Beanpot LXVIII: Threepeat?

[mookie1995]

Re: Beanpot LXVIII: Threepeat?

as walrus582369298xD54 mentioned below, there has NEVER BEEN a harvard-nu final. almost impossible to think how that can slip by.

at one time bc was 8-1 in the final. they are now 20-16, losing their last visit after winning 7 straight. meaning....the igles had a run of 5-14 on the 2nd monday after winning their first round game.

 

[Sean Pickett]

Re: Beanpot LXVIII: Threepeat?

But will anyone truly notice? Of all the factors we have talked about, first night of Beanpot always being the day after SB is a killer IMO. A lot of people are out/up late that Sunday and then you're asking them to double down for a 2nd straight night. With the Patriots routinely in the SB over the last 20 years all the buzz has been about that. NFL is king.

They shouldn't be married to the first Monday in Feb format. Sure some dinosaur purists might not like it but explore all options to reenergize this thing. Lower prices and explore a potential weekend format. If you were able to have this thing on a Saturday/Sunday format where you had games starting in afternoon now you have the chance of attracting kids who can't go on a school night having stayed up for SB day before.

Last year I researched Beanpot attendance and also looked at when it was played immediately after the Superbowl and there doesn't appear to be any correlation between the two. Here are the number for each night of the Beanpot and notes for when it was played after the Superbowl, as well as a graph of attendance.

<img src="https://www.buhockeyarchives.com/Charts/BeanpotSB.png">

<img src="https://www.buhockeyarchives.com/Charts/Beanpot.png">

Sean

 

[mookie1995]

Re: Beanpot LXVIII: Threepeat?

bu is 54-14 on the first monday in february
nu is 20-48 over this same time

 

[mookie1995]

Re: Beanpot LXVIII: Threepeat?

on the 2nd monday, bc has the best record at 43-24

however, since 12 of those 43 have come vs nu in the conso game we should not start licking each others popsicles.

 

[Sean Pickett]

Re: Beanpot LXVIII: Threepeat?

There was definitely good energy in the crowd, but I think the new black seats help make the place feel fuller since unoccupied ones kind of blend in more. In the past, the yellow seats made it glaringly obvious.

My wife thinks it makes the place look emptier, as occupied ones blend in more.

Sean

 

[Sean Pickett]

Re: Beanpot LXVIII: Threepeat?

Attendance reported at 13,141

A quick scan shows it as the 2nd lowest attendance since moving to the TD Garden.

Not only low attendance, but again, most of them no longer stay for both games, or even most of both games. The three men next to me in the BU section were obviously not BU or BC fans as they were there for the first game, but left after the first period of the BU-BC game. Almost all the NU and Harvard fans left immediately after the first game and most BU and BC fans showed up for the end of the first game (which, as usual, ran long, so the second game started 42 minutes after scheduled).

Sean

 

[Rover]

Re: Beanpot LXVIII: Threepeat?

Not only low attendance, but again, most of them no longer stay for both games, or even most of both games. The three men next to me in the BU section were obviously not BU or BC fans as they were there for the first game, but left after the first period of the BU-BC game. Almost all the NU and Harvard fans left immediately after the first game and most BU and BC fans showed up for the end of the first game (which, as usual, ran long, so the second game started 42 minutes after scheduled).

Sean

How much has ticket price increased over time for the event?

 

[ericredaxe]

How much has ticket price increased over time for the event?

I don’t have a history but I looked at Ticketmaster last week thinking I might go. A ticket in the lower bowl was $69.50 after the fees.

And not just ticket prices, but you won’t get people staying for both games when they need to eat / drink and don't want to pay $9 for a bottle of water / $12 for a slice of pizza etc. people will leave (or show up after the first game) and eat outside the arena.

 

[Scarlet]

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I don’t have a history but I looked at Ticketmaster last week thinking I might go. A ticket in the lower bowl was $69.50 after the fees.

And not just ticket prices, but you won’t get people staying for both games when they need to eat / drink and don't want to pay $9 for a bottle of water / $12 for a slice of pizza etc. people will leave (or show up after the first game) and eat outside the arena.

And the whole you can't pay with cash thing is hella annoying. They also didn't open the gelato stand. I was willing to make the financial commitment needed to purchase a food item there (you know, shifted around some bills, sold some stock, etc.) and they didn't even offer it.

 

[walrus655321]

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And the whole you can't pay with cash thing is hella annoying. They also didn't open the gelato stand. I was willing to make the financial commitment needed to purchase a food item there (you know, shifted around some bills, sold some stock, etc.) and they didn't even offer it.

The Garden clearly treats college hockey like a second class operation, refusing to offer many of the more interesting concession options. They even did that when they hosted the Frozen Four in 2015!

 

[mookie1995]

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The Garden clearly treats college hockey like a second class operation, refusing to offer many of the more interesting concession options. They even did that when they hosted the Frozen Four in 2015!

the jacobs blow chunks.
that's all there is to it.

always have, always will.

 

[Sean Pickett]

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How much has ticket price increased over time for the event?

Why do you assume I would have that information? My ticket stubs before 1998 are now a mess, so I was only able to find a few Beanpot ones. Here are the prices for those I have:

1988 $14.00 Loge
1989 $15.00 Balcony
1990
1991
1992
1993 $19.00 Balcony
1994 $20.00 Balcony
1995
1996
1997
1998 $27.00 Loge
1999 $28.00 Loge
2000 $29.00 Loge
2001 $30.00 Loge
2002 $31.00 Loge
2003 $32.00 Loge
2004 $33.00 Loge
2005 $34.00 Loge
2006 $35.00 Loge
2007 $36.00 Loge
2008 $37.00 Loge
2009 $38.00 Loge
2010 $39.00 Loge
2011 $39.00 Loge
2012 $40.00 Loge
2013 $40.00 Loge
2014 $40.00 Loge
2015 $42.00 Loge
2016 $45.00 Loge
2017 $45.00 Loge
2018 $45.00 Loge
2019 $45.00 Loge
2020 $45.00 Loge

Sean

 

[Scarlet]

Re: Beanpot LXVIII: Threepeat?

LOGE. Not Lodge. /pet peeve

So, how/when do they decide home team/away team for next week? Is it by record or something else?

 

[Bomber]

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Home teams were decided by coin-flip at the pre-Beanpot Banquet thingie.

$14.00 in 1988 is $30.48 in 2020.

 

[Sean Pickett]

Re: Beanpot LXVIII: Threepeat?

LOGE. Not Lodge. /pet peeve

I didn't see you post the prices...

Sean

 

[Rover]

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I'm assuming the 45 bucks doesn't include the ticketbahstid fees? I'm asking because I'm thinking those have gone up exponentially over the last 20 years as well.

 

[Leonidas]

Re: Beanpot LXVIII: Threepeat?

when the huskies won their first beanpot in 1980 (the 28th beanpot), that made them 1-2 in the final..... ergo, the red headed step children were 3 and TWENTY FIVE in the first round game. 3 and flippin' TWENTY FIVE!!!!

Hence the nickname of the beloved NU SID Jack "5:15" Grinold.

RIP.

 

[Split-N]

Re: Beanpot LXVIII: Threepeat?

Attendance reported at 13,141...
A quick scan shows it as the 2nd lowest attendance since moving to the TD Garden.

I don't necessarily think that's a bad number for these reasons: 1) GenZ is notoriously indifferent to sports (except maybe so-called e-sports) and GenZ is what now makes up the undergrad populations; 2) The societal changes in the way that increasing numbers of people choose to consume entertainment (including sports) i.e., on their electronic device(s) of choice). Remember that these games were telecast live by both NESN and NHL Network; 3) the all but obscene ticket prices (not to mention concessions). Sadly, the packed houses are likely a thing of the past, and not just for the Beanpot. There are NHL and NBA games that don't draw 13K.

The apparent GenZ proclivities notwithstanding, Northeastern somehow managed to sellout its student allotment--and then some.

 

[Scarlet]

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I didn't see you post the prices...

Sean

If I did, I would know it was Loge and not Lodge.

 

[ericredaxe]

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Why do you assume I would have that information? My ticket stubs before 1998 are now a mess, so I was only able to find a few Beanpot ones. Here are the prices for those I have:

1988 $14.00 Loge
1989 $15.00 Balcony
.
.
2020 $45.00 Loge

Sean

Those may also be season ticket holder discount prices. A Loge ticket is showing $50.50 / each + fees = $68.95 total for next week.

There are only a very few individual seats showing as available in the Loge as of right now, so perhaps the championship game will be much better attended... or perhaps some tickets are still to be released.