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The Utah Hockey Club’s owners paid big money to become an NHL franchise, but fans won’t have to do the same for some food and drink at home games.
Smith Entertainment Group (SEG) announced reduced pricing for popular concession items available at every Utah HC and Utah Jazz home game at Delta Center. The move on Monday comes after receiving fan feedback over the last year.
With that, a box of popcorn, nachos, a hot dog and an ice cream bowl now cost $3 each, while a bottle of water costs $2. (For curious Canadians, that converts to $2.71 Cdn for water and $4.06 Cdn for the other items.)
The announcement gained traction on social media, with users praising the team for the prices and others tagging other clubs to do the same.
This is actually awesome https://t.co/hY367IbUbm
— Sara 'buckets' Civian (@SaraCivian) September 30, 2024
Take notes every arena/stadium in the New York-Metropolitan area https://t.co/Q8GPDHslRH
— Rob Taub (@RTaub_) September 30, 2024
“Such a little thing every single venue should be doing,” CHEK producer Ryan Henderson posted on X (formerly Twitter).
“Taking your kids to a game looks a lot less daunting with these prices,” added freelance hockey writer Jesse Marshall.
tears in my eyes this is glorious https://t.co/ek8OdknyKE
— Ava (@avatarrant) September 30, 2024
Well this is a very fan friendly gesture for all the new Utah hockey fans #NHL
We’ve always loved the $3-$2-$1 Fridays that the @monstershockey do too for their #AHL games — always a good thing when things can be a bit more accessible & affordable #growingthegame https://t.co/L4TaDCVWHo
— CBJectively Speaking (@CBJectivelyPod) September 30, 2024
SEG, which also owns the NBA’s Jazz, reportedly paid about $1.2 billion in total to acquire all hockey operations assets from the Arizona Coyotes and relocate them to Utah.
In 2023-24, a study by actionnetwork.com calculated the cost of four tickets, four hot dogs, beers, soft drinks and more to find out the costliest and cheapest NHL game experiences for families. The Coyotes at Mullett Arena and Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena had the cheapest costs, with $285.36 and $298.91, respectively. But for four hot dogs, the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre and Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome had the lowest costs, at $19.24 – $4.81 per hot dog.
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