Like any other year in recent history, the Boston Bruins are entering the 2014-15 season with high expectations, and with good reason. The Bruins have finished in the top three in the Eastern Conference standings in each of the past three seasons, and have played in the Stanley Cup Final twice in the past four playoff seasons. The Bruins changed their winning recipe little over the summer. They lost 2013-14 leading goal scorer Jarome Iginla and anchor of the long-time trio “The Merlot Line” Shawn Thornton to free agency. To make up the lost production, the Bruins will have to rely on continual improvement from their young core of Torey Krug, Dougie Hamilton, Reilly Smith and Carl Soderberg and hope for a bounce back year from Loui Eriksson following his concussion-riddled 2013-14 season.
According to TiqIQ, the current average ticket price for Bruins tickets during the 2014-15 season is $213.39 on the secondary market. To no one’s surprise, the two most popular games on the Bruins’ schedule are the two games in which the team welcomes the hated Canadiens to the TD Garden. The Bruins’ playoff run ended last season after the Canadiens bested them in a spirited seven-game second round series. The bad blood was flowing in abundance, and in what was an NHL rarity, the hostility spilled into the series-ending handshake. The first meeting of the two clubs at the Garden, November 22nd, is in the highest demand, with an average price of Bruins vs Canadiens tickets at $319.97 with a get-in price of $129. The anticipation of the February 8th matchup is also reflected in the ticket price. The average price for the February matchup is $306.52 on the secondary market with $111 getting you in the building.
The Bruins figure to treat their fans to an exciting season once again in 2014-15. Expectations will be high, but there’s little reason to believe the B’s won’t beat up on the weaker Atlantic Division competition once again.
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