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BTHC Tourney '17: The Stands May Be Empty, But The Games Still Matter

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SteveO said:
Shouldn't Terry Pegula take some of the blame too for gifting some of his fracking fortune back to his alma mater?;)
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Yes, we all have a special place in our hearts for the rich & influential!
 
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gopher wes said:
I'm not sure how much of a difference this would have made......

I don't have great knowledge of the old CCHA tournament, geographically speaking. But the reason the WCHA Final Five worked is because you had Minnesota's fan base right in town, SCSU about an hour away, Mankato about an hour and a half, UND has a large fanbase in the Twin Cities plus whoever made the trip from Grand Forks. I'm guessing it was similar for the CCHA.

As for the BTT, the fans who care know where the conference tourney is and know how they can get there without a Visit Detroit pamphlet.
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Proximity really added value to the WCHA Final Five attendance and atmosphere. Back in the day, Michigan Tech and Alaska-Anchorage rarely made it to the WCHA Final Five. So of the remaining 8 teams with the exception of CC and Denver, 6 of them were within 5-6 hours driving distance to the X.
 
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Hockeybuckeye said:
I've seen a lot more of them than I have Gopher fans at the Joe. I'm not being a jerk, just stating facts.
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That's fair. He never answered my question though.


Not directed at you but, "whatever, dude.":D
 
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Just catching up. Yes the tourney atmosphere is terrible. The CCHA and WCHA had better atmospheres for the tourney.

I think part of the problem that hasn't been mentioned yet is that every team makes it. I'm not traveling to watch my team lose 1 game on a Thursday. Although, I did go watch my team lose 1 game yesterday, but that's an hour drive, so very little cost and didn't have to take time off of work.

Hockeybuckeye said:
Question for anyone who was there today, did the ushers even pretend to care where you sat?
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No. I feel bad for the ushers, having to stand around an empty arena waiting for hours to go home.

Hockeybuckeye said:
Thankfully college hockey doesn't have the problem of large number of guys bolting for the NHL after one collegiate season like basketball does but Michigan was indeed dinged by the exodus from last season.
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Maybe not at your school. I think Michigan and Minnesota fans typically wonder how big of an exodus we'll have each offseason. Though this year, I'm not too worried about Michigan losing guys.
Guys that bolted after only 1 season at Michigan: Kyle Connor (would have been a sophomore this year), Dylan Larkin (would have been a junior this year). Other guys that went pro that could have been on this season's team: Compher, Motte, Downing, Werenski.
It's the reality of recruiting top players. Still hurts as a fan though.
 
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Hockeybuckeye said:
I've seen a lot more of them than I have Gopher fans at the Joe. I'm not being a jerk, just stating facts.
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Because the Gophers haven't played yet. I'm pretty sure there will be at least a small uptick of Gopher fans for their game. Personally I had very little desire to watch the quarters this year.
 
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Upon entering the arena last night, I was immediately given lower bowl tickets in exchange for my upper bowl ones.

$25 face tickets for free, basically. Not to mention they were handing them out at other places around tournament time.

I took in Joe Louis last night for the final time. Sad to see it go. It's a dump, but it's our dump. Lots of great memories in there since Michigan has over 100 wins. Been going there for decades, not just for college games but Wings games, shows etc.

Sad seeing the entire upper bowl empty except the oddly-placed bands (the B1G is dumb. They put the PSU band in the spot Michigan always occupies). Never had that for the CCHA.

There might be more rodents in the building than people these next two days. And I'm not talking about Minnesota.
 
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What are OSU's at large odds if they lose? I'm picturing it being dependent on an Air Force loss (or Air Force winning the AHA crown) and UW, Quinnipiac and BC all falling short.

Anything less and I imagine they're out.
 
ExileOnDaytonStreet said:
What are OSU's at large odds if they lose? I'm picturing it being dependent on an Air Force loss (or Air Force winning the AHA crown) and UW, Quinnipiac and BC all falling short.

Anything less and I imagine they're out.
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If they lose today Bc Quinnipiac or Wisconsin can not win their league title. Any of those 3 Win Ohio state is out
 
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So this is literally a win or go home game for OSU and UW, then.

I'm fine with that. Let's end OSU's season!
 
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gopher wes said:
Great flow to this game so far.
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It was a good period both ways. Lots of hustle out there. Badgers have such a good "scoring first" record in part because they are awful in the first about 90% of the time. Better today.

We were wondering just who the heck Jack Berry was six months ago, and now we're riding him the rest of the way. Funny how that works. He's been good so far but I'm changing it to Jack O'Berry if he holds up today. Let's Go Red!
 
MGoBlueHockey said:
Upon entering the arena last night, I was immediately given lower bowl tickets in exchange for my upper bowl ones.

$25 face tickets for free, basically. Not to mention they were handing them out at other places around tournament time.

I took in Joe Louis last night for the final time. Sad to see it go. It's a dump, but it's our dump. Lots of great memories in there since Michigan has over 100 wins. Been going there for decades, not just for college games but Wings games, shows etc.

Sad seeing the entire upper bowl empty except the oddly-placed bands (the B1G is dumb. They put the PSU band in the spot Michigan always occupies). Never had that for the CCHA.

There might be more rodents in the building than people these next two days. And I'm not talking about Minnesota.
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What's dumb about the placement of PSU's band? Michigan doesn't need it anymore.
 
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Look at all those fans dressed up as empty seats! Camera operators doing a good job avoiding "crowd" shots though.
 
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davyd83 said:
What's dumb about the placement of PSU's band? Michigan doesn't need it anymore.
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Michigan's band has been playing in the same corner of Joe Louis for as long as I can remember.

They obviously needed it last night since they were there.

This league can't do anything right.
 
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Well Ohio State didn't play with their spark and energy today. Maybe they spent too much yesterday?
And what the hell was Healey thinking?? You don't try to hit this late in a critical game especially when you're down! STUPID!!
 
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