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NHL expecting sellout for Centennial Classic at BMO Field in Toronto

Workers install the rink at Toronto's BMO Field on Monday, December 19, 2016 as preparations continue for the NHL Centennial Classic between Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings on Jan.1. Tickets are still available to the NHL's Centennial Classic, the next in a long line of high-profile sports events in Toronto. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young.
Workers install the rink at Toronto's BMO Field on Monday, December 19, 2016 as preparations continue for the NHL Centennial Classic between Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings on Jan.1. Tickets are still available to the NHL's Centennial Classic, the next in a long line of high-profile sports events in Toronto. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young.

TORONTO – Tickets are still available to the NHL’s Centennial Classic, the next in a long line of high-profile sports events in Toronto.

A search of Ticketmaster shows that blocks of eight seats can still be had in multiple sections for Sunday’s tilt between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings, beginning at a per-ticket price of $229. The least expensive seats ($129 per-ticket) appear to be mostly gone.

A league source said only a limited number of seats are left and a sellout of BMO Field is expected.

It’s possible Toronto is just suffering from sporting fatigue following a series of big events.

The Toronto Raptors reached the Eastern Conference final for the first time last spring while the Toronto Blue Jays qualified for a second consecutive American League Championship Series in the fall. The NHL and NHLPA also held the World Cup of Hockey at Air Canada Centre in September and the CFL’s Grey Cup game was held at BMO in late November.

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And the world junior hockey championship is currently taking place in Toronto for the second time in three years.

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