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RPI 2026 Off-Season: Please Pardon Our Appearance As We Upgrade This Area

Today is 18 June 2026. There are 108 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 4 October 2026 for the start of next season.
 
Re: tony/troy's comment on th Mayor's Cup moving to Glens Falls and 'being preempted' on other occasions... If this game is more about hyping the arena in Albany than anything else maybe it's time to just let it drift away.
 
Just saw we are going to RIT for a pair in october. I will likely make that trip as my son is an RIT grad who worked closely with their program.
 
jstadts said:
Just saw we are going to RIT for a pair in october. I will likely make that trip as my son is an RIT grad who worked closely with their program.
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That would be Friday & Saturday Oct. 23 & 24 both at 7:05 P.M. Added bonus for anyone interested is that the football team is at UR on the Saturday for a noon start.

Something like that even has my attention despite no longer spending money or traveling to away game all that much since our infamous two year fan ban. These days it is pretty much limited to springtime baseball away games that are within an hour or so from my home. Guess I never really forgot being told that I was an "external spectator who needs to be socially separated" and apparently never will.

Nonetheless, there are no shortages of reasonably priced AIRBNB or VRBO multi bedroom and multi bathroom cottages and/or cabins no more than 10 or so miles outside that crummy city literally within walking distance to the shores of Lake Ontario which is quite nice. Taking walks along that lake in the fall may be enough for even me to make an exception and spend a Friday to Sunday weekend there.
 
fr. joe said:
Re: tony/troy's comment on th Mayor's Cup moving to Glens Falls and 'being preempted' on other occasions... If this game is more about hyping the arena in Albany than anything else maybe it's time to just let it drift away.
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For what it's worth, the Thunder game experience is solid. They do a nice job getting the crowd into it and keeping the energy level up even if the Thunder are down 4-1. Someone from HFH could scout and maybe get some ideas for improving the HFH "fan experience." HM arena is certainly showing its age, but with the $4 beer specials and the crowd pretty into it, it's a decent night of hockey.
 
Today is 19 June 2026. There are 107 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 4 October 2026 for the start of next season.
 
Today is 21 June 2026. There are 105 days (15 weeks) until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 4 October 2026 for the start of next season.
 
vicious said:
For what it's worth, the Thunder game experience is solid. They do a nice job getting the crowd into it and keeping the energy level up even if the Thunder are down 4-1. Someone from HFH could scout and maybe get some ideas for improving the HFH "fan experience." HM arena is certainly showing its age, but with the $4 beer specials and the crowd pretty into it, it's a decent night of hockey.
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All true, esp, regarding the fan experience. It is the perfect minor league rink -- all seats are on top of the ice. They've sold out nearly ALL of their home games the last few seasons....if anyone at HFH was interested in such enthusiasm, they'd do well to study the operation. The best part of th eoff-ice production is the PA announcer Dan Miner and his legendary billowing voice announcer work...we should be so lucky to have such energy. Instead we get B-side hair band riffs and continuous clock malfunctions.
 
Wicked Slappaahs said:
Mayor's Cup moving to Glens Falls -- Jan. 23, 2027

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Adirondack Thunder | CAPITAL DISTRICT MAYOR’S CUP COMING TO HARDING MAZZOTTI ARENA

GLENS FALLS – The Adirondack Thunder, Union College, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) announced today that the 2027 Capital District Mayor’s Cup women’s and men's hockey games will be played at Harding Mazzotti Arena in Glens Falls on Saturday, January 23, 2027, bringing one of...
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Tickets on sale July 1st through GF Arena box office
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So with these tickets going on sale in a little over a week, one has to wonder if the RPI season ticket holders will receive Mayor's Cup game vouchers as in year's past or will we fend for ourselves like the general public ? Of course, if we had our renewal applications, then we'd know the answer to this !!
 
Wicked Slappaahs said:
All true, esp, regarding the fan experience. It is the perfect minor league rink -- all seats are on top of the ice. They've sold out nearly ALL of their home games the last few seasons....if anyone at HFH was interested in such enthusiasm, they'd do well to study the operation. The best part of th eoff-ice production is the PA announcer Dan Miner and his legendary billowing voice announcer work...we should be so lucky to have such energy. Instead we get B-side hair band riffs and continuous clock malfunctions.
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I agree with you on the musical interludes, especially when they alternate with the pep band--no clue you'd pay royalties to pipe in music while the band is sitting there. And I'll agree the in game experience at HFH needs a complete review, but I'm a bit of a old curmudgeon on PA announcers. I will take boring over what I experienced living in Minnesota, where the PA announcers in the old WCHA annoyingly tried to one-up each other with various self-serving riffs. Everybody was trying to be the next Ray Clay.
 
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Wicked Slappaahs said:
So with these tickets going on sale in a little over a week, one has to wonder if the RPI season ticket holders will receive Mayor's Cup game vouchers as in year's past or will we fend for ourselves like the general public ? Of course, if we had our renewal applications, then we'd know the answer to this !!
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I think you can infer the answer is "no" based on the last sentence of the RPI announcement, which notes that the tickets are being sold by the arena beginning on July 1: https://rpiathletics.com/news/2026/...027-mayors-cup-at-harding-mazzotti-arena.aspx
 
DavidNardolillo said:
I agree with you on the musical interludes, especially when they alternate with the pep band--no clue you'd pay royalties to pipe in music while the band is sitting there. And I'll agree the in game experience at HFH needs a complete review, but I'm a bit of a old curmudgeon on PA announcers. I will take boring over what I experienced living in Minnesota, where the PA announcers in the old WCHA annoyingly tried to one-up each other with various self-serving riffs. Everybody was trying to be the next Ray Clay.
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Don't you dare the defile golden booming baritone that is Dan Miner ! Shameful!! LOL
 
Doesn't the word Mayor in Mayor's Cup refer to Albany' mayor? It can't Troy and Schenectady mayors because it is not Mayors' Cup. If so, it doesn't make sense to me for it not to be in Albany.
 
Ralph Baer said:
Doesn't the word Mayor in Mayor's Cup refer to Albany' mayor? It can't Troy and Schenectady mayors because it is not Mayors' Cup. If so, it doesn't make sense to me for it not to be in Albany.
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I believe it informally refers to the three mayors: Albany, Schenectady, and Troy. At least all three are among the on-ice dignitaries at the trophy presentation/puck drop over the years (and some of the County Execs have gotten involved--Albany County owns the MVP).

Not sure if any of that is in writing and I've seen multiple spellings in press releases from both schools (Mayor's, Mayors, Mayors') which naturally creates confusion about the Mayor or Mayors involved.
 
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