Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

[icehawk]

It was pathetic. I’m glad wooger didn’t see it.

That’s to bad. Wooger is a legend and it should of been standing room only last night. Heck if I lived there and not 350 miles away I’d been there and I’m far from a gopher fan but I am a huge Wooger fan. Classy guy for sure

[The Rube]

Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

Just to clarify and not to be snarky, but what was pathetic - the attendance? Attendance has been down at Mariucci for quite some time right?

IIRC, scanned tix are down 24% from last year.

[D2D]

Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

Awesome. I hope the Mooch was full

Far from it, but they did sell 8,426 tickets. Every school save North Dakota and Wisconsin would love to sell that many!

That said, no-shows continue to be a problem. Last night I would guess there were 2,000 of them. However that number should start to decline if the team continues on their current improvement path.

[icehawk]

IIRC, scanned tix are down 24% from last year.

Ouch

[dxmnkd316]

Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

That’s to bad. Wooger is a legend and it should of been standing room only last night. Heck if I lived there and not 350 miles away I’d been there and I’m far from a gopher fan but I am a huge Wooger fan. Classy guy for sure

Yeah. They broke the mold with him.

I remember his service that was open to the public was SRO. Loved by the community. Having to pay $70-$100 to pay your respects is understandably a tough pill to swallow.

Would have been a nice gesture to open it up to the public with a little more affordability.

[Bonin21]

Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

IIRC, scanned tix are down 24% from last year.

Nope.

Scans were down 24% last year from 17-18.

"The attendance numbers have bounced back a little bit in Motzko’s second season with the Gophers. Through the first half of the season Minnesota average announced attendance was 8,283 with scanned totals averaging 5,733."

This is likely thanks to a huge number of Whioux fans in one series, as well as the great WCHA schedule in the early part of the year.

[icehawk]

Yeah. They broke the mold with him.

I remember his service that was open to the public was SRO. Loved by the community. Having to pay $70-$100 to pay your respects is understandably a tough pill to swallow.

Would have been a nice gesture to open it up to the public with a little more affordability.

You are telling me a ticket for a gopher game is between 70-100 bucks?

[Slap Shot]

Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

Nope.

Scans were down 24% last year from 17-18.

"The attendance numbers have bounced back a little bit in Motzko’s second season with the Gophers. Through the first half of the season Minnesota average announced attendance was 8,283 with scanned totals averaging 5,733."

This is likely thanks to a huge number of Whioux fans in one series, as well as the great WCHA schedule in the early part of the year.

Sure thing eeyore.

[Bonin21]

Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

About 12 home games through time of article.

Paid attendace for UND games: 8.5K and 9.8K
Estimated Whioux fans in attendance (scanned): About 3K at least each night

(3,000 + 3,000) / 12 = 500 additional scanned tickets per night at time of article

Difference from last year at time of article: +449 per game (5,733 - 5,284)

[The Rube]

Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

You are telling me a ticket for a gopher game is between 70-100 bucks?

It's up there. Some of the most expensive tix in the country.

[Bonin21]

Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

You are telling me a ticket for a gopher game is between 70-100 bucks?

False. For the UND game, yes. Not for this weekend. Last series of year against UM starts at 30 bucks. So OSU game would have been the same or cheaper.

[captain beefheart]

Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

That’s to bad. Wooger is a legend and it should of been standing room only last night. Heck if I lived there and not 350 miles away I’d been there and I’m far from a gopher fan but I am a huge Wooger fan. Classy guy for sure

Right on Icehawk. He is a legend and the place should have been rocking. Considering the way attendance ( and relative apathy ) the program has suffered over the last decade, I am not surprised. I have to say that some other posters indicated that Woog would have been down on the attendance last night, but I think that wouldn't have fazed him. His sense of humor would have prevailed. The product on the ice is what would have garnered his attention and the team did him proud, all weekend.

[Bonin21]

Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

Would have been 11 in the PWR with one win against UMD and one win against UND.

[captain beefheart]

Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

Last night. Along with a tribute, the Gophers' nameplates on the jerseys were "Wooger."

I started the game late and skipped missed any preliminary stuff. When I saw that everyone had on a Wooger jersey, I honestly teared up. Doug unfortunately never got the trophy, but I think he was more deserving than most. As I watched the game, I must have said out loud to myself ( there may have been a barley pop or six in me ), now THAT'S some Wooger hockey! It was a real treat to watch that kind of play while I reminisced about the man.

[dxmnkd316]

Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

You are telling me a ticket for a gopher game is between 70-100 bucks?

Last year when I was bringing my now fiancée to single games, Ohio state was $60 before fees.