Sports Ticket Agent - For Ice Hockey Fans

Sports ticket agents for the National Hockey League (NHL) do not boast of incredibly large number of fans as the agents of other leagues such as the NBA, NFL and MLB do. But there are a good number of loyal fans to the premier ice hockey league of North America. With 30 teams competing in this league for the championship, the number of fans is continuously increasing. The winner of the league gets the coveted Stanley Cup, which is the oldest sports championship trophy in the continent of North America. Despite some labor issues a few years back which led to the cancellation of an entire season, the league is slowly getting back to its profit making ways.

The National Hockey Association was established in 1909. Eight years later, in 1917, a league for ice hockey was founded in Montreal, Canada. There were only four teams then. The going was really tough in the beginning. After plenty of incidents including addition of more teams, relocation of a large number of teams, and even disbanding of some teams, the number of teams has reached the present figure of 30. Of this, 24 teams are from the USA, while 6 are from Canada.

At present, according to the reports from sports ticket agents, the sports lovers of Canada show a similar level [if not higher] of enthusiasm and interest to watch the matches as that shown by the ice hockey fans of the USA. The reason could be the large number of Canadian players in the league. Another reason could be the fact that the league was established on Canada. Other than from the North American continent, players from about 20 countries, mostly European countries, play in the league. In recent times, as the league is expanding and gaining more popularity in the USA, the number of foreign players has increased.

Among the teams in the NHL, three teams, two Canadian teams and one US team, have performed better than the others. These teams are Montreal Canadiens, who has won the Stanley cup 24 times, Toronto Maple Leafs, who has lifted the trophy 13 times, and Detroit Red Wings, who has won the championship 11 times. The fans of these teams comprise the large portion of customer base of the sports ticket agent of ice hockey.

In the NHL, teams are divided into two conferences: Eastern Conference and Western Conference. There are 15 teams in each conference. Within a conference, teams are clustered into three divisions. Each division contains five teams. The Eastern Conference is divided into Atlantic, Northeast and Southeast divisions, while the Western Conference is divided into Central, Northwest, and Pacific divisions. The NHL regular season starts on the first week of October and finishes in April. The playoffs, the knockout stage final round, starts from April and extends till June. The sports ticket agents experience more sales during the playoffs, as the competition gets tougher.

Ticket buying for NHL games has become considerably easier thanks to availability of tickets on the internet. Whether you buy ticket on the internet or from a manual counter, always opt for an authorized sports ticket agent.