Few franchises in todayās NHL offer the one-to combo of good hockey and fan-friendly ticket prices that the Carolina Hurricanes offer each year, with the Eastern Conference squad scoring among the league leaders in affordability this season.
Overall, the Hurricanes posted the second best score in the league (behind the Florida Panthers), notching a total score of 51 points across a number of metrics used to determine which NHL team offered the best deal for fans as the regular season unfolds.
Carolinaās fan-first approach is even more impressive when you factor in how well the clubās played of late, with six straight postseason appearances and two trips to the Eastern Conference Finals during that stretch.
This year, it looks like the āCanes shouldnāt miss a beat, with oddsmakers from Bet365 North Carolina listing the club fifth on their Stanley Cup title odds board at +1100, illustrating how far the team has come in recent years under head coach Rod BrindāAmour.
The NHL season is back, and fans across the country are looking to take their friends and family to their local hockey teamās game. At BetCarolina.com, we were curious what NHL team offers the most cost-efficient tickets. We used Statista for a fan cost index, which factors in ticket price, concessions and parking, and Hockey-Reference.com for each teamās record from last season to create a ranked list of the top 10 most cost-efficient NHL tickets. We removed Utah Hockey Club (formerly Arizona Coyotes) as there is not sufficient data around the new team.
Top 10 Most Cost-Efficient NHL Teams
Rank | Team | Overall Score |
1 | Florida Panthers | 58 |
2 | Carolina Hurricanes | 51 |
3 | Vancouver Canucks | 48 |
4 | Colorado Avalanche | 47 |
5 | Winnipeg Jets | 46 |
6 | Dallas Stars | 45 |
T7 | Buffalo Sabres | 41 |
T7 | Edmonton Oilers | 41 |
T9 | Ottawa Senators | 37 |
T9 | St. Louis Blues | 37 |
Where Hurricanes Rank Leaguewide
Across the league, only the Panthers managed to score higher than Carolina when it came to making their games cost efficient for fans, with Florida notching a total score of 58 points to finish seven ahead of the Hurricanes.
Carolina managed to beat out teams like the Vancouver Canucks (48 total points), Colorado Avalanche (47 points), Winnipeg Jets (46 points), Dallas Stars (45 points), Buffalo Sabres and the Edmonton Oilers (41 points each).
Throw in the Ottawa Senators and St. Louis Blues, who notched 37 points each, and you have the full rundown of the most cost efficient clubs in the NHL this season, though few can lay claim to the type of fan-first mentality that Carolina has this season.
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Author
Christopher Boan is a lead writer at BetCarolina.com specializing in covering state issues. He has covered sports and sports betting in Arizona for more than seven years, including stops at ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly and the Green Valley News.