The Stars have won eight division titles in Dallas, two President’s Trophies as the top regular season team in the NHL, the Western Conference championship twice, and in 1998–99, the Stanley Cup. (The Dallas Stars became the first NHL team based in a sub-tropical city, from the 35th parallel north to win a Stanley Cup.)
Postcards had the opportunity to go to a Dallas Stars game on October 13th for their season opener. If you are interested in experiencing a game, we wanted to give you some details and tips. We used Ticketmaster to purchase our tickets, and the prices range from $10-432 per ticket, depending upon where you would like to sit. There is also a difference in price between regular games and what are referred to as premium games. Premium games are games against very popular teams or rivals, so (naturally) these games are more expensive. I will say there really is not a bad seat in the house, but for this particular game, we saw a regular season game and sat at the back of section 108.
The travel time to the game took us about two and a half hours. I highly recommend getting there at least 30-45 minutes before game time. Not only will you be there in time to witness the cool pregame festivities and presentation, you will also find it easier to park the sooner you get there.
When we attended, the pregame presentation was a tribute to honor the fallen Dallas police officers who were killed in the July 7th ambush. All the Stars players wore fallen police badge emblems on their helmets in their memory. www.postcardslive.com/dallas-stars-tribute
When we arrived, parking was not hard to find, although we did pay $15 to park. Most places around the area require a payment, but most vendors take cash and card. If you do not want to pay to park, you can park further from the Airlines Center—it just depends on how much walking you would like to do. Our walk was just across the street. Another tip—I would suggest to eat before you come. Although there are lots of food options, the food is rather expensive (I’m talking $10 for a gourmet hotdog expensive). However, everything I saw looked and smelled really good.
Dallas Stars fans are some of the best I have seen. They stand, they cheer, they scream, they chant, especially when they score! I highly recommend making the trip to a Dallas Stars game. Whether you are a former Houston Aeros hockey fan, a hockey fan in general, or this would be your first hockey game ever (like this one was for me), you will not be disappointed with the fun you will have.
Hockey season runs October through April. Check out the team, including promotions, news, stats, and even an app at www.nhl.com/stars.
BTW, the Stars won, beating the Anaheim Ducks 4-2!