Canadiens fans will pile into Bell Centre on Wednesday night to watch Game 7 of their series against the rival Boston Bruins. They each paid $12 to get in, and they'll root on their team with 20,000-plus of their fellow Habs faithful.
Canadiens fans sold out Bell Centre for Game 7, which is in Boston
More than 20,000 people will gather at Bell Centre for a game that’s not even being played at Bell Centre.
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There’s a catch, though. The game is in Boston.
Reminder: Game is in Boston. RT @GlobeFluto: Bell Centre is sold out tonight. Passion.
— Travis Hughes (@TravisSBN) May 14, 2014 Yes, their fans are paying to watch a game on a giant TV screen.
This concept isn’t rare — teams often have playoff watch parties in their home arenas while they’re playing on the road. Typically teams just open up the arena for free, let fans in, and hope they buy concessions. And maybe they’ll get 10,000 in the building if they’re lucky.
But selling out the arena is one thing, and doing it when admission costs actual money is another thing. Bravo, Montreal. No word on if they’ll light the torch.
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