Buffalo, NY (WBEN) – The Sabres have announced some details outlining how ticketing and COVID-19 testing is going to work when they finally open the arena for fans later this month.
Tickets for the Saturday, March 20 game against the Boston Bruins will go on sale to season ticket holders on Thursday, March 11 before the general on-sale at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 12. Season ticket holders will be contacted directly on March 11 with instructions on how to purchase tickets. Tickets maybe purchased in pods of one, two, three or four.
Each fan who attends a game this season will need to produce a negative molecular PCR test result from a test taken within 72 hours of the game. The team confirmed that per New York State guidelines, you will still need that negative test even if you have been vaccinated. That test will be done through Quest Diagnostics, cost $64 on top of the price of your ticket, and will not be reimbursable by insurance.
The team said that not every home game will have fans, but didn't provide details on how often fans will be allowed in the arena. Fans can not re-sell tickets. All tickets will be mobile tickets.
Fans will also need to do day-of game health screening through a separate app. The details were provided by the team:
Fans will need to download the CLEAR app and verify their identity and will then be able to securely link their COVID-19 test results to the app. The day of the game, fans will open Health Pass on their CLEAR app, verify their identity with a photo, and answer a health questionnaire on the app. Users who have a negative test result and pass the health questionnaire will receive a green notification on the app, which they will show as they enter KeyBank Center for the game.
