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Boston University 2012-13 Season Thread -- Up To The Task?

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joen05 said:
Any idea why this was? I assume it was a budgeting/monetary issue?
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I've watched a lot of hockey and can't remember a time when a goal judge influenced a ref, one way or the other. Now that they have four pairs of eyes on the ice, plus video replay, it's hard to see what value the judge adds.

If those two seats (at opposite ends) now go on the market to the public, it would be interesting to see how they'd be priced. On the plus side, they'd provides a unique view of the game. There are two minuses, though: (a) you only get to see the mayhem in front of the net and (b) anyone who bought a ticket would essentially be wearing a sign saying, "Sad Sack with No Friends."
 
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During one of BU's goals (the second or the third I think) the red light didn't go on. Who controls the red lights now? Somebody upstairs?
 
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joen05 said:
Any idea why this was? I assume it was a budgeting/monetary issue?
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goalguard said:
I've watched a lot of hockey and can't remember a time when a goal judge influenced a ref, one way or the other. Now that they have four pairs of eyes on the ice, plus video replay, it's hard to see what value the judge adds.
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My understanding is pretty much what goalguard said. Not so much a money thing as just coming to the realization that with today's technology, it just isn't necessary.

KnightsOfTheRound said:
During one of BU's goals (the second or the third I think) the red light didn't go on. Who controls the red lights now? Somebody upstairs?
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I believe it's someone upstairs, but I'm not 100% on that.
 
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BUPhD said:
Jack Parker's control panel has a new button between the "control weather" and "pop the net loose" options.
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Actually, JP delegated operation of the red light button to his twin brother. Coaching the team and operating the other two buttons are all Jack can handle,
 
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For anyone considering going to the game Saturday, the tickets being sold at Agganis only cost $12 :eek: Apparently UNH slashed the crap out of their prices. Great value now.
 
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brassbonanza said:
For anyone considering going to the game Saturday, the tickets being sold at Agganis only cost $12 :eek: Apparently UNH slashed the crap out of their prices. Great value now.
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Great to hear, was the worst value in HE. Now NU holds that crown with lower bowl seating at $20.

Edit: holy $h!t, guess not. W T F is Merrimack thinking?
 
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claver2010 said:
Great to hear, was the worst value in HE. Now NU holds that crown with lower bowl seating at $20.
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Full price downstairs corners (ie the non obstructed seats) are $14 (or at least were last year). Definitely below the average HE ticket price. The tickets they give to the away team are in the most expensive tier though.

Brian Gentry said:
Looks like its $15 for most games and $20-25 for higher profile opponents.
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The tickets HAA is selling for $12 are also being sold for $25.50 BEFORE fees on UNH's ticketmaster page. Nice of them to sell to the away fans for less than half what they are charging their own.
 
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Agganis said:
The tickets HAA is selling for $12 are also being sold for $25.50 BEFORE fees on UNH's ticketmaster page. Nice of them to sell to the away fans for less than half what they are charging their own.
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Double post and replying to myself, I suck, I know.

But, if you are a UNH fan and pay for season tickets WITH the young alumni discount in the section HAA is selling tickets in you are still paying over $4 more per game than we are. Who came up with this idiotic pricing model? Not that I'm complaining.
 
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defkit said:
I would like to register a complaint! (to be spoken in a John Cleese accent from the dead parrot skit).

The video highlights on the BU athletic sight have become almost useless. They often show, literally the last half of a second before a goal is scored. Check out Hohmann's goal on the highlights from last nights game (or either of the PC goals). Is the cost per second super high? Also, I would prefer the angle from above rather than the ice level angles they often show, which give you know idea how a play developed.

Someone who can make a difference, please do!
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Good grief, you ain't kidding. They have all that pregame garbage that they keep in there, plus the "celebrations" after the goals.

My comments on the game:
  • It had the general feel of a first game. Seemed both teams were doing a bit of feeling it out for a while before things started flowing.
  • PC's second goal was no shining moment for O'Connor. Was definitely a case of him not sealing off the post after poking the initial attempt back at the fwd. The puck went in clean through the gaping hole he left. The good news is that he bounced back and made some real good stops the rest of the way, not letting any more in.
  • Not so sure about the full 60 minute effort. They did seem to get a little "loose" in the defensive end for a while there, which led to PC's first goal. Maybe not bad on the effort scale, just not great execution.
  • Overall, a very good start. Getting an early W in league play is big. Just listened to JP's post game comments and it sounds like it's going to be a rough go all year.
  • One comment on the crowd. There was a young lady next to us who needs to be stopped. I wasn't listening totally, but she claimed to be Danny O'Regan's "puck girl"? Is that a thing now? Like in Friday Night Lights? Anyway, she was horrible. Standing in the aisle, leaning up against the glass, and screeching such things as "Yayyyyyy Danny!" every time O'Regan hit the ice/touched the puck. Ugh. /getoffmylawn
 
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smyler3 said:
]PC's second goal was no shining moment for O'Connor. Was definitely a case of him not sealing off the post after poking the initial attempt back at the fwd. The puck went in clean through the gaping hole he left. The good news is that he bounced back and made some real good stops the rest of the way, not letting any more in.
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Wasn't quite as bad as it may have looked. My seat is right on that goal line so I caught a nice view of it. He kicked the rebound down the goal line, the PC player corralled it quickly and was able to cleanly flip it up over his pad from the "impossible angle" and snuck it in. Certainly not a soft goal, as it took a perfect play on multiple fronts by the PC guy to get it in, but he's still got to cover the post better off the shot.

I was happy with what I saw for the most part. With the number of new guys on the team this year, it's to be expected that there's a few kinks to iron out since they haven't played with each other, and you could see a few passes that weren't clean and the anticipation of the other player's positioning wasn't quite in effect yet, but the effort was solid, there was no let down, they were well-conditioned, and put three pucks in on what looked to be a solid goaltender, and played fairly well-disciplined. Obviously, some things to work on, but I wasn't discouraged at all.
 
smyler3 said:
Good grief, you ain't kidding. They have all that pregame garbage that they keep in there, plus the "celebrations" after the goals.

My comments on the game:
  • It had the general feel of a first game. Seemed both teams were doing a bit of feeling it out for a while before things started flowing.
  • PC's second goal was no shining moment for O'Connor. Was definitely a case of him not sealing off the post after poking the initial attempt back at the fwd. The puck went in clean through the gaping hole he left. The good news is that he bounced back and made some real good stops the rest of the way, not letting any more in.
  • Not so sure about the full 60 minute effort. They did seem to get a little "loose" in the defensive end for a while there, which led to PC's first goal. Maybe not bad on the effort scale, just not great execution.
  • Overall, a very good start. Getting an early W in league play is big. Just listened to JP's post game comments and it sounds like it's going to be a rough go all year.
  • One comment on the crowd. There was a young lady next to us who needs to be stopped. I wasn't listening totally, but she claimed to be Danny O'Regan's "puck girl"? Is that a thing now? Like in Friday Night Lights? Anyway, she was horrible. Standing in the aisle, leaning up against the glass, and screeching such things as "Yayyyyyy Danny!" every time O'Regan hit the ice/touched the puck. Ugh. /getoffmylawn
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Depends on 1) if she was good looking and 2) if she was dressed scantily. Also 3) when did I start channeling Mookie???

Agreed on the 2nd goal. Not going to get too worked up for a guy playing his first game, but he should have stopped the rebound had he been in better position.
 
smyler3 said:
Good grief, you ain't kidding. They have all that pregame garbage that they keep in there, plus the "celebrations" after the goals.

My comments on the game:
  • It had the general feel of a first game. Seemed both teams were doing a bit of feeling it out for a while before things started flowing.
  • PC's second goal was no shining moment for O'Connor. Was definitely a case of him not sealing off the post after poking the initial attempt back at the fwd. The puck went in clean through the gaping hole he left. The good news is that he bounced back and made some real good stops the rest of the way, not letting any more in.
  • Not so sure about the full 60 minute effort. They did seem to get a little "loose" in the defensive end for a while there, which led to PC's first goal. Maybe not bad on the effort scale, just not great execution.
  • Overall, a very good start. Getting an early W in league play is big. Just listened to JP's post game comments and it sounds like it's going to be a rough go all year.
  • One comment on the crowd. There was a young lady next to us who needs to be stopped. I wasn't listening totally, but she claimed to be Danny O'Regan's "puck girl"? Is that a thing now? Like in Friday Night Lights? Anyway, she was horrible. Standing in the aisle, leaning up against the glass, and screeching such things as "Yayyyyyy Danny!" every time O'Regan hit the ice/touched the puck. Ugh. /getoffmylawn
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You're sure she said 'puck'?
 
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Rover said:
Depends on 1) if she was good looking and 2) if she was dressed scantily. Also 3) when did I start channeling Mookie???

Agreed on the 2nd goal. Not going to get too worked up for a guy playing his first game, but he should have stopped the rebound had he been in better position.
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She was attractive enough. Lots of makeup. Not break your neck smokin' hot or anything. But enough. More scantily clad-ness certainly would have helped.

Could've been 'puck' could've been something else.
 
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