‘They’re Scared’: PNC Arena Bans New York Residents From Purchasing Tickets Ahead of….
he battle for the Stanley Cup is well underway as the New York Rangers are set to take on the Carolina Hurricanes in Round 2 of the Eastern Conference playoffs on Sunday night.
But for diehard Blueshirts fans, planning a trip to North Carolina to watch the games may be difficult — Ticketmaster is prohibiting people who live outside the North Carolina area from purchasing tickets.
Upon checkout, fans are greeted with this disclaimer before submitting their payment for the tickets:
“PNC Arena is located in Raleigh, NC. Sales to this event will be restricted to residents of North Carolina, South Carolina and southern parts of Virginia,” the website reads. “Residency will be based on credit card billing address. Orders by residents outside North Carolina, South Carolina and southern Virginia will be canceled without notice and refunds given.”
Games 3, 4, and potentially 6 are slated to be hosted at the PNC Arena.
Naturally, Rangers fans took to social media to point out that the North Carolina area has plenty of New York transplants, and restricting ticket sales probably won’t be very effective.
The last time the two teams faced off in the playoffs was in 2022 when the Rangers emerged victorious after Game 7 of Round 2. The same ticket disclaimer for PNC game tickets was reportedly in place then, too.
Dates and times have not yet been released for the rest of the series.
The New York Rangers do not have a restriction on who can purchase tickets for Game 1 at Madison Square Garden, though getting into the arena will cost you.
As of Friday afternoon, the cheapest official tickets listed through Ticketmaster were standing room only (no assigned seat) for $343 a pop.
Game 1 of the Rangers and Hurricanes in Round 2 of the Eastern Conference Playoffs will start at 4 p.m. EST on Sunday at Madison Square Garden.
RALEIGH, NC. – After taking Wednesday to rest and recover, the Carolina Hurricanes flipped the page forward on Thursday, returning to work at PNC Arena.
As they, like us, eagerly await news on when their Round 2 series against the New York Rangers will begin, the team took to the ice without Brett Pesce (lower-body) and Tony DeAngelo (upper-body) each recuperating injuries of their own.
The absence was not a surprise for Pesce, who left during the Game 2 win over the Islanders. Don Waddell said yesterday that it’s possible the long-time Hurricane could be an option during the upcoming series, but Rod Brind’Amour had a bit of a different tone following the skate.
“Basically, I’m counting him out. But if we can get him in there, that’s a big bonus,” the head coach said.
As for DeAngelo, he used the day to rest after taking a heavy slash from New York forward Pierre Engvall in the final stages of Tuesday’s series finale. Expected to be fine, Brind’Amour said it was a maintenance day, just 24 hours after Waddell shared all X-rays were negative.
With the pair of right-handed shots on the sideline, Brady Skjei moved to his third different partner of the postseason for today’s practice, working with Dylan Coghlan.
The 2024 American Hockey League All-Star played just one game with the Canes during the regular season but finished tied for the AHL’s lead in goals by a defenseman (16).
DeAngelo’s absence also allowed 2020 seventh-round pick Ronan Seeley to jump from the Black Aces to the main group, partnering with Scott Morrow on the team’s fourth defensive pair.
Between the pipes, Frederik Andersen worked in the same net that he had for all of Round 1. Pyotr Kochetkov remained at the opposite end of the ice.
