{"id":1823,"date":"2013-04-10T10:01:12","date_gmt":"2013-04-10T15:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/frozen-four\/?p=1823"},"modified":"2013-04-10T10:01:12","modified_gmt":"2013-04-10T15:01:12","slug":"a-welcome-from-pittsburgh-and-a-note-on-ticket-availability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/2013\/04\/10\/a-welcome-from-pittsburgh-and-a-note-on-ticket-availability\/","title":{"rendered":"A welcome from Pittsburgh and a note on ticket availability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PITTSBURGH<\/strong> &#8212; It&#8217;s a balmy 76 degrees outside Consol Energy Center this morning, which is quite an odd feeling for someone whose definition of warm in the past couple of months has been cracking 40 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>Did we bring part of Tampa with us?<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, we&#8217;re on site at the arena will be bringing you coverage of the 2013 Frozen Four on this blog and on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/ncaa-mens-frozen-four-2013\">Frozen Four Central<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for a last-minute option for tickets to Thursday&#8217;s semifinals and Saturday&#8217;s championship game, organizers announced late Tuesday that a limited number of tickets were available through Ticketmaster or at the Consol Energy Center.<\/p>\n<p>The packages cost $200 for all games.<\/p>\n<p>The secondary market has some tickets available, too. 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