January 9, 2015
On Sunday, the Anaheim Ducks will be paying tribute for one of the best players in franchise history, Teemu Selanne. The January 11 game will be played against the Winnipeg Jets, the team Selanne broke into the league with in 1992. On the secondary market, ticket prices for the game will be the most expensive for the remainder of the season at the Honda Center. During the tribute, the Ducks will retire Selanne’s No. 8. Selanne’s number will be the first retired by the 21-year-old franchise. All fans in attendance for the game will receive a replica Selanne jersey retirement banner.
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The current average price for Jets vs Ducks tickets on TicketIQ is $241.38 with a get-in price of $79. No other Ducks home game this season has an average price above $200 on the secondary market. The next most expensive average price remaining comes on February 27 against the Los Angeles Kings. That game has an average price of $167.52, making the Teemu Tribute night the most expensive game by 44%. No game played thus far in Anaheim had an average price that exceeded either of those two games.
Selanne played in the NHL for 1,451 over 21 seasons. 966 of those games were played for the Ducks. In his Anaheim career, Selanne had 988 points on 457 goals and 531 assists. Spanning his whole career, Selanne tallied 1457 points on 684 goals and 773 assists. He ranks 15th all-time in points scored.
He led the league in goals three times: 1992-93 (76), 1997-1998 (52) and 1998-1999 (47). Selanne’s 76 goals in the 1992-1993 season still remains the NHL record for most goals scored by a rookie in a season.
Despite his prolonged stellar play, Selanne never won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in his career as the league’s most valuable player. He won the Stanley Cup with the Ducks during the 2006-2007 season.
