Some of the options come with extras, such as a ride on the Zamboni machine or the chance to meet a player. OptionIt has similar deals with the NHL's Washington Capitals, the NBA's Boston Celtics and the NFL's Baltimore Ravens. OptionIt could be valuable, for example, for a fan planning in November to go to a regular season game in February, but not absolutely certain he or she can attend, said Mark Mastalir, chief executive officer. This week, tickets to G1 of the conference finals were offered on StubHub for $1,212 each, according to, a new site that tracks and forecasts the prices of tickets on secondary markets. The alternative would be to pay more to brokers on secondary markets like eBay or StubHub. If the Sharks lose to the Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference Finals, she loses the $114. Obviously, it would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." "They thought it was crazy that I paid $114 because they thought there was no way the Sharks would make it to the Stanley Cup Finals. "All my friends were skeptical," said Welker, who exercised that option on Monday. She figured those tickets would be nearly impossible to find at face value if the Sharks made it to the NHL's championship round. Sharks fan Jessica Welker of San Jose paid $114 in November for the option on a pair of tickets to what would be the franchise's first-ever Stanley Cup Finals home game. The Sharks, which receive a cut of the option price, offered 20 tickets per game during the regular season and playoffs, a sliver of the HP Pavilion's seating capacity of 17,562 for hockey. The buyer can later exercise that option or sell it to another buyer. Now, the Giants and Sharks are experimenting with pricing methods that other teams and event promoters are watching closely.įor this season, the Sharks teamed up with OptionIt, a Portland, Ore., startup, that sells options to buy tickets for future games at face value. But in the past decade, the Giants and other teams helped usher in an era of "variable pricing," which valued tickets using other factors such as the drawing power of the opposing team and whether the game was on a weekend or weekday. Piper joins the Cubs from the Reno Aces Baseball Club, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the Pacific Coast League.Years ago, tickets to sporting events and other forms of live entertainment were simply priced by location - the closer to the field, ice or ring, the higher the price. As executive vice president of business operations, he was responsible for the day-to-day business operations of the team including sales and marketing, guest services, facility operations and serving as Diamondbacks’ liaison.
Piper came to Reno after spending more than two years as corporate partnerships manager at Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment, where he was responsible for new business development for the NHL’s San Jose Sharks, HP Pavilion, SAP Open Tennis Tournament, Strikeforce MMA and other sports and entertainment properties. Piper has previous experience in the Pacific Coast League, as he served as director of ticket sales for the Sacramento River Cats between 20.Seating Capacity : 17,496 Home Teams : San Jose Barracuda (AHL), San Jose Sharks (NHL) Address : 525 W Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA 95113, USA.
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Former Names : San Jose Arena (19932001) Compaq Center (200102) HP Pavilion (200213) Queries : SAP Center Seating Chart San Jose Arena Seating ChartPrior to his career in professional sports, Piper was a senior consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he specialized in process analysis and integrated management and technology solutions for the world’s largest corporations and government agencies.Piper attended Boston College, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Operations and Strategic Management.
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