Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

[John J. MacInnes]

Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

Actually, Tech led last year, too, according to what the WCHA posts. http://www.wcha.com/men/statistics/1314/oaattend.php
The WCHA uses total attendance to determine attendance "champion," including neutral site games. That said Tech's home attendance was up by almost 600 per game this year http://www.wcha.com/men/statistics/1415/oaattend.php so winning does help.

The 2013-14 season is skewed heavily with the inclusion of the outdoor GLI attendance at Comerica Park. Bemidji averaged 3562 for home games, Minnesota State drew almost 3450, compared to 2885 for Tech. The Huskies did in fact have the biggest jump in average home attendance, just nipping MSU in that category.

I also found it interesting that only Fairbanks and Bemidji averaged a higher attendance at home than on the road in 2013-14. Last season, only MSU and BGSU did that.

[purpleinnebraska]

Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

The 2013-14 season is skewed heavily with the inclusion of the outdoor GLI attendance at Comerica Park. Bemidji averaged 3562 for home games, Minnesota State drew almost 3450, compared to 2885 for Tech. The Huskies did in fact have the biggest jump in average home attendance, just nipping MSU in that category.

I also found it interesting that only Fairbanks and Bemidji averaged a higher attendance at home than on the road in 2013-14. Last season, only MSU and BGSU did that.

I found it interesting (Strange might be a better word) that Bemidji led the conference in road attendance in 2014-2015. Are they that fascinating to watch?

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

I found it interesting (Strange might be a better word) that Bemidji led the conference in road attendance in 2014-2015. Are they that fascinating to watch?

Well they played AT North Dakota and 2 @ Minnesota so that drives up the average?

[purpleinnebraska]

Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

Well they played AT North Dakota and 2 @ Minnesota so that drives up the average?

OK, that makes sense. I forgot the 2 Gopher games. I was only thinking in terms of conference games.

[manurespreader]

Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

I think at the Tech games, at least during the russell years, there were a lot of phantom fans. now they are real fans, so the difference is even more stark. Second, I was told by several people that at the end they were giving up their season tickets. Remember the attendance a the UND games at the end of the year a few years ago.

Having said that, I think there is too much standing room and not enough real seats.

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

I would like to let all of you know that something horrible happen to the Huskies family on May 17th 2015 in Whistler, BC.

If any of you heard about the stabbing to death of a young man during the Canadian long weekend earlier this month, you'll be shocked to know that the victim of this horrible act was the younger Brother of former Husky, Milos Gordic.

Luka Gordic was only 19 years old.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/van...?pid=174922107

https://www.facebook.com/justiceforlukagordic
http://globalnews.ca/news/2018911/mo...r-luka-gordic/

[JohnsonsJerseys]

Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

What a shock, the seller is from Ann Arbor...
Ryan J

Get it now on Ebay, a "Michigan Tech Bears shirt".
This is an auction for a man's Hockey Shirt size XXL. It is new without tags.
It measures 33" from nape to hem. The sleeves are 28" long ...
the measurement across the front is 28". The MTU is on the left sleeve.
There is a bear on the front.

[RaceBoarder]

Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

What a shock, the seller is from Ann Arbor...
Ryan J

Get it now on Ebay, a "Michigan Tech Bears shirt".
This is an auction for a man's Hockey Shirt size XXL. It is new without tags.
It measures 33" from nape to hem. The sleeves are 28" long ...
the measurement across the front is 28". The MTU is on the left sleeve.
There is a bear on the front.

Piano Bear > Piano Dog

[JohnsonsJerseys]

Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

The Blake Pietila signing is finally public knowledge and posted on the Tech hockey and NJ Devils web sites today.
http://devils.nhl.com/club/news.htm?...id=DL|NJD|home

Ryan J

[manurespreader]

Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

I would like to let all of you know that something horrible happen to the Huskies family on May 17th 2015 in Whistler, BC.

If any of you heard about the stabbing to death of a young man during the Canadian long weekend earlier this month, you'll be shocked to know that the victim of this horrible act was the younger Brother of former Husky, Milos Gordic.

Luka Gordic was only 19 years old.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/van...?pid=174922107

https://www.facebook.com/justiceforlukagordic
http://globalnews.ca/news/2018911/mo...r-luka-gordic/

Really sorry to hear this. Terrible thing to happen.

[beaverhockeyfan]

Well they played AT North Dakota and 2 @ Minnesota so that drives up the average?

And two North Star Cup games.

Opps I now see the neutral site total......

[Bale]

Just saw that Tech posted to Facebook that the Huskies led the WCHA in attendance last season and was 6th highest in school history. The first seems reasonable when you think about some of the rinks in the league, but the second is pretty shocking (in a good way). For all the great teams Tech had in the past, to even be in the top 10 is stunning to me.

Any word on the Jimmy Davis / Huskies reunion tour for 2015-16? I would love to see him get another shot with the team and hopefully his play earns him 15 or more games this season. Always great to see dedication rewarded and hopefully a much longer playoff beard this season as well. He might be related to Brent Burns... but Jimmy's hard hat >> Burns' hair.

Ryan J

This is really insignificant, but what were they basing that off of? According to uscho, they were behind minnesota state in gross, average and capacity. Not by much, but still a bit behind. Just curious if there was some "official" numbers that were released.

[JohnsonsJerseys]

Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

This is really insignificant, but what were they basing that off of? According to uscho, they were behind minnesota state in gross, average and capacity. Not by much, but still a bit behind. Just curious if there was some "official" numbers that were released.

It appears that USCHO counts ONLY games played at their home rink. At the bottom of the list - Sacred Heart - their season TOTAL was 3,955, or < 220 fans per game. Who is paying to keep that team afloat? Nobody in the WCHA should have money concerns after seeing those numbers.
Ryan J

[gfmorris]

Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

It appears that USCHO counts ONLY games played at their home rink. At the bottom of the list - Sacred Heart - their season TOTAL was 3,955, or < 220 fans per game. Who is paying to keep that team afloat? Nobody in the WCHA should have money concerns after seeing those numbers.
Ryan J

I've long thought that SHU has some benefactor or high-ranking representative that's keeping things going, a la Findlay. When Findlay ran their president off, the program folded within a year. I've been to that dump that SHU plays in, and I feel really bad for the kids.

GFM

[purpleinnebraska]

This is really insignificant, but what were they basing that off of? According to uscho, they were behind minnesota state in gross, average and capacity. Not by much, but still a bit behind. Just curious if there was some "official" numbers that were released.

The numbers on the WCHA stats page breaks down all the categories (home, road, and neutral games). MSU was the home leader, but Tech was the overall leader