The Winnipeg Jets may have one of the smallest markets on the circuit but rank fourth-highest in resale ticket prices in the NHL, an online ticket broker claims.

Vivid Seats reported that the Jets' median ticket resale price is $192, which is more than Toronto ($184) and Boston ($165). In fact, the only Canadian team with resale ticket prices higher than the Jets is the Montreal Canadiens, who were second at $219.

Jets ticket prices come in higher than all of the other Canadian clubs, including Vancouver.

Tickets for the reigning Chicago Blackhawks are the most expensive at $234.

The cheapest were $56 (Carolina Hurricanes).

"We find that a lot of people are looking for how popular teams are," Vivid Seats spokesperson Bryson Meunier said Wednesday.

The online resaler lets people sell their tickets for a variety of sporting events and concerts, at a markup of their choosing.

"We're doing (rankings) for other leagues but this is the first time we've done it for the NHL."

Meunier said the Jets' median ticket price was $69 before the first game last season.

Meunier was completely unaware that the Jets have officially sold out every game for the last four years, so the prices have certainly not hurt them.

"I suspect their numbers are very wrong, as most stories about our ticket price ranking have proven before," Jets spokesperson Scott Brown said in an e-mail.

Brown added that the Jets would also need a clearer definition of "median."

"We're part of a secondary market like StubHub, so this is what the prices really are," Meunier said.

TOP FIVE

1. Chicago $244

2. Montreal $225

3. NY Rangers $215

4. Winnipeg $211

5. Toronto $187



BOTTOM FIVE

30. Arizona $58

29. Carolina $63

28. Anaheim $76

27. Florida $81

26. Detroit $87

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