Minnesota Wild Tickets make Great Gifts

It seems every company is remembering to market their product as a great gift this time of year, but event tickets really are a cool gift to give and often unexpected.

Minnesota Wild tickets would be perfect for any hockey fan and there are plenty of game dates to choose from. There are a couple of good games in January including Saturday, January 3rd against the Red Wings and Thursday, January 15th against the Edmonton Oilers just to name a few. You can view the entire Minnesota Wild Schedule here.

As a past customer of Ticket King I got an email from them offering a 5% discount on Wild tickets to any game if I use the discount code GIFT at check-out. 5% may not seem like a lot, but every penny helps and I hate paying full price for any thing. I know if you order Wild tickets by Friday, you can still receive them in time for the Holidays. If you do order from them, be sure you put Wild Tickets blog as the referral. Thanks.

Wild Ticket Prices Comment

WhitneyLemke left a comment on my Wild Tickets blog regarding tickets for her boyfriend – she wanted my advice on what other home games would be exciting for a holiday gift – here it is: if you don’t want to pay for the Red Wings game, then I would recommend the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday January 15th or the Anaheim Mighty Ducks on Wednesday February 4th. Both will be exciting games and are more affordable tickets.

I have been burned buying tickets on craigslist before, Whitney, so I don’t recommend it. I had a good ‘ol bait and switch problem and one of my buddies got tickets that never worked (it was embarrassing to show up to the game and not get in). I know it’s more expensive to use a local ticket company like Ticket King (they have an office right by the Xcel that I have been in before), but they *guarantee* their tickets and that’s a good thing, especially for a gift.

Good luck with your quest for Minnesota Wild Tickets – I do agree they will make a great gift!

Wild Tickets gaining popularity

Friday’s Minnesota Wild vs Vancouver Canucks game will cost you a pretty penny if you haven’t already bought Minnesota Wild tickets. Tickets are going for twice face value. It’s no wonder; these two teams are hard hitting rivals and currently are separated by just one point in the Northwest Division. The Xcel Energy Center will be rocking Friday night.

This will be the last chance to see the Wild for awhile at the X. The next home game is 12 days later on December 17th vs. the Calgary Flames. If you can hold out until then, tickets are cheaper, but trust me – the game won’t be as exciting as the Wild Canucks game.

Wild Ticket Price Update

I was checking out the local Minnesota Wild ticket market and this is what I found for the upcoming pre and post Thanksgiving Wild home games. These are some of the hottest games of the year as far as fan support goes so I am not surprised to see that there aren’t too many tickets left.

Wednesday Nov 26th Stars @ Wild
Less than 20 seats left – cheapest ticket $90 . . . HOT GAME
Best ticket value: Section 104, Row 2 $120/each - call Ticket King and offer $100, if they say “deal”, you got a steal – otherwise go with the 115, 13’s at $90/each.

Friday Nov 28th Lightning @ Wild
More than 60 seats left – cheapest ticket $65
Best ticket value: Row 1 of the upper level $70/each, great view, affordable price


Price information from Ticket King – I know local reporters like Charley Walters check their ticket site to see how in demand certain games are. I am no Charley Walters, but I thought I would give you a Wild ticket market snap shot.

Which Wild Game is the Best Value

Check back to my Wild Tickets blog next week as I look over the Wild ticket prices for the big Minnesota Wild 5 game home stand from Nov 20 -28. It will be a great time to see a Wild hockey game, but which game will offer the most bang for your buck?


Thursday Nov 20th Canucks @ Wild
Saturday Nov 22nd Blues @ Wild
Monday Nov 24th Capitals @ Wild
Wednesday Nov 26th Stars @ Wild
Friday Nov 28th Lightning @ Wild

Wild Win in Denver, Ticket Prices on the Rise along with Wild Fan Support

I went to bed last night with a smile on my face since the Minnesota Wild managed to put 3 goals in the Colorado Avalanche net and win in Denver at the Pepsi Center 3-1. I woke up this morning and decided I better get busy looking around on the Internet for ticket deals to upcoming home games because I am sure Wild ticket demand is on the rise and you can bet that Wild hockey tickets will only go up in price if the team keeps putting exciting games on like they did last night.

I know on Tuesday I gave everyone the heads up on the great Wild ticket deals for the Phoenix Wild game on Thursday Nov. 13th and if you didn’t buy on Tuesday you missed out! Those $39 tickets are gone! The cheapest Wild ticket for the Phoenix Coyotes Minnesota Wild game is now $45, but that is still a good deal compared to other upcoming home games.

For example, the Minnesota Wild Columbus Blue Jackets game next Saturday November 15th hardly has any lower level tickets left. The cheapest Wild tickets for that game are in section 123, row 14 for $100 per ticket – those same exact seats are only $70 for the Wild Coyotes game on Thursday. I guess along with a winning team and increased Wild fan support comes higher Wild ticket prices. Moral of the story, when you see a Wild ticket deal out there, you better move fast! Afterall, you are in the State of Hockey!

Minnesota Wild vs. Phoenix Coyotes

I did some snooping around and I found some really good deals on Wild Tickets for the game on 11/13 versus the Phoenix Coyotes. You can buy Wild seats in the upper level on the side of the ice for $39 (face value) and lower level seats on the end for $69 (face value). I know that Phoenix isn't a marquee team but if I were you, I would buy Wild Tickets for this game because this may be your last chance to buy cheap Wild Tickets for a regular season game. I am sure the prices will sky rocket if the Minnesota Wild continues to play well. I will see you at the X!!!

2008-2009 Wild Hockey Tickets

It feels like Wild Hockey Tickets are going to be a big deal this year! I checked online to see what the market was for last night's Wild game and I couldn't find a ticket anywhere. What is going on? Historically, I have been able to snap up Wild Tickets for a midweek game in October for 1/2 face value. That is a bad sign for anyone who is hoping to find a bargain down the road on Minnesota Wild Tickets.

However, my hunch is that there may be good prices on tickets to the Wild game next Monday versus the Chicago Black Hawks. The Minnesota Wild Hockey Tickets are already selling for face value so I would wait until Monday too see how low the prices drop. GO WILD!!!

Upcoming Wild Home Games

There are 4 remaining Minnesota Wild home games for the month of October:

Thur Oct 23 Sabres vs. Wild 7PM Tickets start at $78/each
Sat Oct 25 Blue Jackets vs. Wild 7PM Tickets start at $70/each
Mon Oct 27 Blackhawks vs. Wild 7PM Tickets start at $45/each
Thur Oct 30 Canadiens vs. Wild 7PM Tickets start at $70/each

Interested in Wild tickets? I would recommend checking out Ticket King and see if they can help you out – 1-800-396-7328 or local 612-341-4131 . . . let them know you heard about it on my blog and they will give me $5 – I know it doesn’t sound like a lot, but to a guy who drinks a lot of beer, every $5 helps. GOOOO WILD!

Wild Win Home Opener

The Minnesota Wild won their home opener against the Boston Bruins 4-3. The score was only close thanks to the Wild looking sluggish in the fourth period. Minnesota wild tickets sold out quickly for that show and word on the street was that even scalpers didn’t have much to choose from come Saturday night.

I was impressed with what I saw on the ice and I think the Wild team looked strong and a lot of players stepped up. I think Gaborik could be on his way out – we may not need him. Time will tell.

Brent Burns Picture

I love this picture and think it will add some quality content to my blog - enjoy my Wild friends.

Minnesota Wild Tickets Blog

I know I haven’t done a great job at updating this Minnesota Wild tickets blog. I am going to try and post more often and/or take applications for any one willing to be a co-writer of this blog. I know a lot about the Twin Cities ticket industry (see my Twin Cities Tickets blog) and I love to talk about the Minnesota Wild, but lately the blogging bug has been sleeping. I promise to get more updates on this site very soon! STAY TUNED.

Minnesota Wild Home Opener

The Minnesota Wild Home Opener ticket is one of the hottest Minnesota Wild Tickets of the year. I am sure the fact that they play the Boston Bruins on a Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center has made the Wild Tickets for that game an even hotter commodity than the Home Openers of the past. If you don't have to go to the home opener, there are plenty of bargains to be had on the second Wild game versus the Buffalo Sabers on 10/23. It looks like you can Buy Wild Tickets in the lower level for face value online from Ticket King. GO WILD!!!

Minnesota Wild Season Tickets Sent Out

Minnesota Wild season ticket holders started receiving their Wild Tickets last week and from what I am hearing, the appearance of the tickets isn't very exciting. The background of the Minnesota Wild Tickets is white with very few colors on the ticket. It sounds as though they skimped this year on the Wild Hockey Tickets. I hope that doesn't mean that they are going to also skimp on player payroll. GO WILD!!!

What will be on the Wild Tickets this Season?

My boss bought some Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers tickets for a really good customer of ours and I saw the tickets on his desk and there was a big mug shot of Brett Favre on the ticket! I bet the Packers are regretting that decision! That led me to wonder what the Minnesota Wild tickets will look like this year…

The Wild have put together a few different themes in the past few years – they did the various hockey towns throughout the state (that was one of my favorites), they did season ticket holders (I didn’t make the list – boo hoo), they did random fans (or perhaps all the Wild front office friends and family), Xcel Energy Center shots (the jersey, the organ, the ice) – I wonder what the theme will be on this years ticket? You can sometimes tell by the layout of their website – but they haven’t really changed it up since last season. I hope it isn’t cartoony – I prefer actual pictures.

Minnesota Wild Preseason Tickets

The Minnesota Wild offered all Minnesota Wild Season Ticket Holders a presale opportunity to buy Minnesota Wild Tickets for the three preseason Wild home games before they go on sale to the general public. Historically, Minnesota Wild Tickets for preseason games are a tough sell. I am sure that this year will be the same. I wouldn't rush out and pay face value for Minnesota Wild Hockey Tickets to any of the three preseason games at the Xcel Energy Center because bargains can be had online.

Only 52 days left until the Minnesota Wild season opener against the Boston Bruins!!! See you at the "X."

Minnesota Wild Tickets Blog

I don’t write in this Wild tickets blog as often as I should, but I haven’t forgotten about it! Things are pretty quiet in the Minnesota Wild News department and I am sure most of you read other Wild hockey blogs for player information. One of my buddies writes on the SB Nation Minnesota Wild blog, Hockey Wilderness. It’s a pretty cool site and I am going to try and convince him to put a link over to my Wild Tickets blog once I get a few more posts on here or once the season gets going. Don’t forget about me!

Minnesota Wild vs. Detroit Red Wings

The 2008-2009 Minnesota Wild Schedule just came out and one game in particular stood out as the game that will have the HOTTEST Minnesota Wild Tickets. The Minnesota Wild plays the Detroit Red Wings on January 3, 2009. Historically speaking, the Wild games versus the red Wings have been big tickets. This year, not only did Detroit win the Stanley Cup but the game on January 3rd. is also a Saturday and Saturday Wild games are always a tough ticket. If you are interested in catching the Wild versus the Hossa lead Detroit Red Wings this year, buy your Wild NHL Tickets now because prices will definitely go up.

Wild Season Ticket Holder Event

The Minnesota Wild Season Ticket holder select a seat event is the beginning of July. The event allows Wild season ticket holders the opportunity to upgrade their seats, if available. Ticket holders are assigned a time slot to enter the Xcel Energy Center and look around at open seats. If you want to add seats or change seats, you go and sit in those seats and one of the ticket sales representative will come and help you change your seat location. There are literally pieces of paper taped to seats, you may think it is chaos, but it is actually well organized system.

Minnesota Wild Season Ticket Waiting List Generates Income

The Minnesota Wild have reported that they have a 7,500-person waiting list for Wild season tickets. Wow! That is a lot of hockey fans waiting for tickets. If you figure the Wild gets a $100 annual fee from all of these people that means the Wild collects $750,000 every year. I realize that the money is not pure profit because the money paid gets applied to your season ticket balance after you make your seat selection (perhaps after years on the waiting list.) But the interest that the Minnesota Wild earns off of those waiting list fans surely adds up and if you add it up over the past seven years, I am guessing it would be enough to pay a salary or two. I wonder what the Minnesota Wild does with that ticket slush fund? What I wouldn’t do to be an NHL team accountant!

Minnesota Wild raise season ticket prices

Just as expected, the Minnesota Wild raised season ticket prices. The new cost of a Minnesota Wild Season ticket is:

Lower Level, side of arena $86 (was $82 – increase of 5%)
Lower Level, corner of arena $75 (was $71 – increase of 6%)
Lower Level, behind the net $65 (was $60 – increase of 8%)
Upper Level, side of arena $38 (was $35 – increase of 9%)
Upper Level, behind the net $18 (was $16 – increase of 12.5%)

The increase of between 5 and 10 percent was what most Minnesota Wild fans expected and was what we predicted on our Wild tickets blog poll.

Interestingly enough, Club-level seats will stay at $85 for the side sections of the Xcel Energy Center and $75 for the end sections behind the nets. The 2008-09 season will be the final season of a three year term for Club level ticket holders so you can bet those seats will go up in the 2009-10 Wild season.

Single-game ticket prices will be announced later so check back often!

Minnesota Wild Ticket Prices

I read in the paper that the Minnesota Wild is expected to announce new Minnesota Wild ticket prices in the next week or so. Check back to this Minnesota Wild Ticket blog for the latest changes! Based on my ticket prices poll, it looks like most people are guessing between 6% and 10%. That would put an upper level side ticket at around $48. The Wild ticket prices have went up each year, let’s just hope they don’t gouge us for too much money – it’s not like the Wild are Stanley Cup Champions or anything

Minnesota Wild Season Over

I bet the girls over at Ticket King St Paul are pretty upset that the Minnesota Wild didn’t get to game 7 in the NHL playoffs. I am sure they had to issue some refunds to very disappointed Minnesota Wild fans. The girls even have a blog, here is a shameless plug Ticket King St Paul blog – please return the favor!

Wild Playoff Games

One of my friends heard I had a Minnesota Wild blog and she asked if she could join in on the blog. I told her to send me a "post" about her game and Wild ticket buying expereince. If anyone else wants to send me something to post, feel free! Leave the post in the comments and I will move the best ones to the front page. This is what my friend sent:

I went to my first Wild Playoff game . As my first year as a hockey fan I had decided that if the Wild make it to the playoffs I MUST attend a game. Since I don’t have season tickets, and Ticketmaster was sold out ... AS USUAL! I used Ticket King to get my seats. I had never used a ticket broker before and was a little apprehensive. I ordered my seats over the internet (www.ticketkingonline.com), 104 row 5 and they were amazing. The price was definitely worth it. The game was really exciting, I love being close to the ice. We had a lot of fun heckling the Avalanche players as they went in and out of the penalty box. There was a lot of comradery in our section. The best part was seeing the players in person, James Sheppard in particular. The first period started out strong, the Wild were very aggressive and spent a lot of time at the Avalanche goal, which was pretty cool. We suffered a disappointing loss but the game was really fun none the less. I would definitely use Ticket King again to get amazing seats for Wild Games or any other event in the Twin Cities.

Fluctuating Minnesota Wild Ticket Market

I periodically checked what my favorite local Minnesota Ticket Brokers were charging for the April 17Th. Minnesota Wild Playoff Tickets yesterday and every time that I checked throughout the day, the Wild Ticket prices seemed to go up and the availability appeared to go down. After the demoralizing loss last night, it appears as though prices on Minnesota Wild Tickets for the NHL Playoffs have been reduced by about $20-$30/Ticket. I assume that that trend will continue until the Minnesota Wild Fans realize that the series is tied 2-2 and that this Thursday's game is BIG. GO WILD!!!

Minnesota Wild Season Tickets

It will be interesting to see how much the Minnesota Wild raise the prices on Minnesota Wild Season Tickets next year. I think that the main factor is how far they advance in the NHL Playoffs this year. If they go on a long playoff run, I am sure that they will drastically raise ticket prices and the Wild Season Ticket Holders will be willing to anti up. If they are eliminated by the Colorado Avalanche and still raise their ticket prices, there might be a mutiny by the season ticket holders. The Minnesota Wild Fans definitely expect big things out of this years squad and I am sure that the Minnesota Wild Season Ticket Holders won't view this year as a success without at least winning one playoff series. I hope that the Wild Front office reads my Minnesota Wild tickets blog and doesn't get too cocky with a ticket price increase because things can change very fast in the Twin Cities. Maybe they should learn from the mistakes that the Minnesota Timberwolves made. The Timberwolves had a hard time giving away Timberwolves tickets this year.

Minnesota Wild Ticket Scalpers Get Paid!

I went to the Wild game last night and on my way in I asked a couple of the ticket scalpers what they were charging for their Minnesota Wild Tickets. I was amazed to hear the Upper Level Wild Tickets were going for over $100/Ticket. That was more than Ticket King was charging for that type of seat. They must of been getting their asking price because I didn't see many people with extra tickets and a ton of Minnesota Wild Fans looking for Wild Tickets. Now that there is definitely going to be a Home Game 5, I am sure that the prices on Wild Tickets for that game will sky-rocket.

If you were one of those fans that paid big bucks for their Wild Tickets, you definitely got your money's worth. That was one of the most intense and exciting Minnesota Wild games ever. GO WILD!!!

Wild Playoff Ticket Prices Drop for 4/9

Just as I expected, the Minnesota Wild Playoff Tickets are being sold for less now than they were on Monday. While the Upper Level Tickets are still being sold for $95/Ticket, you can now buy Lower Level Center Ice for $175/Ticket. Those seats have dropped almost $100/Ticket since Monday.

The exact opposite appears to be true for the game on Friday. Minnesota Wild Fans currently have to spend $125/Ticket for an Upper Level Minnesota Wild Ticket and $275/Ticket for a Lower Level Center Ice seat. Those prices have stayed the same or even gone up a little. I wouldn't hold out for a bargain on Friday's game. I can totally see the market exploding Friday afternoon. GO WILD!!!

Minnesota Wild Scalpers Score Big!

My friend went down to the Xcel Energy Center last night to try and find a couple of Minnesota Wild Tickets for the game versus the Calgary Flames. Apparently, Wild Tickets in the upper level were being sold for $100/Ticket and Wild Hockey Tickets in the lower level were being sold for $150/Ticket outside the "X" by the Wild Ticket Scalpers. I guess that "Minnesota Wild Fever" has officially hit the Twins Cities. GO WILD!!!

Wild Season Ticket Holders

I checked the online availability of Minnesota Wild Playoff Tickets after the Wild Season Ticket Holder Presale and the season ticket holders are definitely buying Wild Tickets to sell them at a profit. The supply of Wild Playoff Tickets almost doubled at noon today which was only two hours after the presale began. Because of the increased supply of Wild Hockey Tickets, I wouldn't be surprised if there were bargains to be had the day of the first game. However, don't be surprised if the second home game is an extremely tough ticket to find.

Xcel Energy Center Employees Buy Wild Tickets

I just got word that the employees of the Xcel Energy Center were able to buy Wild Tickets today for the first round of the playoffs. They were each able to buy four tickets to each of the possible four home games of the first round. What a great extra benefit to their jobs. It makes me want to rush down to the Xcel Energy Center and apply for a job. It will be interesting to see what is available to the Minnesota Wild Season Ticket Holders tomorrow when they get the chance to order a few extra Minnesota Wild Playoff Tickets.

Minnesota Wild Playoff Tickets

Now that the Minnesota Wild has clinched a playoff berth, they have announced an on sale date for Minnesota Wild Playoff Tickets. Wild Playoff Tickets for the first round go on sale at the Xcel Energy Center Box Office this Saturday at 9:00 am. Tickets range in price from $25/Ticket up to almost $300/Ticket for the seats on the glass. I am sure that people will start camping out on Thursday and all of the Wild Tickets will disappear fast. If I can't talk one of my buddies into selling me a Wild Ticket for the playoffs, I am probably going to just pay a Minnesota Ticket Broker the big bucks instead of sleeping on the sidewalk outside the Xcel Energy Center. GO WILD!!!

Minnesota Wild Playoff Tickets

It sounds as though the Minnesota Wild has just sent out the Minnesota Wild Playoff Tickets to their season ticket holders. My buddy who is a Wild season ticket holder was sent an email stating that the Wild Playoff Tickets have been sent via UPS and will arrive next week. I am sure that you will see the supply of Wild Playoff Tickets on the open market really sky-rocket as soon as the season ticket holders get their seats.

If you want the most options and are picky about the location of your Minnesota Wild Playoff Tickets, I would start shopping for your Wild Tickets next Tuesday because that is probably when there will be the largest supply of seats to choose from.

I found another solid site for Minnesota Wild Tickets. I would include Twin City Tickets while you are doing your comparison shopping.

Minnesota Wild Tickets

Minnesota Wild Tickets have become the only sought after ticket in the Minneapolis/St. Paul market. God knows that no one is looking for Timberwolves Tickets and the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Vikings haven't started their respective season's yet. All of these facts point to an exploding Minnesota Wild Playoff Ticket market this year. Let's face it, people in Minnesota love a winner and are willing to kick out the big dough to watch a local winner. If you have any desire to see a Minnesota Wild Playoff game, you better start saving your pennies because I am sure that the local Minnesota Ticket Brokers are going to be asking an arm and a leg.

Keep in mind, in years past, the Minnesota Wild first round playoff Ticket market has really loosened up closer to the games. If you have the guts, wait until the day of the game and go visit Ticket King, the biggest local Minnesota Ticket Broker, and see what kind of last minute deals that they have for you. Sometimes this technique can really pay off but every once in a while, you might get shut out.

I think that I am going to just kick it out and buy some Minnesota Wild Playoff Tickets right after the schedule comes out so I am guaranteed a seat for one of the first round NHL Playoff games. I just hope that I have the opportunity to buy Wild Tickets for the second round...