The Vancouver Canucks’ 2026-27 home-opener comes with a price tag that reflects steady demand, even with the team in a rebuild.
Vancouver is set to face the Edmonton Oilers again on October 1, one day after beating them 6-5 in overtime in the season-opener. As of September 30 at 2:00 pm PT, Ticketmaster had the cheapest pair of tickets in Rogers Arena listed at $166.54 per ticket, with those seats in the middle of section 313. For a group of four, the cost climbs to $169 per ticket in section 312.
The least expensive non-reseller seats are going for $189 apiece in section 329, about midway up the bowl. Across the upper bowl, prices run from $166.54 to $370, while premium spaces such as the Madri Excepcional Lounge and The Sportsbar are priced well above that range, at $673 per ticket and between $325 and $540, respectively.
Lower-bowl inventory starts around $260 per seat. The cheapest pair there is $255.36, located near the back of section 101. Other lower-bowl options in sections 122, 102 and 110 are also sitting in the $260 to $270 range.
Even with the seating chart looking close to full, Vancouver still sent out student rush offers for the opener. Those discounted tickets were set at $49 for the upper bowl and $59 for the lower bowl, available to college and university students usually the day before or day-of.
The pricing is a step up from last year’s home-opener market, when the cheapest pair of tickets one day before the game came in at about $136 CAD per person. At that point, upper-bowl seats were generally in the $140 to $200 range.
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