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Originally posted by jericho View PostSeason ticket holders who couldn’t get rid of their tickets are still counted
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I would like to make one observation on the attendance problem.
This is the first year that I was not able to make the trip to HFH for a game. Problem with driving at night makes it impossible for me to make the two hour trip.
If you look at the fans on the town side of the field house, you will see a very old group of people, and they are not being replaced with younger fans.
Maybe the teams lack of victories over the last few years, or maybe just a lack of interest in hockey in the area.
We need to appeal to the youth of Troy if we are going to build up the fan base.
Now that I got that out, can we just enjoy the fact that we had a four point weekend.
More wins will bring more people to our building.Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin
The harder I practice, the luckier I get.
Gary Player
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Originally posted by engineerhockeyfan View PostI would like to make one observation on the attendance problem.
This is the first year that I was not able to make the trip to HFH for a game. Problem with driving at night makes it impossible for me to make the two hour trip.
If you look at the fans on the town side of the field house, you will see a very old group of people, and they are not being replaced with younger fans.
Maybe the teams lack of victories over the last few years, or maybe just a lack of interest in hockey in the area.
We need to appeal to the youth of Troy if we are going to build up the fan base.
Now that I got that out, can we just enjoy the fact that we had a four point weekend.
More wins will bring more people to our building.
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Originally posted by engineerhockeyfan View PostI would like to make one observation on the attendance problem.
This is the first year that I was not able to make the trip to HFH for a game. Problem with driving at night makes it impossible for me to make the two hour trip.
If you look at the fans on the town side of the field house, you will see a very old group of people, and they are not being replaced with younger fans.
Maybe the teams lack of victories over the last few years, or maybe just a lack of interest in hockey in the area.
We need to appeal to the youth of Troy if we are going to build up the fan base.
Now that I got that out, can we just enjoy the fact that we had a four point weekend.
More wins will bring more people to our building.Take the shortest distance to the puck and arrive in ill humor
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Originally posted by Ralph Baer View PostYou are definitely correct that the town side of the HFH is getting older and older. I thought that the major cause of few younger fans has been that most of the young locals have been becoming Union fans recently since they have performed better for the last decade or so. That probably is a factor, but the main cause may be just less interest in hockey in general.What was the Guy who discovered milk doing to the cow ????????...Or for that matter how bout the fist Guy to drink it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally posted by troyboy View PostI'll defer to DavidNardolillo a proud ex Gopher but this attendance thing is not an RPI problem it's a college hockey problem it is my understanding that they are having issues putting fannie's in the seats at Mariucci that place has been sold out since hockey was invented...What Say You David.
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Originally posted by troyboy View PostI'll defer to DavidNardolillo a proud ex Gopher but this attendance thing is not an RPI problem it's a college hockey problem it is my understanding that they are having issues putting fannie's in the seats at Mariucci that place has been sold out since hockey was invented...What Say You David.""Ralph is the Chuck Norris of this board. Ralph doesnt sleep he just waits." - fishcore12
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Originally posted by engineerhockeyfan View PostI would like to make one observation on the attendance problem.
This is the first year that I was not able to make the trip to HFH for a game. Problem with driving at night makes it impossible for me to make the two hour trip.
If you look at the fans on the town side of the field house, you will see a very old group of people, and they are not being replaced with younger fans.
Maybe the teams lack of victories over the last few years, or maybe just a lack of interest in hockey in the area.
We need to appeal to the youth of Troy if we are going to build up the fan base.
Now that I got that out, can we just enjoy the fact that we had a four point weekend.
More wins will bring more people to our building.""Ralph is the Chuck Norris of this board. Ralph doesnt sleep he just waits." - fishcore12
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Originally posted by DavidNardolillo View PostI know a lot of teams do this, but I thought 3800 was a legit number for Saturday's game.""Ralph is the Chuck Norris of this board. Ralph doesnt sleep he just waits." - fishcore12
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Originally posted by ServinisScores View Postdo you know who to contact re: more band time?""Ralph is the Chuck Norris of this board. Ralph doesnt sleep he just waits." - fishcore12
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Originally posted by tony/troy View PostThe above quote and the one it replies to are probably as good as an explanation as there is for the low HFH attendance. However, no one plain and simple seems to have the genitalia to state one of the real source of the attendance problem. The problem is totally free access to the games via RPI TV. The problem is additionally intensified by how good these productions are and how good the broadcasters are.
No problem what so ever with people like the good doctor availing themselves to these broadcasts for free. They simply do not live within this market. Those people are the reason for having RPI TV to begin with.
However, for people living within a 10, 20 or 30 (take your pick) mile radius of the HFH, RPI TV has become a major problem. It has turned far too many people in to lazy puss belly sausage stuffers (stolen from the late, great coach Hank Stram) who will not get off their duffs and go to the HFH and buy a freaking ticket.
Not a tech person by any stretch of the imagination, nor have any idea what the capabilities of the internet are. However, if possible, something like the old NFL blackout policy (100 miles) needs to be instituted ASAP. Simply, if your IP address is within a determined distance of the HFH, you either pay RPI TV for the feed or you are blacked out. If you pay, fine. If you don't, you are blacked out and have no other choice but to go to HFH and buy a ticket. Make the fee high enough and soon you see will more people getting off their cabooses and choosing to show up rather than watching it on a screen. Either way, money comes RPI's way.
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I think the attendance issue is multi-layered:
- more events to compete for the fan’s entertainment budget
- technology like RPITV makes it easier for folks to watch and stay in touch
- Program has had an extended run of mediocrity
- lack of PR and outreach outside of Troy
- the game experience is not as engaging, nor unique as it was 5-10 years ago
- the general feeling towards the Institute is not favorable; for both alums and non-alums.Class of '93
16 years at Section 9, Row D, Seats 1-4
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