Edmonton Oilers fans may have to pony up even more dough to attend future games at the new Rogers Place in downtown Edmonton, according to a survey sent to season ticket holders.

The Oilers Seating Options surveys describe some of the swanky suites that may be available inside the new $480 million, 819,200 sq. foot downtown arena for the 2016/17 season. Such amenities include a trendy two-level premium sky lounge and nightclub located high above the end of the ice surface which features two-service bars and “extra-roomy” 22” cushioned seats. Following the game, the sky lounge will remain open and morph into a private-post-game nightclub.

In the surveys, emailed to season ticket holders on Friday, Oilers fans are asked to think about the amenities and benefits of each seating option and then rate the prices and rank them from least expensive, inexpensive, expensive, and very expensive.

Different prices were sent out to different season ticket holders.

In one survey, season tickets to the sky lounge are listed at $9,500 per seat, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Located on the suites level, 25 private Theatre Box seats will give Oilers fans the “ultimate in intimate upscale hosting”, the survey says. Each private box includes four leather armchairs and two leather bar stools as well as a dedicated table for six with access to a private lounge. One of the surveys lists the season ticket price at $18,000 per seat.

Loge Ledge and Table seats are starting at $12,500 per seat in a survey sent to one Sun reader. Loge tables include cushioned bar stools with backs and a semi-circular table, while the loge ledge seats include armchairs with a counter-height ledge.

Season tickets inside the two-level sports lounge dubbed, the Goalpost Grill, could set fans back $10,200 per seat.

But it’s up in the upper-levels, the nose-bleeds, where ticket prices appear to have surged the highest.

One Oilers season ticket holder, who emailed the Edmonton Sun, said that in some areas of the survey he received upper level gallery seats, which priced at Rexall Place go for $1,372.05, are priced as high as $3,000 between the face off circles.

“Fans have basically supported an arena that they will be priced out of. When they said it was going to bigger and accommodate more people, they were not referring to the average fan,” read the email. “More options for the rich and no options for the average fan. We will no longer be able to afford to go see one of the worst teams in the NHL. That may not be such a bad thing.”

In David's survey, lower bowl seats in the corners and ends are priced at $4,900, which is on par with the current price of Executive Seats at Rexall Place, which go for $4,905.45 per seat.

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