Lottery for Winter Classic tickets starts Monday

by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Aug 16, 2009 11:14 AM EDT Comment 8 comments

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The NHL will open its lottery system for tickets to the NHL Winter Classic at Fenway Park starting Monday at noon. Fans can register for the lottery to win an opportunity to purchase tickets to the outdoor game between the Bruins and Flyers on New Year's Day by visiting www.nhl.com/winterclassic starting at 12:00 PM Eastern Time on Monday,August 17th.

According to Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe, the NHL received 250,000 requestsfor tickets to last year's Winter Classic at Wrigley Field and even more are expected this year. According to KPD, tickets for the evnt purchased from the league are expected to run in the $200-$300 range.

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I’m glad they’re having a lottery. I have no luck with these kinds of things, but I also have no time to stand in a line. It’s tough to justify $300 for one game, but I guess it’ll be a once-in-a-lifetime thing.

by Arenacale on Aug 17, 2009 7:26 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

So, apparently, it’s registering to get reminded to register on the actual date of Sept. 15th. Is Judge Baum running this thing?

by Arenacale on Aug 17, 2009 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Where did you see this? I’ve been reloading the page since noon trying to be the first to register, but my patience is wearing thin. I really do not want to miss out on attempting to get this lottery. I feel like the second I take a lunch break I will miss it.

by Buzz Killington on Aug 17, 2009 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don’t reload the page! Go to the www.nhl.com/winterclassic address, it had previously redirected to a page about 2009 so you may just be reloading that page instead of the 2010 page.

by Arenacale on Aug 17, 2009 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

They made it sound like you could register for the lottery today. I guess even NHL.com is fishing for traffic this time of year.

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by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Aug 17, 2009 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

“Info will be released”

Thanks for the IMPORTANT INFO that the LOTTERY WILL OPEN Sept. 15th.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Aug 17, 2009 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, no kidding.

I had a meeting and missed the 12 noon register time, so I thought I’d be screwed.

Now just have to make sure to be here that day…

by 13_Legion on Aug 18, 2009 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well, if you entered your email address, they’ll be sending you a reminder. It looks like the lottery is open from Sept. 15-Oct. 5th, so you won’t need to be right on top of it.

by Arenacale on Aug 18, 2009 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs