The Toronto Maple Leafs traded away their leading scorer this summer and haven't reached the conference final in more than two decades. But that didn't stop one of the richest teams in the NHL from jacking up ticket prices [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/maple-leafs-2025-26-regular-season-tickets-go-on-sale-wednesday]. Tickets for all 41 home games officially went on sale at 10am on Aug. 20. Immediately after, fans were furious at the exorbitant costs to see a game. According to TicketMaster, the lowest price to see the Maple Leafs [http://thn.com/toronto] open the season against the Montreal Canadiens [http://thn.com/montreal] on Oct. 8 was $214.95. And that ticket doesn't even get you a seat, but instead is for "standing room only." [https://www.ticketmaster.ca/toronto-maple-leafs-v-montreal-canadiens-toronto-ontario-10-08-2025/event/100062F7ACAA3227] The most-expensive ticket, meanwhile, is $2,169. That is, assuming you can still find tickets. According to SeatGeek, the cheapest re-sale ticket to see the Leafs play the Canadiens on opening night was $372. It gets worse. Mitch Marner's return home to Toronto on Jan. 23 after being traded to Vegas [http://thn.com/vegas] earlier this summer has standing room tickets starting at $270. That's $250 more than the cheapest ticket for the Toronto Blue Jays, who are the second-best team in the entire MLB. Considering how fans treated Marner in his final game in a Leafs' jersey [https://thehockeynews.com/news/latest-news/if-this-was-maple-leafs-mitch-marner-s-final-home-game-what-a-way-to-go-out], it's a steep price just to boo a former player. ‘That’s The Business Side Of It’: Auston Matthews Breaks Silence On Mitch Marner’s Departure From Maple Leafs [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/97b4ef06-d4fc-4aa9-ad4d-de85f30999b2.webp] ‘That’s The Business Side Of It’: Auston Matthews Breaks Silence On Mitch Marner’s Departure From Maple Leafs BRAMPTON, Ont. — Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews has made his first public the comments on Mitch Marner’s departure from the team for the Vegas Golden Knights. Matthews spoke ahead of the team’s <a href="https://hockeynightbrampton.ca/">Hockey Night In Brampton</a> event at the CAA Centre on Wednesday. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/that-s-the-business-side-of-it-auston-matthews-breaks-silence-on-mitch-marner-s-departure-from-maple-leafs] "Sorry...Are the igh?? $250 for Standing Room tickets?? I know it's the Marner game but come on..." tweeted @spencerg49. [https://x.com/spencerg49/status/1958239964832944605] "What a Fu**en joke $1000 for a pair of 300 level regular season game tickets RIDICULOUS," tweeted @mnmfan [https://x.com/mnmfan76/status/1958202237143982530]. Complain all you want, but it's not like fans are staying home. Last year, the Leafs averaged 18,829 fans per game — their highest since the 2019-20 season. At the same time, an affordability study [https://www.freebets.com/news/nhl-most-affordable-arenas/] from a year ago found that ScotiaBank Centre in Toronto was the most expensive arena to watch an NHL game, with a family of four spending on average "$1,029.44, the most among NHL arenas" to watch a game. On the flip side, Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa [http://thn.com/ottawa] was the league's most economical, costing a family of four $479.40 to watch a game. "yea the leafs ticket prices are actually shameful," tweeted @ninafeelz [https://x.com/ninafeelz/status/1958207558243500544]. "Not going to a game in Toronto this year again," tweeted @IlyaMikheyevBBY. [https://x.com/IlyaMikheyevBBY/status/1958296521428083055] Or, as many Toronto fans have done over the years, you could travel to a visiting city to see the Leafs play. Even with added air fare and hotel costs, you still might save money.
