Michigan Seats - Frozen Four Semifinal
All,
Looking for tickets in Tampa. Michigan as third overall seed, would be the away team for the 2nd semifinal on April 6?
This suggests that the sections where Michigan shoots twice would be opposite the Tampa Bay Lightning normal configuration (i.e., away team at Amalie Arena for the Quinnipiac game)?
I googled around and couldn’t find any confirmation. Thank you if anyone can clarify!
I am looking for one ticket in MI section.
I understand each ticket is good for all three games, as in NCAA Final Four, so not sure of the validity of your guess.
Each ticket is not good for all three games. Tickets ordered through Michigan are only available for the final if Michigan advances to the final.
March 28th, 2023 at 11:35 AM ^
I checked with the Michigan Ticket Department and they do not have any allocation for the Frozen Four, at least not for non-season ticket holders. I could find nowhere on the website where you could buy tickets, it's all through TM or resellers. And yes, you can either buy one ticket to all three games, or separate tickets for the semis and the finals.
[EDIT - The initial info from the ticket office was incorrect, or at least not very clear. They did have an allocation, which they offered to people with 500 priority points and above. Now sold out. Why they couldn't have told me that in the first place is a mystery.]
March 28th, 2023 at 11:39 AM ^
But tickets to the semis are good for both semifinal games, correct?
Also, for anyone that went to Allentown, is that how the tickets were for the regionals (i.e. first round tickets are good for both first round games)? And was it the same deal, where you could get a combo ticket (first and second round) or first/second round tickets separately?
Yes, the semifinal tickets are a single session with both games. I think in the Frozen Four they have tried some weird experiment where they move the team blocks around between games so it looks better for TV. Not sure if they are doing that this year, but anyway you don't have to leave the arena between games this year.
The regionals have always had both first round games on a single admission.
March 28th, 2023 at 12:49 PM ^
The ticket office might not have any tickets left, but they did have an allocation. I received an email on 3/25 with a deadline of 3/27 to request tickets. This is presumably based on priority points since I'm not a hockey season ticket holder but have had football season tickets since 1988 and have a decent number of priority points. The request was for the semi finals and would result in a request for the final only if Michigan advances to the championship game.
That's interesting. I've been a season football ticket holder since 1978. I wrote an email specifically asking about Frozen Four tickets, and got a response saying there would be none through the ticket office. This was on March 15. Maybe I don't donate enough money?
In any case, the tickets I've purchased in the past through the ticket office have always been terrible seats, so I was fine buying mine on the secondary market.
I saw them on Stubhub.
As of yesterday, it was cheaper to buy the tickets separately than to buy an all sessions ticket.
Edit: On Ticketmaster and Stub Hub, at least.
Michigan will be the visiting team next Thursday but that doesn't mean that they will have the same shoot-twice arrangement as NHL games in Tampa.
Teams are assigned benches depending on where their locker rooms are located, and since the Lightning locker room won't be used, the 3 seed might or might not end up on the "home" bench.
Sorry I can't help more than that.
March 28th, 2023 at 11:46 AM ^
While it's good to tell OP you can't make any guarantees, I think it would be a pretty solid bet that the home side would still remain as such. The locker rooms Quinippiac (or however tf you spell it) will probably be using will most likely be near the real Lightning room. I have played/coached in several NHL buildings and the home/away order almost always remains the same.
Well, I can help more than that. I found out that Michigan fans are getting sections 118 and 120 plus 218 and 219. And that those seats are across the ice from Michigan's bench in the semifinal. And Michigan's bench will obviously be on the "defend twice" side of the ice.
Minnesota fans will be behind the Tampa Bay bench (Minnesota gets Tampa Bay's locker room). Quinnipiac fans will be behind the visitor bench (Quinnipiac gets the NHL visitor locker room). Michigan fans will be across from the Tampa Bay bench (diagonal from their opposing fans). Boston University fans will be across from the visitor bench (diagonal from their opposing fans).
So it seems like Michigan will attack the same end that Tampa Bay attacks? Because Quinnipiac as the 2-seed gets the second best locker room, the NHL visitor locker room. I'm surprised Tampa Bay is forced to move their players' stuff out of the locker rooms, but I guess that's part of hosting.
Amazing, thank you for you the knowledge drop!
Are seats on the "attacking end" or "defending end" better?
Matter of preference but I think most people, including me, prefer sitting on the "attack twice" end.
That's where they put the student section in Yost and most other college arenas.
Attack twice is better. Yelling “BETTER GOALIE” at an empty net is more impactful when you’re right next to it.
March 28th, 2023 at 11:50 AM ^
Sambora...I am a season ticket holder who will be unable to go to the semis, but put in a request anyway so that I would have access to a ticket for the final should M make it. Do you happen to be on reddit or twitter? If so, DM me at the same screen name on either platform
March 28th, 2023 at 12:51 PM ^
If sambora is a no go, I am interested
:)
I see Sambora bailed so am on twitter but could not DM you
my email is [email protected]
the frozen four games used to be two sessions separated by several hours, which was a very awful idea. I'm glad the games are now back to back and that the fans can watch both games with one ticket.
I've gone to 21 of the last 25 Frozen Fours. It was better with 2 admissions for the semis IMHO. Early game at 2, you could get out and have a decent late lunch ir early dinner, a couple beverages and come back for the 7pm nightcap. Back when they were oriented tickets so if ones team lost and you didn't want to stay for saturdays final it was easy to sell right after the first game. Now you are held in the arena for 6 plus hours with limited food options unless you are in the club area. Last year in Boston was the start of beer sales at FF. At 10+ a cup you don't want too many of those. So the arene us happy with 12k or more "trapped" between games. I imagine locations near the arena are missing out on a lot of food and drink sales.