronomical, so even if you don’t eat a ridiculous amount, this could still end up saving you money.
Posted by NHLJeff from Pens fan in Chicago, IL on 06/30/08 at 04:03 PM ET
$39 is an awesome price. I can’t even park in downtown Vancouver and eat a hot dog for $39, much less attend a game.
But like Kevin said, if they really want to amp up my interest, throw in that all-you-can-drink beer,and I’ll never leave the damn building… 
Posted by Alanah McGinley from British Columbia on 06/30/08 at 04:17 PM ET
Who is in charge of making sure these ticket holders don’t give the food away and return for more?
More important…how will that be done and what will it cost?
Posted by HockeyTownTodd on 06/30/08 at 04:18 PM ET
Probably have ushers at the edges of the sections to make sure the food doesn’t get passed, like contraband, so to other spectators. That’s how some baseball parks work their all-you-can-eat sections.
Just what people need - incentive to pig out more than they already do.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 06/30/08 at 04:43 PM ET
I’m in with kevin and Alanah.
All you can drink Molson’s and a ticket for $39….THAT will fill the arena!
Posted by w2j2 on 06/30/08 at 07:11 PM ET
Baseball parks like Pittsburg do this and it is fine. I think it is 35 per game.
If you think about the cost of one of each of those items it is a deal. I live in MA and this is the only thing you can really get a deal on for sport right now.
Posted by Kathy T from Taunton, Mass on 07/02/08 at 08:30 PM ET
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I can’t imagine shelling out $1,700 for the “opportunity” to eat hot dogs and popcorn. If it was all-you-can-drink with beer included they might get my attention.
Posted by kevin from boston on 06/30/08 at 04:00 PM ET