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The top ice hockey competition in North America, and arguably the world, commands attention. The blend of speed, skill, and controlled aggression is unmatched on any other playing surface. Launched on October 4, 2024, the 2024–25 season will pit 32 teams, from 32 cities, over the span of seven months against one another in 82 games apiece. They go shoulder to shoulder until the lineup of 16 playoff teams is unveiled — ostensibly in April, but really, just in time for May and June, when the war for the Cup is waged. And even before the season opens, fans have available the new lineup of 56 divisional teams (the regular and the playoff lineup), which has them trooping through games in venues from Miami to Montreal. The fan experience in this arena battles with that in the neighboring one for the title of "best crowd noise."

The franchise's record-breaking number of championship trophies speaks to the persistent brilliance of an organization across generations. When the National Hockey League ventured outside of Canada, it took on the character of a continental league. The expansion of the league from the six teams of the "Original Six" era to today's 32-team landscape has taken place as a series of deliberate, almost tectonic, shifts. Even more striking, perhaps, is the number of times it was an American team that broke ground. The first U.S. entry was the Boston Bruins, in 1924, while the Pittsburgh Penguins were the first to go west, in 1967. That divide now encompasses what hockey fans know as the "Sun Belt," using the veritable Stanley Cup as a lure for establishment in places like Dallas, Tampa Bay, and Southern California. The trophy mainstay's attachment to the individual glories and names of the players who have made the Cup at least as much of an institution as is the League itself freshens the appearance of the by-now-familiar offices in Toronto and New York, where it resides during the off-season. Pace of play and participant safety received recent tweaks, aimed at slightly altering the appearance of the game, and have been helpful in rendering the play more enjoyable for the fans, who ideally indulge in the NHL product without forsaking its integrity or core essence.

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The New York Rangers boast an impressive record built on balanced scoring and a solid defensive structure. Their victory over the Edmonton Oilers showed that they can beat elite teams. Meanwhile, the Oilers are navigating injuries to key forwards, Zach Hyman, Mattias Janmark, and others. Montreal, canonized as the Hockey Mecca into the '70s, now has a power ranking as a second-tier team. But Montreal isn't alone. When they're healthy, the Oilers put up some of the best offensive numbers in the league, but injuries have forced them to use scoresheets to navigate significant losses.

The Seattle Kraken have an admirably tough schedule this season, with home matchups against some of the league's top teams, including the Pittsburgh Penguins, who are gearing up for appearances in the Global Series. What all of this adds up to is hockey intrigue thanks to key injuries, teams that perform well in the home stretch against top-tiered teams, and uncertain pre-playoff prognostications. And it's all happening in places that enhance the live-action sensory experience. Live attendance is essentially communal. Sharing space with thousands of equally impassioned supporters makes for indelible memories.

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The excitement of NHL upsets is thrilling when a heavy underdog takes down the "big dogs" of the NHL. Secondary market rates fluctuate in concert with team performance: Better teams that stretch toward the postseason or make it past the first couple of rounds put more fans in the stands, with those fans willing to pay more for the privilege. Games involving teams that are obviously tanking for draft picks tend to end with fans doing something resembling a happy dance when they count up all the money they saved by shopping on StubHub or another secondary market platform in comparison to a playoff puck drop during a game that's actually meaningful.

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Price-monitoring can reveal important ticketing trends. The teams we studied manage these trends differently, with some effects on both pricing and access. We found that while early playoff ticket prices are almost universally high, there can be significant variation in list prices not only across games but even within a game. Even if one is lucky enough to beat the initial rush and get to the front of the line, the premium on playoff tickets can be so great that not figuring out a way to grab one is the better half of valor.

In fantasy hockey, just like the real sport itself, player absences offer opportunities for replacements to come in and show their worth. Some of those fill-ins might even secure expanded roles if there are multiple-man games for the same team over consecutive nights. Upcoming matchups carry a competitive balance with them: Edmonton plays the New York Rangers as the underdog despite the home-ice advantage because of injuries and poor recent form. But an upset beckons, with fans feeding off energy that's necessary for anyone's testosterone to be topped off.