Discount Perks: Save on Hurricanes Tickets
Discount tickets to ice hockey games in February, March and April
Until February 2015, 10-year-old Tyler Ingraham didn’t know about Star Wars, but when his mom took him to the Carolina Hurricanes’ Star Wars Night at PNC Arena, his reaction was out of this world.
“I can’t even remember if the Hurricanes won the game,” Tyler said. “All I remember is it was epic and awesome to hang out with my family.”
The Hurricanes did win the game – they beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2 – but for both mother and son, the experience was about more than how the team performed. Kearston Ingraham, a patient navigation coordinator with the Office of Health Equity and Disparities, used the Duke PERQS employee discount program to purchase tickets to the game.
“I like to be creative in how we spend our quality time together,” Ingraham said. “It’s so easy to get busy with our own schedules, it’s crucially important that I find activities for us to share and have a good time.”
Growing up in Pittsburgh watching the NHL’s Penguins play means Ingraham’s enjoyment of hockey is now something she’s passing to Tyler. In recent years, she saves on games through the Hurricanes discount. Throughout the hockey season, the Hurricanes offer discounts of up to 45 percent off tickets, ranging in price from $25 for “Terrace Value” seats to $65 for “Lower Level South” seats close to the action. Reduced ticket prices are available here.
The Hurricanes offer the following games at a discount for faculty and staff through April:
- Feb. 17 vs. Colorado
- March 3 vs. Arizona
- April 8 vs. St. Louis
Among employees taking advantage of the discount is likely to be Kirti Loper, who also attended last year’s Star Wars Night with her family of five. She tries to organize a family trip to a Hurricanes game once or twice a year, which is made easier because she saves on every ticket. At last year’s game, Loper said her family was excited to come away with special Hurricanes-Star Wars themed T-shirts.
“It’s nice to have something like Duke’s PERQS that gives us the opportunity to enjoy a fun family event,” said Loper, a strategic service associate in Patient Revenue Management Organization. “It shows that Duke is an organization that cares about my family and wants to help me take advantage of activities outside the workplace.”