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2012 regionals awarded
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Re: 2012 regionals awarded
I dont get the fascination with Worcester. A better location would have been Providence (rink is better, restaurants, bars, etc). It wasn't that long ago when they had a FF there. Maybe Providence didn't submit a bid, but Worcester flat out sucks as a location.
I dont get the fascination with Worcester. A better location would have been Providence (rink is better, restaurants, bars, etc). It wasn't that long ago when they had a FF there. Maybe Providence didn't submit a bid, but Worcester flat out sucks as a location.
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Would you be happier with "eat a bag of dix and THEN die in a fire?" Please advise.
Would you be happier with "eat a bag of dix and THEN die in a fire?" Please advise.
boot_walt_kyle
Registered User
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They didn't have it in Providence because the city was hosting a gay pride parade and an international quilters expo that day, they were worried about hotel space.
They didn't have it in Providence because the city was hosting a gay pride parade and an international quilters expo that day, they were worried about hotel space.
Federal League
I like hockey.
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Providence would definitely be a good location for the Northeast regional. As would Portland. I don't mind Manchester or Worcester, but I'd just like to see somewhere else get into the rotation. And a great location for either the East regional or the Northeast regional would be Hartford. Sure, the XL Center wouldn't sell out, but they could come up with some sort of curtain system like Worcester has.
Providence would definitely be a good location for the Northeast regional. As would Portland. I don't mind Manchester or Worcester, but I'd just like to see somewhere else get into the rotation. And a great location for either the East regional or the Northeast regional would be Hartford. Sure, the XL Center wouldn't sell out, but they could come up with some sort of curtain system like Worcester has.
sterlippo1
Well-known member
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i know i should remember since i was at both games but i dont recall the curtain thing this year............or in 2008 for that matter but then again, short term memory?? not so good
Nick Papagiorgio
Holding court
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I don't remember them in 2008. This year I think they had curtains over the 300 sections... but those are so high up that it was tough to notice.
i know i should remember since i was at both games but i dont recall the curtain thing this year............or in 2008 for that matter but then again, short term memory?? not so good
I don't remember them in 2008. This year I think they had curtains over the 300 sections... but those are so high up that it was tough to notice.
Federal League
I like hockey.
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I was also at both games and they definitely used it. I remember seeing it. The place holds 14,800 without the curtain and 7,200 with it. The attendance was 6,500 the first day and 6,000 the second day, and the building looked pretty full. It would've looked barren without the curtain.
Edit: Like Nick said, you probably wouldn't even notice it if you weren't looking for it.
i know i should remember since i was at both games but i dont recall the curtain thing this year............or in 2008 for that matter but then again, short term memory?? not so good
I was also at both games and they definitely used it. I remember seeing it. The place holds 14,800 without the curtain and 7,200 with it. The attendance was 6,500 the first day and 6,000 the second day, and the building looked pretty full. It would've looked barren without the curtain.
Edit: Like Nick said, you probably wouldn't even notice it if you weren't looking for it.
nmupiccdiva
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This was probably asked, but I'm asking again because I can't find the answer: if the site is a "repeat", does that mean that the same school is the host school?
This was probably asked, but I'm asking again because I can't find the answer: if the site is a "repeat", does that mean that the same school is the host school?
sterlippo1
Well-known member
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i can't even blame beer as an excuse as there wasn't any available as we unfortunately know
. thanks to both of you for clearing that matter up and reinforcing what i already know to be true........namely that short term memory loss is a b**ch
i can't even blame beer as an excuse as there wasn't any available as we unfortunately know
. thanks to both of you for clearing that matter up and reinforcing what i already know to be true........namely that short term memory loss is a b**chNick Papagiorgio
Holding court
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Whoa whoa whoa whoa. Hold on fanboy... Where are you getting those numbers from? I've spent a lot of time in that building during the days of the Icecats and those 300s sections are a very very small % of the seats in there. There is no way there are 7,600 seats in the balcony, which is tiny (and only on the sidelines) compared to the lower bowl. And since you seemed to agree that you wouldn't notice the curtains (because they are so high up and out of the way), I really don't know how you could say that it looked barren.
Check out this map, no way in hell.
Whoa whoa whoa whoa. Hold on fanboy... Where are you getting those numbers from? I've spent a lot of time in that building during the days of the Icecats and those 300s sections are a very very small % of the seats in there. There is no way there are 7,600 seats in the balcony, which is tiny (and only on the sidelines) compared to the lower bowl. And since you seemed to agree that you wouldn't notice the curtains (because they are so high up and out of the way), I really don't know how you could say that it looked barren.
Check out this map, no way in hell.
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Federal League
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The figures came from Wikipedia, so I'm definitely taking them with a grain of salt. That said, there's no doubt in my mind the curtains cover about half of the seats in there. You're wrong about them covering only the 300s. They cover more than half of the 200s as well. This is a pretty good picture of it.
The figures came from Wikipedia, so I'm definitely taking them with a grain of salt. That said, there's no doubt in my mind the curtains cover about half of the seats in there. You're wrong about them covering only the 300s. They cover more than half of the 200s as well. This is a pretty good picture of it.
sandiegoblkbr
Banned
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Bridgeport and Worcester?.....Yay! 2 of the armpits of New England!
Bridgeport and Worcester?.....Yay! 2 of the armpits of New England!
sterlippo1
Well-known member
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there's always springfield
Bridgeport and Worcester?.....Yay! 2 of the armpits of New England!
there's always springfield
Nick Papagiorgio
Holding court
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flickr blocked at work, can't see it.
You know what it is... I don't think they blocked the 300s with a curtain, they just never let anyone up there and had a few security folks up there. It had to be open for the press. I remember looking on TM for 300 level seats just to see if they were cheaper and they weren't even selling them.
They never put the curtain up for the regionals, there's no doubt in my mind. The place would have looked too packed given the crowd numbers and estimated capacity of just the uncovered portion. Plus they would have had to do the curtains ahead of time and with a potentially big walk up crowd with BC in the regional (and Yale this year), they wouldn't have risked it.
flickr blocked at work, can't see it.
You know what it is... I don't think they blocked the 300s with a curtain, they just never let anyone up there and had a few security folks up there. It had to be open for the press. I remember looking on TM for 300 level seats just to see if they were cheaper and they weren't even selling them.
They never put the curtain up for the regionals, there's no doubt in my mind. The place would have looked too packed given the crowd numbers and estimated capacity of just the uncovered portion. Plus they would have had to do the curtains ahead of time and with a potentially big walk up crowd with BC in the regional (and Yale this year), they wouldn't have risked it.
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Federal League
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Hmm... now I'm second guessing myself. I was with the press and now I honestly can't even remember if we were in the 200s or 300s. I remember there being a lot of empty rows behind me, though (probably 12-15), so we must've been in the 200s because I don't think the 300s have that many rows. I could've sworn there was a curtain across from us, but like I said, now I'm second guessing myself. Anyway, the way the curtain's set up in that pic would definitely cut out about half the arena's seats, but that might not have been how it was set up (if it was set up at all) for the regionals. Here's another good pic with the curtain.
Edit: The curtain definitely wasn't like that behind at least one net for regionals because BC had its student section up there.
Hmm... now I'm second guessing myself. I was with the press and now I honestly can't even remember if we were in the 200s or 300s. I remember there being a lot of empty rows behind me, though (probably 12-15), so we must've been in the 200s because I don't think the 300s have that many rows. I could've sworn there was a curtain across from us, but like I said, now I'm second guessing myself. Anyway, the way the curtain's set up in that pic would definitely cut out about half the arena's seats, but that might not have been how it was set up (if it was set up at all) for the regionals. Here's another good pic with the curtain.
Edit: The curtain definitely wasn't like that behind at least one net for regionals because BC had its student section up there.
sterlippo1
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Re: 2012 regionals awarded
this............light goes on! now it comes back to me. i sat on the bend across from the BC bench, where Yale was pouring goals in late in the 3rd and i do remember a few people in the balcony above the BC bench , press like Nick said?? but you couldn't go up there.
this............light goes on! now it comes back to me.
i sat on the bend across from the BC bench, where Yale was pouring goals in late in the 3rd and i do remember a few people in the balcony above the BC bench , press like Nick said?? but you couldn't go up there.Re: 2012 regionals awarded
Why not host a regional at BC? They have the second largest capacity in HE behind only UMASS. UMASS has a better arena but it is to far out. Even if it is a year BC doesn't make it in you would still have the possibility of another HE school making it and bringing in a good crowd.
Why not host a regional at BC? They have the second largest capacity in HE behind only UMASS. UMASS has a better arena but it is to far out. Even if it is a year BC doesn't make it in you would still have the possibility of another HE school making it and bringing in a good crowd.
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Why in God's name would anybody advocate going to Hartford? If New Haven is the @##hole of CT, then surely Hartford is one armpit (with Bridgeport being the other).
Not that Worcester is any great shakes mind you, but its like saying hey its great that you're going to Baltimore instead of Detroit for a vacation. 
Providence ought to get it regularly, with a Manchester or wherever thrown in once in awhile. Did Portland get a new arena yet? That would be a decent place to go once in awhile.
Why in God's name would anybody advocate going to Hartford? If New Haven is the @##hole of CT, then surely Hartford is one armpit (with Bridgeport being the other).
Not that Worcester is any great shakes mind you, but its like saying hey its great that you're going to Baltimore instead of Detroit for a vacation.
Providence ought to get it regularly, with a Manchester or wherever thrown in once in awhile. Did Portland get a new arena yet? That would be a decent place to go once in awhile.
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Well, where else they going to go in the Northwest??
Agree on all accounts. Nothing like the added fun of Tetanus as well.
Why in God's name would anybody advocate going to Hartford? If New Haven is the @##hole of CT, then surely Hartford is one armpit (with Bridgeport being the other).
Not that Worcester is any great shakes mind you, but its like saying hey its great that you're going to Baltimore instead of Detroit for a vacation.
Providence ought to get it regularly, with a Manchester or wherever thrown in once in awhile. Did Portland get a new arena yet? That would be a decent place to go once in awhile.
Well, where else they going to go in the Northwest??