Very disappointed with the attendance at Ridder. Lots of empty seats...
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Originally posted by ohcanada View PostVery disappointed with the attendance at Ridder. Lots of empty seats...
Wow.All the fun is in the journey
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According the box score in the paper this morning, the attendance was 2,070. It actually felt and sounded like more than that, a good atmosphere for both games I thought. But without Minnesota in the final there will be lots more empty seats on Sunday. How many will depend on how many UMD fans drive down tomorrow morning.Minnesota Golden Gopher Hockey
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There is a thread going in the Men's Frozen Four section that is trying to address this very problem. The solution: combine the Men's and Women's frozen four. Have the women play Th/Sa and the men play Fri/Su. Anyone who wins the lottery for the men's package would get free admission to the women's games, while there would still be some tickets set aside for people just wanting to buy the women's package. The hope would be that it would increase attendance for the women as well as create a buzz about college hockey on the whole.
Your thoughts?
Link to the threadUniversity of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
2007 Alumni
WCHA Regular Season Champions: 1984, 1985, 1993
WCHA Tournament Champions: 1984, 1985, 2009
NCAA Appearances: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1993, 2004, 2009, 2011
Frozen Four Appearances: 1984, 1985, 2004, 2011
National Champions: 2011
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Well whatever the NCAA is doing now, it isn't working. I do expect Mercyhurst to get some good support next year. I hope it'll be just like Duluth in 2003.
If my memory serves me right, part of the reason for moving the women's season back so early was not so much about IIHF conflicts, but because they didn't want the men's and women's NCAA tournaments to conflict. This always struck me as odd, because it meant the women's quarterfinals conflict with conference quarterfinals (probably the busiest men's hockey weekend of the year in terms of # of teams involved and the importance of the games), and then the Frozen Four conflicts with the men's finals.
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Originally posted by UMDSimmerdown View PostThe solution: combine the Men's and Women's frozen four.
Anyone who wins the lottery for the men's package would get free admission to the women's games,
Your thoughts?
Exactly how many of those men's fans are going to go out of their way on the "off" day to go watch the women?113-162-27 .419
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Originally posted by freak View PostIn the Frozen Fenway game, we couldn't even get many men's fans to come to the women's game when they were included on the same ticket, for the same day right before the men's game.
Exactly how many of those men's fans are going to go out of their way on the "off" day to go watch the women?University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
2007 Alumni
WCHA Regular Season Champions: 1984, 1985, 1993
WCHA Tournament Champions: 1984, 1985, 2009
NCAA Appearances: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1993, 2004, 2009, 2011
Frozen Four Appearances: 1984, 1985, 2004, 2011
National Champions: 2011
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Originally posted by D2D View PostAccording the box score in the paper this morning, the attendance was 2,070. It actually felt and sounded like more than that, a good atmosphere for both games I thought.
Originally posted by ohcanada View PostPrevious frozen fours had much better attendance, even without the home team.
Originally posted by dave1381 View PostWell whatever the NCAA is doing now, it isn't working. I do expect Mercyhurst to get some good support next year. I hope it'll be just like Duluth in 2003.
Originally posted by UMDSimmerdown View PostI'm not saying its going to pack the house, but I would guess you'd have maybe 1,000-2,000 more fans if it were done that way.
What I think is vital to the attendance of the game, not just for the NCAAs but in general, is for former players and their families to stay involved. I saw a former Badger and her dad last night, and it wasn't the first time they've been at a game with no Wisconsin connection. I have a lot of respect for those who recognize that the game did a lot for them and now give back to it once they are no longer directly involved. Some parent's are great about coming back to support their daughers' former teammates and beyond. Others never find their way back to the building. I find that rather lame."... And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;" -- Rudyard Kipling
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Originally posted by D2D View Post...without Minnesota in the final there will be lots more empty seats on Sunday. How many will depend on how many UMD fans drive down tomorrow morning.
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Originally posted by ARM View PostI also think that Minnesota has hosted too much. Too many WCHA finals, too many Frozen Fours, too many men's regionals, too much NCAA basketball means zero buzz for this event.
I agree that the Twin Cities probably hosts more hockey events than it needs to. Seems like there is always a lot to choose from, especially when March rolls around.Minnesota Golden Gopher Hockey
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Originally posted by ohcanada View PostCapacity at Ridder is listed at 3400. I doubt that it was half filled for either game. That includes the Gopher band. Previous frozen fours had much better attendance, even without the home team.
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Originally posted by UMDSimmerdown View PostThere is a thread going in the Men's Frozen Four section that is trying to address this very problem. The solution: combine the Men's and Women's frozen four. Have the women play Th/Sa and the men play Fri/Su. Anyone who wins the lottery for the men's package would get free admission to the women's games, while there would still be some tickets set aside for people just wanting to buy the women's package. The hope would be that it would increase attendance for the women as well as create a buzz about college hockey on the whole.
Your thoughts?
Link to the thread
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Box score lists attendance for the final as 1,473.
I estimate far fewer than that actually in the building.
IMO there is no other way to cut it except to say it was a deplorable turn out in the so-called state of hockey.
Also perhaps worthy of note: Yesterday afternoon in Saint Peter the D-III 3rd place game (featuring the host school Gustavus) drew 461. The evening championship game box score lists attendance of 138.Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.
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