2013-14 Quinnipiac Bobcats: New season, new scoreboards, new chance at redemption

[Larson210]

Re: 2013-14 Quinnipiac Bobcats: New season, new scoreboards, new chance at redemption

Perk of being a season-ticket holder. You have to keep your return customers happy so they'll keep coming back.

Don't like it? Buy season tickets.

Let's be honest. The people that bought four extra tickets are not the happy return customers (Mark and Wonger) I saw at every game over the past four years. Lots of empty seats in that building for a lot of games for a school that won 20-plus games every season over the last decade. I live in Maine, I am not buying season tickets so I can go to two maybe three games a year.

There is no defending selling out a game before the PUBLIC gets a chance to buy them. I have never seen that in my life anywhere. You don't see big college hockey schools do that. But you also don't see college hockey schools team up with a non college hockey conference to host a frozen four ... in Florida. The place is still learning and I need to deal with that.

I'll be watching from home. I just hope its a sell out when I go to the Maine game in January ...

 

[MSchvatz44]

Re: 2013-14 Quinnipiac Bobcats: New season, new scoreboards, new chance at redemption

Perk of being a season-ticket holder. You have to keep your return customers happy so they'll keep coming back.

Don't like it? Buy season tickets.

I mean, let's be clear. These are the defending national runners-up, playing in a building that fits -- at most -- 4300 people. It's an awfully small building for a college hockey team of the stature Quinnipiac has become. That's not a bad thing, but there just aren't enough tickets to go around for everyone. Perhaps tickets to the Yale game would be easier to come by if the team wasn't as good, but, personally I'm not hoping for that to happen any time soon.

Are you kidding me? What kind of response is this? Does it occur to you that season tickets are NOT an option for everyone?

I personally can not afford season tickets, but have been a devout follower of this team for the past four years. I traveled up to Orono for the first game last year, down to AC for the ECAC Championships, out east to Providence for the NCAA East Regionals, and out west to Pittsburgh for the Frozen Four (along with pretty much every home game and additional road games). But, according to your reasoning, since I can not afford season tickets, that means I should not have the opportunity to vie for EVEN standing room tickets for that game. Ok.

Not making ANY tickets available to the public is beyond reasoning. Even the Super Bowl, after ticket allotments to sponsors, the league, and the two participating teams, sets a small amount of tickets available to the public. Are you telling me QU-Yale is bigger than the Super Bowl? Or that, because I am not a season ticket holder, my opinion there is moot?

I agree with Larson. You don't see this anywhere else. Quinnipiac has done many great things to improve both their presence as a hockey program (recruiting, facilities, scoreboards, etc.) and relationship with their fans (organized tickets for last year's NCAA tourney run), but they still have many-a-things to learn.

 

[CollegeHockeyRinkReport]

Re: 2013-14 Quinnipiac Bobcats: New season, new scoreboards, new chance at redemption

Two things:

The reason the school didn't release tickets to public was to prevent Yale fans from buying them up. I'm sure through various QU alumni groups you could have bought them.

Secondly if you in fact go to every home game I would strongly recommend season tickets as they are usually discounted off the individual game price.

 

[MarkEagleUSA]

Re: 2013-14 Quinnipiac Bobcats: New season, new scoreboards, new chance at redemption

Perhaps tickets to the Yale game would be easier to come by if the team wasn't as good, but, personally I'm not hoping for that to happen any time soon.

I hope for Yale to tank every weekend!

Let's be honest. The people that bought four extra tickets are not the happy return customers (Mark and Wonger) I saw at every game over the past four years.

Said this before but for the record, I did NOT buy additional tickets for the Yale game. Also, believe it or not, Wonger is unable to attend the Yale game and gave his tickets away.

The reason the school didn't release tickets to public was to prevent Yale fans from buying them up. I'm sure through various QU alumni groups you could have bought them.

This seems plausible but at what point do they become available if true?

I have no idea what the story is behind the lack of ticket availability. However, everyone had to know tickets would be scarce (for most games) due to the incredible success of the team last season. I don't think there's anything nefarious going on, but who knows?

 

[LTsatch]

Re: 2013-14 Quinnipiac Bobcats: New season, new scoreboards, new chance at redemption

Two things:

The reason the school didn't release tickets to public was to prevent Yale fans from buying them up QUOTE]

Yale received it's allotment from Q and they lasted quite a few days, no stampede that I saw. With the popularity of both programs, tickets are going to be harder to come by. As a counterpoint, Yale added 300 season tickets to Ingalls seating, but it is still only 1500 seats, this leaves 1300 seats and 700 standing room, subtract maybe 500 for opposing allotment and students, and that leaves a total of 1500 tickets available for the general public, irregardless of the opponent. Seems like a fairer way of doing things.

 

[LTsatch]

Re: 2013-14 Quinnipiac Bobcats: New season, new scoreboards, new chance at redemption

Two things:

The reason the school didn't release tickets to public was to prevent Yale fans from buying them up QUOTE]

Yale received it's allotment from Q and they lasted quite a few days, no stampede that I saw. With the popularity of both programs, tickets are going to be harder to come by. As a counterpoint, Yale added 300 season tickets to Ingalls seating, but it is still only 1500 seats, this leaves 1300 seats and 700 standing room, subtract maybe 500 for opposing allotment and students, and that leaves a total of 1500 tickets available for the general public, irregardless of the opponent. Seems like a fairer way of doing things.

 

[sshablak]

Re: 2013-14 Quinnipiac Bobcats: New season, new scoreboards, new chance at redemption

I just wanted to tell you guys, I have seen Ferris(x2) and St Cloud(x2) and watched you dismantle Colgate Friday night. Q-Pac is the best team I have seen this year, you are in for another tremendous season. Farragher(sp?) won fourty four str8 games at Penticon in the BCHL ??

No MarkEagle at games last weekend ?

 

[MarkEagleUSA]

Re: 2013-14 Quinnipiac Bobcats: New season, new scoreboards, new chance at redemption

I just wanted to tell you guys, I have seen Ferris(x2) and St Cloud(x2) and watched you dismantle Colgate Friday night. Q-Pac is the best team I have seen this year, you are in for another tremendous season.

We hope so!

Farragher(sp?) won fourty four str8 games at Penticon in the BCHL ??

Farragher plays for St. Cloud I think. We have Gartieg who played for Penticton... and it was only 42 games straight.

No MarkEagle at games last weekend ?

Unfortunately no. Saving my road trips for the post season!

 

[QUAlum2004]

Re: 2013-14 Quinnipiac Bobcats: New season, new scoreboards, new chance at redemption

I splurged and got tickets for Saturday's game on stubhub. While it was a bit costly I'll sell a Boston Bruins game or 2 on stubhub to make out more than even.

 

[MSchvatz44]

Two things:

The reason the school didn't release tickets to public was to prevent Yale fans from buying them up. I'm sure through various QU alumni groups you could have bought them.

Secondly if you in fact go to every home game I would strongly recommend season tickets as they are usually discounted off the individual game price.

I used to go to every home game, but since I graduated, that is no longer an option. I have to pick and choose which games I can go to. It doesn't make sense for me to invest in season tickets when I can only go to 4-5 games a year, max. The day tickets went on sale, I purchased road Lowell, home Lowell, home Maine, and home Cornell. I would have liked the opportunity to at least compete to get home Yale tickets, but that was not an option.

And if they did this to prevent Eli's from coming to the game, then that's a shame. Why close out more QU fans from the game in order to prevent some Yale fans from having a chance to buy seats?

 

[ThxMuch]

Re: 2013-14 Quinnipiac Bobcats: New season, new scoreboards, new chance at redemption

Perk of being a season-ticket holder. You have to keep your return customers happy so they'll keep coming back.

Don't like it? Buy season tickets.

Get lawst.

There are still an awful lot of things about the athletic department and the Bank that make me wonder how the school puts out a top-ranked Division I hockey team. Smarten up, guys. We know you're reading. You know full well that many of those season ticket holders bought more tickets than is fair just so they could sell them and pay for their entire season's worth of tickets.

Thx God for BobBoards.

 

[sshablak]

Re: 2013-14 Quinnipiac Bobcats: New season, new scoreboards, new chance at redemption

We hope so!

Farragher plays for St. Cloud I think. We have Gartieg who played for Penticton... and it was only 42 games straight.

Unfortunately no. Saving my road trips for the post season!

OOps...Wasn't awake yet And lol'ing about "only 42".

 

[CollegeHockeyRinkReport]

Re: 2013-14 Quinnipiac Bobcats: New season, new scoreboards, new chance at redemption

http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/201...onnor-jones-quinnipiac-greg-carey-st-lawrence

Connor Jones takes #1 Star

http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/201...union-clarkson-harvard-yale-rpi-brown-cornell

QU tops ECAC Power Rankings

 

[Larson210]

Re: 2013-14 Quinnipiac Bobcats: New season, new scoreboards, new chance at redemption

Two things:

The reason the school didn't release tickets to public was to prevent Yale fans from buying them up. I'm sure through various QU alumni groups you could have bought them.

Secondly if you in fact go to every home game I would strongly recommend season tickets as they are usually discounted off the individual game price.

I was a reporter for the area - so yes I did go to every game. Now I have graduated and I live in Maine so I don't go to every game. I heard nothing from anyone in the Alumni group that tickets were available. They were sold out before the season started. I did not know that Yale had tickets available for days. Wish I'd known. Thanks for the heads up LT for next year.

 

[MinniQUFan]

Re: 2013-14 Quinnipiac Bobcats: New season, new scoreboards, new chance at redemption

Hooray we're good again. This gonna make 2 straight years I have nothing to complain about... won't touch this Yale debate with a 10 foot pole.

 

[MinniQUFan]

Re: 2013-14 Quinnipiac Bobcats: New season, new scoreboards, new chance at redemption

Also, are we potentially watching the best top line in QU history? Thoughts on other lines that would be on a list?

 

[MarkEagleUSA]

Re: 2013-14 Quinnipiac Bobcats: New season, new scoreboards, new chance at redemption

More fuel for Saturday's fire... it will be a battle of top-10's with Quinnipiac taking #5 and Yale #9 in the latest USCHO Poll.

 

[ZYanksRule]

Re: 2013-14 Quinnipiac Bobcats: New season, new scoreboards, new chance at redemption

Are you kidding me? What kind of response is this? Does it occur to you that season tickets are NOT an option for everyone?

I personally can not afford season tickets, but have been a devout follower of this team for the past four years. I traveled up to Orono for the first game last year, down to AC for the ECAC Championships, out east to Providence for the NCAA East Regionals, and out west to Pittsburgh for the Frozen Four (along with pretty much every home game and additional road games). But, according to your reasoning, since I can not afford season tickets, that means I should not have the opportunity to vie for EVEN standing room tickets for that game. Ok.

Not making ANY tickets available to the public is beyond reasoning. Even the Super Bowl, after ticket allotments to sponsors, the league, and the two participating teams, sets a small amount of tickets available to the public. Are you telling me QU-Yale is bigger than the Super Bowl? Or that, because I am not a season ticket holder, my opinion there is moot?

I agree with Larson. You don't see this anywhere else. Quinnipiac has done many great things to improve both their presence as a hockey program (recruiting, facilities, scoreboards, etc.) and relationship with their fans (organized tickets for last year's NCAA tourney run), but they still have many-a-things to learn.

I'm not saying you should buy season tickets. I'm saying the school is taking care of its season ticket holders, and there's nothing wrong with that.

This isn't a 10,000 seat arena we're talking about. There's 3,200 seats and maybe another 1,000 SRO spots. They don't have an unlimited amount of tickets. I'll grant you this: STH buying more tickets so they can sell them is a bad job, and that shouldn't be happening. But the school is in the right for catering to its most loyal fans.

When the Yankees were in the World Series, try buying tickets through the public on-sale for the games. The exact same thing happened, and they have 50,000 seats. Not only were there no tickets available for the public, fans with partial plans weren't even guaranteed tickets.

This is the price of admission for having one of the best teams in the nation.

 

[ZYanksRule]

Re: 2013-14 Quinnipiac Bobcats: New season, new scoreboards, new chance at redemption

Not for nothing, there are generally not a lot of tickets available to the public for QU games.

There are usually 1,000 tickets set aside for students, but I read an article that said they set aside an extra 200 student tickets for this game.

When I was a student there (the first years of the Bank), I think I remember them having 1,500 season ticket holder tickets.

You have to figure that number is much higher this season, perhaps as high as 2,000? Would that be surprising?

Guess what: If they have 2,000 STH's, and 1,200 student tickets, the only tickets available for the Yale game were SRO tickets. And that's before giving STH's a presale.

Again, for a team as good as this, it's a small building. There aren't enough tickets to go around.

 

[QUAlum2004]

Re: 2013-14 Quinnipiac Bobcats: New season, new scoreboards, new chance at redemption

Quinnipiac jumps two spots in the rankings to #5 this week. St Cloud made the biggest jump from 9 to 3. If Quinnipiac can get a 4 point weekend I'd expect them to jump even higher especially with #3 St Cloud playing home against #7 Miami and #1 Minnesota playing @ #4 Notre Dame. #2 Michigan goes on the road against a tricky team in Omaha who just swept Denver.


Also we moved to #3 in the RPI rankings.