Did you know? The total cost of taking a family to a professional hockey game can vary dramatically from one arena to another. Canada Sports Betting analyzed all 32 NHL arenas, combining ticket prices, concessions, and game day parking to estimate the cost of a family-of-four outing and identify the league’s cheapest and most expensive arenas.
A family-of-four visit to a Dallas Stars game can cost around $770.94 on a game day, making American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas the 16th most expensive NHL arena, according to Canada Sports Betting’s new analysis.
Data experts analyzed over 180,000 individual ticket prices across all 32 NHL teams, along with arena food, drink, and parking costs, to calculate the total cost of attending a game as a family of four. Read on for the full study.
Quick Takeaways
Bell Centre, home of the Montreal Canadiens, is the most expensive professional hockey arena for a family of four at $1,134.56. That’s $368.36 above the NHL average.
Canadian Tire Centre, home of the Ottawa Senators, is the cheapest NHL arena for a family of four at $516.50. That’s $249.70 below the league average.
The average NHL arena visit costs $766.20 for a family of four. Four tickets average $677.02 across all 32 arenas. Food and drinks add $62.51 on average, while parking adds $26.67.
The difference between the Canadiens and the Senators is $618.06. The Toronto Maple Leafs ranked third most expensive, while the Winnipeg Jets is the second cheapest.
TD Garden, home of the Boston Bruins, has the league’s highest parking cost, averaging $62.50 for a game. The NHL-wide parking average is $26.67.
Key Findings
American Airlines Center is the 16th most expensive NHL arena for a family of four at $770.94. That’s $4.74 above the NHL-wide average of $766.20.
A Stars family game day costs $254.44 more than the league’s cheapest arena. Four tickets cost $692.92, accounting for about 90% of the total game day cost. Food and drinks add another $64.51, while parking adds $13.50.
At $770.94, a Stars family game day costs the equivalent of roughly 12.4% of one month’s median household income in Dallas, Texas. The latest available median household income estimates $74,323.
Most Expensive NHL Arenas
The Montreal Canadiens’ Bell Centre leads the NHL at $1,134.56. The Vegas Golden Knights’ T-Mobile Arena, Toronto Maple Leafs’ Scotiabank Arena, Boston Bruins’ TD Garden, and New York Rangers’ Madison Square Garden round out the top five most expensive NHL arenas at $1,057.75, $1,010.89, $997.10, and $988.76, respectively.
The Minnesota Wild’s Grand Casino Arena ranks sixth at $981.95. The Chicago Blackhawks’ United Center, Utah Mammoth’s Delta Center, Edmonton Oilers’ Rogers Place, and Seattle Kraken’s Climate Pledge Arena round out the top 10 most expensive NHL arenas at $974.67, $903.96, $874.38, and $871.23, respectively.
The Washington Capitals’ Capital One Arena ranks 11th at $834.77. The Carolina Hurricanes’ Lenovo Center, Los Angeles Kings’ Crypto.com Arena, Colorado Avalanche’s Ball Arena, San Jose Sharks’ SAP Center, and Dallas Stars’ American Airlines Center round out the top 16 most expensive NHL arenas at $819.18, $815.05, $792.46, $775.58, and $770.94, respectively.
Cheapest NHL Arenas
The Ottawa Senators’ Canadian Tire Centre is the NHL’s most affordable family-of-four visit at $516.50. The Winnipeg Jets’ Canada Life Centre trails at $531.15. The Columbus Blue Jackets’ Nationwide Arena, Buffalo Sabres’ KeyBank Arena, and New York Islanders’ UBS Arena round out the top five cheapest NHL arenas at $556.90, $564.55, and $588.43, respectively.
The Anaheim Ducks’ Honda Center ranks sixth at $588.86. The Nashville Predators’ Bridgestone Arena trails at $592.64. The Vancouver Canucks’ Rogers Arena, New Jersey Devils’ Prudential Center, and St. Louis Blues’ Enterprise Center round out the top 10 cheapest NHL arenas at $599.55, $600.82, and $654.52, respectively.
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ PPG Paints Arena ranks 11th at $659.81. The Philadelphia Flyers’ Xfinity Mobile Arena trails at $662.16. The Calgary Flames’ Scotiabank Saddledome, Detroit Red Wings’ Little Caesars Arena, Tampa Bay Lightning’s Benchmark International Arena, and Florida Panthers’ Amerant Bank Arena round out the top 16 cheapest NHL arenas at $668.05, $685.80, $705.14, and $740.36, respectively.
Methodology
Canadian Sports Betting’s analysis gauged the cost of attending a professional hockey game as a family of four across all 32 NHL arenas. The package included four general admission tickets, two beers, two soft drinks, four hot dogs, and one parking spot.
Canadian Sports Betting collected ticket pricing from Ticketmaster, removing statistical outliers before calculating team-level averages. Parking was benchmarked as the representative cost of parking one standard passenger vehicle for one home game, using official team or arena game day rates if a standard public price wasn’t available.
Canadian parking rates were converted to U.S. dollars using a rate of C$1 = US $0.7247, based on the Bank of Canada daily exchange rate available on September 9, 2026.
Beer, soft drink, and hot dog costs used the historical concession baseline in the source workbook and applied a 3.36% inflation adjustment to estimate 2026 pricing. Child admission policies were cross-referenced and verified against team or arena sources.
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