{"id":36368,"date":"2021-07-12T11:34:55","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T15:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=36368"},"modified":"2021-07-12T20:04:11","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T00:04:11","slug":"adirondack-thunder-will-play-games-at-full-capacity-hires-seatgeek-as-ticket-vendor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2021\/07\/adirondack-thunder-will-play-games-at-full-capacity-hires-seatgeek-as-ticket-vendor\/","title":{"rendered":"Adirondack Thunder Will Play Games At Full Capacity; Hires SeatGeek As Ticket Vendor"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_36369\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36369\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36369\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2021\/07\/thunder-season-hc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2021\/07\/thunder-season-hc.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2021\/07\/thunder-season-hc-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2021\/07\/thunder-season-hc-768x570.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36369\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With the state relaxing pandemic safety guidelines, the Adirondack Thunder says all 2021-22 home games at Cool Insuring Arena will be played at full capacity with no restrictions.<br \/>Courtesy Adirondack Thunder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Adirondack Thunder announced that all 2021-22 home games at Cool Insuring Arena will be played at full capacity with no restrictions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The move followed the state\u2019s lifting of COVID restrictions, as numbers of those with coronavirus steadily dropped.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe are thrilled that we can welcome our great fans back into our building this season,\u201d Adirondack Thunder President and Cool Insuring Arena General Manager Jeff Mead said. \u201cThis is a long time coming for not only our organization but for our fantastic community who came together to help everyone get through this devastating time. We look forward to seeing a sold-out Cool Insuring Arena on October 23.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Adirondack Thunder\u2019s home opener on Saturday, Oct. 23, will mark 593 days since the last game (March 10, 2020, vs. Worcester). The Thunder host the Newfoundland Growlers at Cool Insuring Arena to kick off the 2021-22 season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The organization also announced a multi-year partnership with SeatGeek, the ticketing platform, to become its primary ticketing partner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe are excited to work with SeatGeek to help revolutionize the way that our fans access and buy tickets,\u201d Mead said. \u201cSeatGeek\u2019s technology is state-of-the-art and I think our fans will enjoy using it tremendously.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Starting this fall, fans attending Thunder games or any other Cool Insuring Arena event will use SeatGeek\u2019s<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>technology for a streamlined user experience to<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>buy, transfer and scan their tickets and use mobile tickets to stay contactless upon entering the building. Fans are also encouraged to download the SeatGeek app on their personal devices for an easier way to access, transfer and pay for tickets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><!--more-->\u201cAs hockey and other events return to full capacity, we can\u2019t wait to kick off a new season with the Thunder and Cool Insuring Arena as partners,\u201d Jeff Ianello, executive vice president of Client Partnerships at SeatGeek. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to work with the team and venue to give fans a best-in-class ticketing experience.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Additionally, the Thunder announced a multi-year contract extension that will keep their affiliation agreement with the National Hockey League\u2019s New Jersey Devils. The 2021-22 season will be the fifth that the Thunder and the Devils have partnered to help develop future NHL prospects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe New Jersey Devils have been an outstanding partner since the Thunder moved east,\u201d Thunder Head Coach\/Director of Hockey Operations Alex Loh said. \u201cThey have committed to help us win and we are excited to develop more of their players as we have in the past. We are thrilled to continue to work with them for the upcoming season and beyond.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cOn behalf of the New Jersey Devils organization, we are pleased to join the Adirondack Thunder in the announcement to extend their partnership as our ECHL affiliate for the 2021-22 season,\u201d New Jersey Devils Senior Vice President\/Assistant General Manager Dan MacKinnon said. \u201cSince the affiliation was officially established five years ago, we have seen firsthand how the Adirondack staff developed and cultivated players for the transition to the American Hockey League. We are all excited to work together next season as the Thunder return to the ice.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Season tickets for the 2021-22 season are on sal. 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The move followed the state\u2019s lifting of COVID restrictions, as numbers of those with coronavirus steadily dropped. \u201cWe are thrilled that we can welcome our great fans back into our building this season,\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":36369,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Adirondack Thunder Will Play Games At Full Capacity; Hires SeatGeek As Ticket Vendor - Saratoga Business Journal<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2021\/07\/adirondack-thunder-will-play-games-at-full-capacity-hires-seatgeek-as-ticket-vendor\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Adirondack Thunder Will Play Games At Full Capacity; Hires SeatGeek As Ticket Vendor - Saratoga Business Journal\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Adirondack Thunder announced that all 2021-22 home games at Cool Insuring Arena will be played at full capacity with no restrictions. 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