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2013 WCHA Final Five: end of hockey's great tournament

MavHockey14 said:
North Dakota fans proved that the Final Five could be successful without Minnesota there. The NCHC will do just fine.
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That's not a direct comparison because it doesn't account for all the mn fans who attended because it's what they do every year and those who bought tickets and sold/gave them away at a substantial discount.

While the combined paid attendance may increase slightly with two venues in the future, both tournaments are going to struggle to break 10k next year in average attendance.
 
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The Final Five? You mean they're still holding this thing? And here I thought it died out 10 or 15 years ago...
 
Dirty said:
Nothing can top last years' game for sheer awesomeness though, as I'm sure all Gophers would agree.
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As painful as that was to watch, it was also remarkable to see UND storm back in such a strong fashion. I still want to know what Hak said to the team in that timeout.
 
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Shirtless Guy said:
Don't worry biddy and Dirty, once the light rail from St. Paul to Minneapolis is done, we can all continue to tailgate in St. Paul and you guys can just hop on the train over to that basketball arena in Minneapolis.
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Basketball arena? Surely people know better than to play hockey in a basketball arena. That's just crazy.
 
JDUBBS1280 said:
As painful as that was to watch, it was also remarkable to see UND storm back in such a strong fashion. I still want to know what Hak said to the team in that timeout.
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He either promised the UND players to smile if they won or give them the finger if they lost.
 
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Tiggsy said:
Basketball arena? Surely people know better than to play hockey in a basketball arena. That's just crazy.
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Even worse than playing hockey in a basketball arena-desecrating a hockey arena with a fake floor on the ice and a bouncy ball!
 
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cross cheque said:
He either promised the UND players to smile if they won or give them the finger if they lost.
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You got it backwards... he threatened to smile if they lost, so understandably they made sure that didn't happen.
 
Almington said:
That's not a direct comparison because it doesn't account for all the mn fans who attended because it's what they do every year and those who bought tickets and sold/gave them away at a substantial discount.

While the combined paid attendance may increase slightly with two venues in the future, both tournaments are going to struggle to break 10k next year in average attendance.
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Maybe in years that UND isnt up to it's usual standard and in Detorit, but I think attendance wise B1G with MN there will draw big if there are reasonable prices, but the 2011 Final Five had 12,000+ North Dakota fans alone.
 
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I figured the last year of the WCHA tournament as we know it (and regardless of your opinion, surely this tournament becomes much less prestigious next year) was a good year to check it out. Hopefully, I'll get to see my team play at least one game there. I wonder if they'll have good nachos.
 
MavHockey14 said:
Maybe in years that UND isnt up to it's usual standard and in Detorit, but I think attendance wise B1G with MN there will draw big if there are reasonable prices, but the 2011 Final Five had 12,000+ North Dakota fans alone.
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No it didn't. Still plenty on non-UND fans, most of who will have little reason to go to the NCHC tournament.

Both tournaments will struggle to average 10k per game. Just not enough fans for anymore than that.
 
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Not sure...are there just 10 teams that play into the tourney? That leaves home teams looking like:

St Cloud
Minnesota
North Dakota
Minnesota St
Wisconsin
 
Re: 2013 WCHA Final Five: end of hockey's great tournament

Broadcast particulars:

XXI. Television Coverage
Fox Sports North to Broadcast 2013 Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five Live

The 2013 Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five will again be telecast live by FOX Sports North. The telecasts are a joint production
of FOX Sports North, Xcel Energy Center and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and are produced by Minnesota Wild
Broadcasting. The entities have televised the tournament since 2000.

XXII. Live Internet Audio Coverage at WCHA.com

The 2013 Red Baron™ WCHA Final Five will also again be audio broadcast live over the internet for the seventh consecutive
season via the Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s official web site – wcha.com. The WCHA will produce a radio broadcast
for distribution from the entire tournament. Distribution of the broadcast will be handled by the Minnesota Sports Broadcast
Network (MSBN).

All five games of the championship will be broadcast live via wcha.com, with Jack Swanson and Jim Rich, voice of This Week in
the WCHA (the league’s weekly radio show), again handling the play-by-play, and Kevin Falness of the Minnesota Wild handling
the production. The league will also rotate special guests throughout the live internet broadcasts.
For more information please contact: Kevin Falness, Minnesota Wild Radio Network at 612 309-6369 (kfalness@wild.com).

XXIII. Radio Broadcasts & Rights Fees

Each qualifying school’s regular radio station (play-by-play) will have the right of first refusal for each 2013 Red Baron™ WCHA Final
Five game (maximum of two per school) involving the team they regularly cover during the season and all broadcast rights must
be approved in advance by the WCHA. Host institutions will be consulted on all agreements.

Tipsy McStagger said:
Seriously?
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No not seriously.
 
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This will be my first final five. Pumped for it. Also going to Wild game saturday afternoon. 6 games of puck in 3 days. Priceless. Well actually spendy with my family of 4 and staying at the Embassy Suites but whose counting?
 
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