NHL coming to Stockholm, Prague and Helsinki - October 2010

Post by **archibalduk** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 7:41 pm

Does anybody know when the NHL tickets for games in Helsinki go on sale?

The Stockholm games went on sale about two weeks ago but unfortunately they were only accepting Nordic credit cards so I wasn't able to get any tickets.

Saapas · Post by **Saapas** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 8:13 pm

Don't know but it would be interesting to go watch one... But I think my budget just can't handle the prices

Post by **archibalduk** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 8:43 pm

The cheapest tickets at Stockholm were approx €75 (£65) which is quite expensive, really. However, it's one of those events that doesn't happen very often so myself and my bro (Calv) are quite happy to pay for tickets, flights and hotel. We were really frustrated that our credit cards wouldn't work on the Swedish tickets site so now we're checking www.lippu.fi and www.lippupavelu.fi as well as www.livenation.co.uk on almost a daily basis in the hope that we might be able to get some tickets for Helsinki. Plus, I love Finland so it'd be great to visit again.

rottamies · Post by **rottamies** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:30 am

The tickets will go on sale on march 15., at 9 am finnish time (gmt +2 or whatever it is).
Hope you'll be able to get your tickets!

Edit: Ticket prices seem to be between 99 and 189 euros.

Post by **McQwak** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 10:02 am

Tickets to Prague will be sold here and will be cheaper than in 2008.
Come here, Archi and Calv. Prague is warmer than Helsinki. And we have better beer

I think Jet2.Com (or some other low-cost airline) operates Manchester-Prague and Leeds-Prague directly.

Post by **archibalduk** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:12 pm

Thanks for the info guys.

Maybe we'll look into Prague instead. €99 for the Helskini tickets is a lot of money

Saapas · Post by **Saapas** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 6:15 am

archibalduk wrote:Thanks for the info guys. Maybe we'll look into Prague instead. €99 for the Helskini tickets is a lot of money

Well if I remember right there is a new low-cost airline... About 30€ from Helsinki to Manchester

Salming · Post by **Salming** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:18 am

Ryan air?

Saapas · Post by **Saapas** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:45 am

Salming wrote:Ryan air?

Might well be

Post by **archibalduk** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 11:42 am

Do you know which site will be selling the Finnish tickets? I can't seem to find any mention of the tickets on any seller's site.

Post by **A9L3E** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 4:19 pm

archibalduk wrote:Do you know which site will be selling the Finnish tickets? I can't seem to find any mention of the tickets on any seller's site.

Hartwall Areena?

Post by **Jypfan92** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 5:05 pm

archibalduk wrote:Do you know which site will be selling the Finnish tickets? I can't seem to find any mention of the tickets on any seller's site.

http://www.hartwall-areena.com/en/index.php?id=70#719 , put this link to your favorites, but tickets aren't available yet. Those will be available at 15.3.2010, 9 a.m. o'clock (GMT+2).

Post by **archibalduk** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:20 pm

Thanks very much.

Last time I checked the Areena's site the NHL games weren't listed.

Post by **McQwak** » Mon May 03, 2010 4:05 pm

Tickets to Prague BOS-PHO games can be purchased now http://www.sazkaticket.cz/TicketEN/even ... d=19078625
Prices are €179-€39.

Post by **McQwak** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:34 am

So where did you finally managed to go? Helsinki or Prague?

foxlockbox · Post by **foxlockbox** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 11:11 am

F**k I'd go if it was only 75€ in Finland but the cheapest are 99€ and no one to go with me anyways

Post by **dabo** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 11:55 am

For the 3rd year in a row I will be going to Stockholm, cannot wait.

Post by **McQwak** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 9:45 am

Cool highlights from Boston Bruins - Liberec White Bears is here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuJv0R8daqM
And, yeah, Bruins won 7:1

Post by **archibalduk** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 9:01 pm

McQwak wrote:Cool highlights from Boston Bruins - Liberec White Bears is here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuJv0R8daqM
And, yeah, Bruins won 7:1

Even the British team did better than that

Post by **joehelmer** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 12:43 pm

Apparently there's still plenty tickets left for the premiere in Stockholm. Now they are discussing if it's worth to have premieres in Stockholm in the future.

I think they should, the problem this year isn't the game itself, I think the problem is the teams. I don't think many swedes cares about San Jose and Columbus, even though both teams got great players and some swedish players.
Last year it was Detroit Red Wings vs. St. Louis Blues and Red Wings had played in the Stanley Cup final the season before and had swedish superstars like Lidström and Zetterberg in their team.

Post by **dabo** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 3:49 pm

Agree, wrong teams.

Post by **Jypfan92** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:12 pm

Finland had same problem last year, when Florida and Chicago started their season there. Only superstars were Toews, Keith and Kane. Antti Niemi and Ville Koistinen were only Finns, Niemi played shutout in one game and Koistinen scored twice in other game.

Post by **archibalduk** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 10:11 am

joehelmer wrote:Apparently there's still plenty tickets left for the premiere in Stockholm. Now they are discussing if it's worth to have premieres in Stockholm in the future.

I spotted a fair few empty seats last night (was watching it on ESPN). Personally, I'd jump at the opportunity to see any team play but I suppose with such a strong league in Sweden the Swedes are going to be more interested in watching NHL teams with plenty of Swedes on their rosters.

Maybe if the organisers had allowed foreign credit cards then there would have been a higher attendance. My brother and myself would have been there for a start!

I hope they continue the Premieres in the future. I think they're such great events and, for many of us in Europe, it's our only real chance to go to an NHL game.

Post by **dabo** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 10:29 am

I know a guy from England who went to one of the DET-STL games last season, seems to have been no problems back then. Perhaps something has changed this year I don't know.

Post by **archibalduk** » Sat Oct 09, 2010 10:49 am

I took the morning off work so that I could book my tickets online as soon as they started going on sale. I tried to book using both my bank (Visa) and credit (Mastercard) cards but it wouldn't accept them. My Mastercard has worked no problem when I've ordered things abroad before.

My brother's cards didn't work either...

It seemed from the FAQs on the website that only cards from Scandinavia would work.