| 07 June 2011
Image courtesy of Ace Ticket.
By now, most hockey fans are familiar with the antics of these two Canucks fans. Dubbed 'Force' and 'Sully', these characters parade around in full-body spandex suits, an 'original' gimmick ripped directly from the popular television show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Somehow, they accrued enough faux stardom to warrant a paid trip to Boston for games 3 and 4.
One particular Boston-based ticket seller, however, would have none of their shenanigans this week. In any other regular season game? Any other playoff game? I'm certain Ace Ticket would have no problem selling to opposing fans. But this is the Stanley Cup Final, these are the most obnoxious of opposing fans, and our fanbase should be proud of what Ace Ticket did when the 'Green Men' walked in to buy tickets on Monday.
In an email from Ace Ticket account coordinator Tom Taylor on Tuesday morning, the situation was laid out.
Ace Ticket, one of Boston’s top ticketing agencies, is certainly doing their best the keep the Garden full of Bruins fans… even if it comes down to declining a sale.
Early, Monday afternoon, two men dressed fully in green body suits, decided to take their chances in buying game-3 Stanley Cup tickets from Boston’s top ticketing agency, Ace Ticket. For some odd reason, The Green Men, who have mocked, pranked, and played annoyance to every team that their Canucks have faced, thought that Ace Ticket, an official sponsor of the Boston Bruins, would help them get any closer to the ice. Not on Jim Holzman’s watch.
As the CEO of Ace Ticket, Holzman has heard it all when it comes to scoring tickets to big games. From a free year of landscaping, to a weekend in Nantucket, Holzman has dealt with every scenario – all of which he has had to turn down. Though, not often is it that he takes the liberty to REFUSE to sell.
Growing up in Boston, Holzman’s ties lay close to our fellow Boston sports scene. It’s not everyday that a ticket broker – whose main concern is sales – decides to decline a customer, but it as of right now, this only seems fitting.
It's great to see Ace Ticket trying to keep the local fanbase in the local seats, for sure - on a stage this big, Bruins fans deserve to watch their own team in their own building. That being said, I feel absolutely no pity for those Canucks fans who shelled out the dough to see the 8-1 shellacking last night at the Garden. Props to Ace Ticket - whom you can find on twitter at @aceticket - and go Bruins.
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