Re: LSSU Laker Hockey
I am not sure who is in charge of or how much influence the Lakers have when it comes to setting up their schedule but the ball has really been dropped on two occasions this year, the first being the Lakers having an away series during I 500 weekend which has been the case as well in past years...that is one of the biggest tourist weekends of the year in the Soo and my guess is that ticket sales would certainly take a large jump for that weekend...the only reason i can think of not having a home series then is for the fear of people under the influence coming to the game under the influence after the snowmobile race on saturday...
My response to that is 1. it's a weekend college sporting event, if anyone is naive enough to think that people aren't doing this already then the need a reality check and
2. there is a public safety officer manning every section of every home game anyways, most of the time they just stand there twiddling their thumbs, with this being a university who advertises their criminal justice program, these public safety officers should theoretically be up to the task of handling some potentially rowdy fans shouldn't they? It's not like alcohol is served at the games and if nothing else the rink would figure to be substantially louder.....
The second scheduling gaffe involves the series in two weeks with Miami... now hopefully the Lakers will wind up hosting a first round playoff matchup but nothing is guaranteed with that and certainly wasn't when the schedule was made up so why in the world was the Lakers final home series of the regular season, and most importantly senior night on Saturday scheduled for a weekend when the vast majority of students will be gone on the first weekend of spring break?? This years senior class involves many players who have recieved regular playing time for nearly all of their eligibility here, BMW is in the top 5 all time in several of LSSU's goaltending categories, Will Acton and Chad Nehring have made steady offensive contributions, Cowie and Stonehouse have been durable in manning the blueline and Rick Schofield has been the team's most clutch and consistent offensive performer all in the last 4 seasons..it is an absolute slap in the face to these players that their senior night and potentially their last game in Taffy is scheduled on a night when there will likely be less than 1,000 people in the stands, almost none of which will include students such as myself who have appreciated the efforts of these players during their time here...The only way (and it is a longshot) to rectify this situation would be if the Lakers could luck out and get 6 points this weekend to clinch a home playoff series, then the school could move the senior night ceremony to the Saturday of the home playoff series. This is not necessarily likely to happen but if the Lakers were able to clinch home ice this weekend then I would IMPLORE the school to make this scheduling change.
I am not sure who is in charge of or how much influence the Lakers have when it comes to setting up their schedule but the ball has really been dropped on two occasions this year, the first being the Lakers having an away series during I 500 weekend which has been the case as well in past years...that is one of the biggest tourist weekends of the year in the Soo and my guess is that ticket sales would certainly take a large jump for that weekend...the only reason i can think of not having a home series then is for the fear of people under the influence coming to the game under the influence after the snowmobile race on saturday...
My response to that is 1. it's a weekend college sporting event, if anyone is naive enough to think that people aren't doing this already then the need a reality check and
2. there is a public safety officer manning every section of every home game anyways, most of the time they just stand there twiddling their thumbs, with this being a university who advertises their criminal justice program, these public safety officers should theoretically be up to the task of handling some potentially rowdy fans shouldn't they? It's not like alcohol is served at the games and if nothing else the rink would figure to be substantially louder.....
The second scheduling gaffe involves the series in two weeks with Miami... now hopefully the Lakers will wind up hosting a first round playoff matchup but nothing is guaranteed with that and certainly wasn't when the schedule was made up so why in the world was the Lakers final home series of the regular season, and most importantly senior night on Saturday scheduled for a weekend when the vast majority of students will be gone on the first weekend of spring break?? This years senior class involves many players who have recieved regular playing time for nearly all of their eligibility here, BMW is in the top 5 all time in several of LSSU's goaltending categories, Will Acton and Chad Nehring have made steady offensive contributions, Cowie and Stonehouse have been durable in manning the blueline and Rick Schofield has been the team's most clutch and consistent offensive performer all in the last 4 seasons..it is an absolute slap in the face to these players that their senior night and potentially their last game in Taffy is scheduled on a night when there will likely be less than 1,000 people in the stands, almost none of which will include students such as myself who have appreciated the efforts of these players during their time here...The only way (and it is a longshot) to rectify this situation would be if the Lakers could luck out and get 6 points this weekend to clinch a home playoff series, then the school could move the senior night ceremony to the Saturday of the home playoff series. This is not necessarily likely to happen but if the Lakers were able to clinch home ice this weekend then I would IMPLORE the school to make this scheduling change.
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