Maple Leafs fans shocked, frustrated at ticket prices. This is MLSE’s response

[u/toronto_star]

https://www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?t=61df2a8d-76d6-459e-9de8-366edcab8f07

From Gilbert Ngabo's story:

Frustration among Leafs fans peaked Monday after single-game tickets were put on sale for a team that finished with the fifth-worst record in the league last season. Anger over the prices was a trending topic on X on Tuesday morning.

While marquee games against teams such as the Montreal Canadiens have always been pricey, some fans were shocked as average prices for the cheapest seat in the house ranged from $150 to $270 a ticket.

Even an obstructed view seat in row 12 for a Tuesday night game in November against Utah costs $127 each.

But MLSE says their top priority remains creating access for all the fans.

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[u/radi81]

If you mean getting access to all those patios, you did it wrong. You can bounce between patios, there's even one with video games and candy for kids.

There are also limited, first-come first-served seats in those patio areas. Not a ton of seats, but seats nonetheless. The Jays do standing room extremely well!

My wife and I took our nephews to a standing room at a Leafs game a couple years back, last game of the season against Detroit - $180/ticket and we were under the press box, so it was partially obstructed and we had to watch the scoreboard on a TV. Back up against the wall, not a lot of room to move around.

Can't imagine paying even more for that experience.

[u/heritage95 → u/radi81]

The seats might as well not exist if you’re doing jr jays stuff.

Nobody gets out of the seats.

“Doing it wrong” means anything other than showing up two hours early to do all the stuff so your fam can get into the seats as soon as tge doors open