Connor McDavid in OHL final causes spike on secondary ticket market

It will be a while before a talent of Connor McDavid's magnitude comes through the OHL, and it has been a while since the Oshawa Generals, whom many view as a legacy franchise, have been to the league final.

Combining the two means attending the Ontario Hockey League final will mean paying prices usually seen at a world junior championship. It's no surprise that the Generals sold out Game 1 and 2 very quickly on Monday morning, fewer than 24 hours after Oshawa won the Eastern Conference championship by defeating the North Bay Battalion. What is notable is how much resellers are expecting to cash in after snapping up tickets.

In truth, it's hard to remember even having to look on resale sites such as Kijiji to see about secondary ticketing to a league final. The world junior and the Memorial Cup are the tent-pole events of the junior hockey; typically the championship series is really only a big deal in the cities where it is being held. However, the market moves a product, and McDavid and the Generals' fervid following has changed the market, with resellers asking $100 a ticket, two-and--half times the face value.

Make no mistake, that is atypical, especially since the General Motors Centre is not a small  venue with capacity for 6,107, counting its standing room. Tickets purchased in advance for Oshawa's games in the playoffs regularly sell for anywhere between $40-$60 depending on the seat.

The last first overall pick to lead his team into the OHL final was McDavid's Edmonton Oilers teammate-to-be, Taylor Hall, with the Windsor Spitfires in 2010.

Dates for the OHL final have not been set. The Generals have home-ice advantage and will host Games 1, 2 and (if necessary) 5 and 7. The schedule is apparently being held up by the fact the Otters' home, Erie Insurance Arena, is occupied for May 16 or 17, when Game 6 would be scheduled.

In a headline directly out of the department of redundancy department, the OHL named McDavid player of the week on Monday. He had eight goals and 19 points during Erie's six-game conference final win over Sault Ste. Marie.

Neate Sager is a writer for Yahoo! Canada Sports. Follow him on Twitter @neatebuzzthenet.