Beginning this season, students who purchase tickets to hockey games will be charged $18 after 5 p.m. Thursdays.

If tickets are purchased before 5 p.m. on Thursday, the cost is $5.

“Packing Magness Arena is our No. 1 priority,” said Erich Bacher, spokesman for DU Athletics.

“We are encouraging our students to secure their individual game tickets early in the week, so we can ensure that all of our loyal fans have an opportunity to enjoy DU hockey.”

This is the first time student ticket prices have gone up.

This year, Athletics and Recreation received over $81,000 of the student activity fee, approximately 6.5 percent, to provide student tickets for all sports except hockey.