Chicago Blackhawks Thank The 2013 Season Ticket Holders With A Price Hike

Apr 6, 2013; Nashville, TN, USA; Chicago Blackhawks fans await the start of a game between the Blackhawks and the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena. The Blackhawks beat the Predators 1-0. Mandatory Credit: Don McPeak-USA TODAY Sports

Usually teams send out the new season ticket invoices during the summer when team beat reporters are on vacation or the golf course, but the Hawks took a different road today. The Hawks different route starts with The Streak and includes the best record in the NHL, and on the eve of the second game of the first round of the playoffs the Hawks announced a 15 percent increase in ticket prices.

#Blackhawks raising ticket prices by average of 15 percent across the board for next season. Invoices going out this week.
— Tim Sassone (@TimSassone) May 2, 2013

There was a silver lining for season ticket holders when their invoices arrive in the mail.

Season-ticket holders will be invoiced for 43 games, not 44 (includes preseason, but not the Soldier Field game). #Blackhawks
— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) May 2, 2013

When these announcements hit the world of Twitter the reactions started rolling in pretty fast so here is a couple fans reaction via Twitter.

Boy, bet the Blackhawks are thrilled their books aren't open right now. Someone might get upset to see exactly how much they're milking.
— Mike (@HawksBearsCubs) May 2, 2013

And that's just it. RT @LukeTully: Have another 10,000 ppl waiting if they don’t want to pay MT Blackhawks raising STH by average of 15%
— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) May 2, 2013