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Hello Friends:
It’s time for not just one but TWO of our exclusive Fan Cost Index® reports!
With the publication of 2021-22 season and pandemic-delayed 2020-21 season National Hockey League FCIs, we are all caught up in hockey world.
We are in the final stages of verifying FOUR more reports: two from the NBA (2021-22 and 2020-21), plus the 2022 season reports for both MLB and MLS.
Hang in there FCIheads, lots of good stuff is on the horizon.
Topline NHL FCI takeaways
The cost of a family of four to attend an NHL game in the 2021-22 season rose to $462.58. That is an increase of $22.66 (5.2 percent) from the 2020-21 NHL FCI® which, using pre-pandemic ticket pricing, totaled $439.91.
Additionally, the average weighted general ticket price for a 2021-22 NHL game clocks in at $82.58, a gain of of $4.21, or 5.4 percent, from 2020-21’s average ticket cost of $78.37.
A large part of that jump is due to the addition of the expansion Seattle Kraken, which debuted with the second most expensive average general ticket, $130.85, and second highest FCI, $672.89.
The existing 31 teams averaged 2.6 percent gains in both average ticket and FCI from 2020-21 prices.
View all the numbers and insights in our complete NHL FCI analysis now.
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Have a great week and, as always, stay fancentric friends!
-CH