Tonight is the dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony for the Gene Polisseni Center... as Coach Wilson has said, "A much bigger, better Ritter." And today starts the new thread for the 2014-15 season. It doesn't seem that long ago we all attended the ground breaking ceremony!
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Last edited by RITFan67; 09-18-2014, 10:05 AM.RIT TIGERS
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Originally posted by RITFan67 View PostTonight is the dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony for the Gene Polisseni Center... as Coach Wilson has said, "A much bigger, better Ritter." And today starts the new thread for the 2014-15 season. It doesn't seem that long ago we all attended the ground breaking ceremony!John Nabors
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Yeah, the end videoboards are plenty big enough. The scoreboards are at center ice.
I'm still not sure about the acoustics. There's an overhang above the end seats and some of the band's sound was going up there and just dying. Also, the voices from the ice echoed weirdly. I don't understand why they left the ceiling open to the girders; that seems like it will attenuate and delay sounds rather than reflecting them.
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Originally posted by LtPowers View PostYeah, the end videoboards are plenty big enough. The scoreboards are at center ice.
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Originally posted by LtPowers View PostYeah, the end videoboards are plenty big enough. The scoreboards are at center ice.
I'm still not sure about the acoustics. There's an overhang above the end seats and some of the band's sound was going up there and just dying. Also, the voices from the ice echoed weirdly. I don't understand why they left the ceiling open to the girders; that seems like it will attenuate and delay sounds rather than reflecting them.
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I had been on a tour of the rink once before as some of you may recall when I posted pictures, but this was my first time in the building since it had walls on all sides...
I for one thought it was amazing. I went in skeptical about the video boards, but I sat at center ice and could see both of them clearly. They COULD be bigger, but they don't need to be. The picture quality was also great. I will mention that from the top row at center ice I also thought the band sounded good, louder than they would have been at the same distance in Ritter.
The building does not feel like one where corners were cut, even though we know they were. The amenities look really good, and there are so many little touches that make it clear a lot of love was put into it. It seems like anywhere there was 2-3 feet of whitespace they found a way to throw up a jersey or a banner or some momento. The locker rooms are pretty spectacular too, and the ventilation system they have set up for them was able to keep two rooms full of sweaty gear ALMOST smell pleasant. There are also high-def TVs everywhere! Above all the concession stands, in the suites, in the concourse areas..there's never an excuse to miss part of the game now.
The dedication itself was of course corny and at times very awkward (you can't convince me Mrs. Polisseni wasn't drunk) but I walked out of there ridiculously hyped for the season and the new barn.RIT
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If anyone has video of Tom Golisano's awesome speech (relevent) about his taxes, please post that online....I still can't even believe that happened.Atlantic Hockey Composite schedule: www.tinyurl.com/AHAcomp2
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The workmanship by LeChase (and sub-contractors) on the arena impressed me. No matter where I looked, the finished quality was very high. They may have cut back on some things to save a few $, but workmanship wasn't affected.RIT TIGERS
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Originally posted by mar7967 View PostIf anyone has video of Tom Golisano's awesome speech (relevent) about his taxes, please post that online....I still can't even believe that happened.RIT TIGERS
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Originally posted by lmg6841 View PostDoes anyone have video from the event? TWC has an article but you can only watch the footage if you're a member.
D&C: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/...rena/15860701/
13WHAM: http://13wham.com/news/features/top-...na-15822.shtml
Rochester Homepage: http://www.rochesterhomepage.net/sto...OEGKnu6-4CKJWw
Lots of pictures and more info here: http://www.rit.edu/news/polisseni.php
This video was shown on the video boards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyEm...XUa3SLAPgtT1IQ
Edit: Here is another video of the event - this one added by RIT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M20h...ure=youtu.be&aLast edited by mar7967; 09-19-2014, 11:03 AM.Atlantic Hockey Composite schedule: www.tinyurl.com/AHAcomp2
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Originally posted by RIT Winters View Post...There are also high-def TVs everywhere! Above all the concession stands, in the suites, in the concourse areas..there's never an excuse to miss part of the game now...
A "pilgrimage" to RIT is definitely required this season, and I am looking forward to it!
Cheers,
~TTFDave
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I'm curious about how steep the seating is and how close one "feels" to the ice. Anyone who has been in the building have a read on it? For me this is the A#1 item that makes or breaks a hockey arena. Everything else is window dressing.My Four Favorite teams:
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Originally posted by MattS View PostI'm curious about how steep the seating is and how close one "feels" to the ice. Anyone who has been in the building have a read on it? For me this is the A#1 item that makes or breaks a hockey arena. Everything else is window dressing.RIT TIGERS
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