'12-13 Michigan Tech Season Thread: Screw the Election, Let's Play Hockey!

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: '12-13 Michigan Tech Season Thread: Screw the Election, Let's Play Hockey!

What exactly are you saying? I'm struggling with the context of this post.

Michigan Tech is interested in Luke Davison who I believe plays for Team Wisconsin with Tristan Rostagno. Luke's older brother, Tim, is committed to Wisconsin. Luke and Tim have played prep hockey for Notre Dame HS in Green Bay.

[midwest hockey]

Re: '12-13 Michigan Tech Season Thread: Screw the Election, Let's Play Hockey!

Team also has Luke Davison (Junior defenseman) who is the younger brother of Wisconsin recruit Tim Davison. Luke already has an offer from Michigan Tech and has generated interest from a lot of schools around the country. Luke skates as well as any defenseman in the 96 class, but I worry about his awareness level moving up the ladder. Davison like his older brother is property of the Chicago Steel.

What exactly are you saying? I'm struggling with the context of this post.

[SCSU Euro]

Re: '12-13 Michigan Tech Season Thread: Screw the Election, Let's Play Hockey!

UND's focus was on the outdoor game last Friday, so I see no reason why UNO's focus shouldn't also be on the outdoor game.

"UND Hockey 4-0-0 in the last two weeks... if they'd cared."

I hear Randy Moss is a big fan of UND's.

[Dirty]

Re: '12-13 Michigan Tech Season Thread: Screw the Election, Let's Play Hockey!

Good idea, focus on the important stuff. I will be in attendance of said outdoor game, that's where the Mavericks' minds should be. MTU? I don't think they're even in the same conference as UNO anymore, I'll bet those are just exhibition games.

UND's focus was on the outdoor game last Friday, so I see no reason why UNO's focus shouldn't also be on the outdoor game.

[SCSU Euro]

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5. Speaking of food, can't we have a salad for sale somewhere!( I had a lot of fun at the tailgate they had early in the year, but the food was terrible)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM6xVQwIOYQ

On its thread UNO is focusing on its outdoor game with North Dakota the following weekend.

Good idea, focus on the important stuff. I will be in attendance of said outdoor game, that's where the Mavericks' minds should be. MTU? I don't think they're even in the same conference as UNO anymore, I'll bet those are just exhibition games.

[puckhead@uno]

Re: '12-13 Michigan Tech Season Thread: Screw the Election, Let's Play Hockey!

Greetings Tech fans! Our fanbase is still thrilled with the sweep of our nemesis Bemidji! We're also happy to have home games for the first time in many a fortnight.

If you're making the trip, the forecast is supposed to turn nice after a few inches of snow and a very cold spell, but we'll see about that. If you're making the trip and need restaurant, social recommendations please let us know!

As for the team. We've got a legitimate Hobey Baker candidate now in Ryan Walters. A guy that gave you guys problems up there Raubenheimer is out, as is Monpetit so the forward depth isn't tremendous. That said, Johnnie Searfoss came back and made an impact last weekend, and Matt White can be the best player on the ice. In goal, you'll see John Faulkner as our # 2 kid, a freshman, bolted midseason.

There should be a pretty good crowd both nights as one of the larger companies in town sponsors this weekend and will have an awful lot of tickets. We've been drawing 5-6K pretty much all year, I'd expect 7-8 this weekend at least.

[lawdoggies]

Re: '12-13 Michigan Tech Season Thread: Screw the Election, Let's Play Hockey!

First, why is there no MTU/UNO thread?

On its thread UNO is focusing on its outdoor game with North Dakota the following weekend.

[huskyfan]

Re: '12-13 Michigan Tech Season Thread: Screw the Election, Let's Play Hockey!

aw cmon! us geezers are shaking our canes in favor of the risque cheers! objections to chants IMHO are from the admin - most likely worried about political correctness.

[Thecalkid]

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Team also has Luke Davison (Junior defenseman) who is the younger brother of Wisconsin recruit Tim Davison. Luke already has an offer from Michigan Tech and has generated interest from a lot of schools around the country. Luke skates as well as any defenseman in the 96 class, but I worry about his awareness level moving up the ladder. Davison like his older brother is property of the Chicago Steel.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Re: '12-13 Michigan Tech Season Thread: Screw the Election, Let's Play Hockey!

There really isn't a formal segregation of the community and the students. It's just that the cranky geezers sometimes get their undies in a bunch about a few of the student cheers, and so they prefer to rattle their canes, walkers, and dentures, and fling holy water from the other side of the arena. No one is stopping them from buying seats on the "student" side (other than Section L).

Also, who eats salad at a hockey game? Really, they just need to keep the Jilbert's ice cream, the obligatory popcorn, the WCHA's best nachos (), and pop, as I think those are the big sellers. The pre-cooked hot dogs and lukewarm cardboard pizza are just gross. Having mistakenly tried both, I have no idea who eats that crap.

[manurespreader]

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A few points.
1. a winning team will bring out more students, but it might take two or three years before there is more demand than there is seats. I think there ought to be some of the seats on the student side taken away and sold to the community or given away to youth hockey.

2. I agree that it's early but you have to think well ahead or you end up behind, and I think winning will bring out people faster than you think.

3. I think if you added 6 or 8 more suites you would have all of them sold in a year or two, And even if they were only sold for the bigger games like carnival, nmu etc, it would be worth doing.

4. I think the east end makes the most sense as far as changes. lets say the suites were at the same level as the ones now, then below that could there not be just regular seats going down to ice level. Put the hall of fame in the concourse that's behind the suites and some special rooms in the corners. I'd also add some better food service places, as the ones we have just do not supply a full house now let alone additional people, and the food isn't very good. I get pretty frustrated waiting in line and often just go back to my seat rather than stand in line for 20 minutes.
5. Speaking of food, can't we have a salad for sale somewhere!( I had a lot of fun at the tailgate they had early in the year, but the food was terrible)

[huskyfan]

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[The Exiled One]

Re: '12-13 Michigan Tech Season Thread: Screw the Election, Let's Play Hockey!

First, why is there no MTU/UNO thread?

Second, are the Huskies going to beat the Mavericks this weekend.... please?

[oldish husky]

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The problem is the students no longer have to invest anything in getting seats so why go until you've forgotten there was even a game tonight. I think they should go back to not including hockey in the freebies. It just doesn't work. I'd rather have student pricing so stupids buy season tickets and then feel vested in showing up because they spent money.

I agree Shirtless. there's always enthusiasm as the start of the year, so students will pay some money and then want to use the tickets. It's hard to tell people that the hockey game is worth their time and then turn around and give them a ticket for free. Everyone knows you get what you pay for. If it's free and you don't go, you aren't missing much. Having said that, winning does help. although even when I was a student and we only had one .500 season, it still seemed like the student section was full. I wonder how many of the empty seats were claimed by students who grabbed a ticket just in case they decided to go. Charging for tickets would ensure that whoever got the ticket would use it.

[JohnsonsJerseys]

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BTW Nicaragua is a great place... the total cost, exclusive of airfare, is under 600 dollars for two people.

So what you're saying is we should have skipped over UAH and just added Nicaragua to the conference to cut travel costs.

Do they offer a bus service to the game?

Is the SDC at a much higher elevation now than it used to be? Fans used to walk up the hill to see hockey games. Quite honestly, if you don't have the motivation to walk up the hill and sit in a free seat, a free bus isn't going to get any more people to show up.

As far as more seats go, I see no point in discussing more seats until there are at least 10 sell outs per season minimum. Lack of supply creates demand and the folks that miss out one game because actual seats were sold out will buy tickets in advance the next time if they don't want SRO.

Ryan J