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RPI 2025–26: Off the Critical List and In Recovery

RPI Hockey Guy said:
Looking in at this weekend, rivalry aside, there are two questions on my mind:
- Was RPI's 0 - 6 - 0 start to the season because we are a new team playing some of the hardest teams in the NCAA, or will it be a long year?
- Was Union's great 4 - 0 - 1 start because they are a good team, or because their out of conference schedule was on the easier side?
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Probably some of both lol
 
rvd5star69 said:
im sick of rpi union halloween weekend every season it ruins all other plans and stuff going on ill still go to the games but im not happy about it
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I get it. I planned to attend our first game in their new barn until I saw it was Halloween. As it is there were about 300 tickets left this morning for Union’s first rivalry game in one of the league’s smallest rinks. Even for Halloween that’s not a good sign.
 
rpi82 said:
I get it. I planned to attend our first game in their new barn until I saw it was Halloween. As it is there were about 300 tickets left this morning for Union’s first rivalry game in one of the league’s smallest rinks. Even for Halloween that’s not a good sign.
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According to Live Stats, the attendance was just over 2000.

Your point on rivalry game, one of smallest rinks is well taken. Wonder if they've sold out a game yet?

PS. The John Wayne hockey movie poster is a gem. And hilarious.
 
fr. joe said:
According to Live Stats, the attendance was just over 2000.

Your point on rivalry game, one of smallest rinks is well taken. Wonder if they've sold out a game yet?

PS. The John Wayne hockey movie poster is a gem. And hilarious.
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No sellouts in a building that only holds 2,300 for hockey. Even opening night came up about 60 short. Friday was almost 200 short of a sellout which is really bad since you had the pad of nearby RPI fans (not to mention the band).

Suspect it is even worse than the numbers indicate seeing that Union decided to attach their brand to a gambling operation with an attached upscale hotel. Not exactly a military secret that casinos with hotels not only hand out freebies to overnight guests but also to the walk in fly by night gamblers who lay enough money on felt tables.

Sometimes the freebie is a buffet, sometimes it's the venue's entertainment. Do not believe this particular venue has a buffet so that only leaves the house entertainment. In Schenectady, the entertainment is college hockey compliments of the nearby highly esteemed (maybe) educational institution.

Add that all up and they still cannot scrounge up 2,300 fannies to fill 2,300 seats in a sparkling new building!!!

Conclusion is that in terms of generating any student or community interest, these people may be even worse off than we are!!!
 
tony/troy said:
No sellouts in a building that only holds 2,300 for hockey. Even opening night came up about 60 short. Friday was almost 200 short of a sellout which is really bad since you had the pad of nearby RPI fans (not to mention the band).

Suspect it is even worse than the numbers indicate seeing that Union decided to attach their brand to a gambling operation with an attached upscale hotel. Not exactly a military secret that casinos with hotels not only hand out freebies to overnight guests but also to the walk in fly by night gamblers who lay enough money on felt tables.

Sometimes the freebie is a buffet, sometimes it's the venue's entertainment. Do not believe this particular venue has a buffet so that only leaves the house entertainment. In Schenectady, the entertainment is college hockey compliments of the nearby highly esteemed (maybe) educational institution.

Add that all up and they still cannot scrounge up 2,300 fannies to fill 2,300 seats in a sparkling new building!!!

Conclusion is that in terms of generating any student or community interest, these people may be even worse off than we are!!!
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To be fair, it was Halloween. Whoever scheduled for Halloween night is dumb. These games should have been played either last weekend or Saturday/Sunday. Hell, even a lot of high school football games were moved to Thursday. Next year, with Halloween on a Saturday, no game should be scheduled.
 
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