NHL
NHL suites
NHL suites cost roughly $7,000 to $25,000 for a room holding 12 to 20 guests. In most cities the suite is the same room the arena's NBA team plays in front of, sold on a separate and often softer price curve — which makes hockey one of the more overlooked value plays in premium hospitality. The atmosphere is the argument: an NHL crowd in a full building is the loudest regular-season experience in North American sport.
NHL suites at a glance
- Typical suite cost
- $7,000 – $25,000 per game
- Typical capacity
- 12 – 20 guests
- Home dates per season
- 41 regular season
- Book by
- 3 – 8 weeks out for most games
- Event length
- Roughly 2.5 hours
October through mid-April, with 41 home dates per team. Playoffs run from April into June.
NHL venues with suites
Browse every NHL suiteThe case for hockey
- Frequently cheaper than the same suite for a basketball game in the same building.
- The pace suits a suite — action is continuous but stoppages are frequent enough to talk through.
- Playoff hockey is the best value postseason ticket in North American sport, and the atmosphere is the reason people book it again.
- Guests who have never been to a game are more often converted by hockey than by any other sport, largely because the speed does not translate on television.
Frequently asked questions
How much is an NHL suite?
Typically $7,000 to $25,000 for the whole suite. In arenas shared with an NBA team, hockey dates frequently price below basketball dates for the identical room.
Is a suite a good way to watch hockey?
Yes, with one caveat: the glass and the height change how the game reads. Many suites include a few rows of open seating in front, and stepping out for a period is worth doing — the speed of the game is genuinely different from up close.
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