Maple Leafs Fans Furious After Shocking Opening Night Ticket Prices Release

The Maple Leafs open their exhibition schedule against the divisional foe Ottawa Senators, who they beat in the ECQF for just their 2nd playoff series win in 21 years earlier in the spring, on September 21.

They will begin the regular season against the Montreal Canadiens on October 8.

The Maple Leafs explained their ticket price hikes

Maple Leafs fans, who already have to shell out considerable financial commitments to watch their team live in person, were angered when ticket prices were hiked for 2025-26.

MLSE senior vice-president of communications Dave Haggith explained the price hike in response to upset fans.

Each year, the organization uses a range of factors and market trends to determine its member ticket pricing strategy, which includes historical data, demand and team performance. On occasion, as part of the pricing analysis, some individual sections that make up the venue pricing map are identified to be underpriced relative to market value and corrections can occur.

Season seat membership provides a number of valuable benefits for ticket holders, including a significant discount on single-game ticket pricing, which has contributed to a historical team renewal average of 99 percent, among the highest in the league.

That still won't do much to ease the financial constraints that fans are feeling.