mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
Re: Hockey East Playoff Attendance
cheaper.
$20
regular season have two tiers. $21 & $23
cheaper.
$20
regular season have two tiers. $21 & $23
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Hockey East Playoff Attendance
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Re: Hockey East Playoff Attendance
Come to a Brown game at Meehan Auditorium, and you will see a shining example of exaggerated attendance. Not that the exaggerations make us look much better. You can only stretch it so much before someone throws the bull sh*t flag.
Come to a Brown game at Meehan Auditorium, and you will see a shining example of exaggerated attendance. Not that the exaggerations make us look much better. You can only stretch it so much before someone throws the bull sh*t flag.
Re: Hockey East Playoff Attendance
I know for a fact that Brown counts players on both teams, coaches/equipment people as well as broadcasters/media types in their attendance figures.
They count every breathing human in the arena when they do their attendance. I'm sure they aren't the only ones.
I know for a fact that Brown counts players on both teams, coaches/equipment people as well as broadcasters/media types in their attendance figures.
They count every breathing human in the arena when they do their attendance. I'm sure they aren't the only ones.
Puck Swami
New member
Re: Hockey East Playoff Attendance
League playoff QF attendance is a problem all over college hockey, not just Hockey East. Only North Dakota sold out its playoff game in the WCHA - all the other WCHA hosts were well down from their season averages.
Certainly, spring break is a huge killer. It's not just the students leaving campus, but faculty, staff and community families who leave town. That's probably 50-60 percent of the loss.
I think the other 40 or 50% are those fans who are sick of watching the same teams playing again in games that are often unattractive match-ups.
Finally, I think a lot of fans know these tournaments mean very little in comparison to the regular season and the upcoming NCAAs. These tourneys decide very little and basically are money grabs to fund league coffers.
League playoff QF attendance is a problem all over college hockey, not just Hockey East. Only North Dakota sold out its playoff game in the WCHA - all the other WCHA hosts were well down from their season averages.
Certainly, spring break is a huge killer. It's not just the students leaving campus, but faculty, staff and community families who leave town. That's probably 50-60 percent of the loss.
I think the other 40 or 50% are those fans who are sick of watching the same teams playing again in games that are often unattractive match-ups.
Finally, I think a lot of fans know these tournaments mean very little in comparison to the regular season and the upcoming NCAAs. These tourneys decide very little and basically are money grabs to fund league coffers.
Eaglefan06
Quest to be the Best
Re: Hockey East Playoff Attendance
BC's quarterfinal attendance has been pretty bad for that last 6 or 7 years (since I became a season ticket holder). Usually the students are on Spring break but not this year. The only explaination I have is that people want to save their money for the garden.
It's strange cause you can walk up and buy 10 dollar tickets and sit anywhere you want at Conte. I am currently sitting at center ice about 10 rows up with tickets that are supposed to be in CC. It's not a bad deal.
BC's quarterfinal attendance has been pretty bad for that last 6 or 7 years (since I became a season ticket holder). Usually the students are on Spring break but not this year. The only explaination I have is that people want to save their money for the garden.
It's strange cause you can walk up and buy 10 dollar tickets and sit anywhere you want at Conte. I am currently sitting at center ice about 10 rows up with tickets that are supposed to be in CC. It's not a bad deal.
Re: Hockey East Playoff Attendance
UML @ Maine 3343
UMass @ BC 3148
Merrimack @ BU 3905
UVM @ UNH 4067
So I think everybody did a bit better today, though I haven't checked. If this is a problem around all of college hockey I wonder if someone had the time if it's a problem in college basketball too. Not for the huge conferences, I'm sure, but maybe for the big mid majors? Is it just a quarterfinal thing...?
UML @ Maine 3343
UMass @ BC 3148
Merrimack @ BU 3905
UVM @ UNH 4067
So I think everybody did a bit better today, though I haven't checked. If this is a problem around all of college hockey I wonder if someone had the time if it's a problem in college basketball too. Not for the huge conferences, I'm sure, but maybe for the big mid majors? Is it just a quarterfinal thing...?
mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
Re: Hockey East Playoff Attendance
you guys let in kids for free! when i came down a couple weeks ago i bought two tickets but brought in 6. y'all can count however you want for that kind of hospitality
you guys let in kids for free! when i came down a couple weeks ago i bought two tickets but brought in 6. y'all can count however you want for that kind of hospitality
Re: Hockey East Playoff Attendance
Just want to give you a warning - BC fans generally get very angry when you point out that BU outdrew them at the gate. Especially after they get upset with NESN for deciding to broadcast the BU game, what with all the empty red seats in Agganis.
Just want to give you a warning - BC fans generally get very angry when you point out that BU outdrew them at the gate. Especially after they get upset with NESN for deciding to broadcast the BU game, what with all the empty red seats in Agganis.
Re: Hockey East Playoff Attendance
Didn't know that, but that's hilarious! And pathetic.
And mookie, I'm sure if we could actually get some fans in the building more than twice a season (Harvard and Cornell are our only good draws, and Cornell only because 500 Big Red fans invade the place), they would never let kids in for free. I agree it's a nice offer, but the motive probably is not hospitality.
Didn't know that, but that's hilarious! And pathetic.
And mookie, I'm sure if we could actually get some fans in the building more than twice a season (Harvard and Cornell are our only good draws, and Cornell only because 500 Big Red fans invade the place), they would never let kids in for free. I agree it's a nice offer, but the motive probably is not hospitality.
HockeyMan2000
New member
Re: Hockey East Playoff Attendance
Some fans don't like the prospect of going 2 or 3 nights in a row -- at least not in a lot of places. The 2-of-3 isn't a particularly attractive set up for a lot of people except die-hard fans.
Some fans don't like the prospect of going 2 or 3 nights in a row -- at least not in a lot of places. The 2-of-3 isn't a particularly attractive set up for a lot of people except die-hard fans.
sandiegoblkbr
Banned
Re: Hockey East Playoff Attendance
All conferences should go to single elimination q-finals.
All conferences should go to single elimination q-finals.
sterlippo1
Well-known member
Re: Hockey East Playoff Attendance
it's a thought, but it gives TOO much of a chance to the5- 6-7-8 seeds, let them get to the semi's by earning it with more than a one game wonder, IMO
it's a thought, but it gives TOO much of a chance to the5- 6-7-8 seeds, let them get to the semi's by earning it with more than a one game wonder, IMO
Greg Ambrose
Registered User
Re: Hockey East Playoff Attendance
That is absolutely never going to happen again. There's too much riding on the marquee teams being at the Garden, Joe Louis, etc. for them to risk having a couple of bottom feeders screw up the attendance.
That is absolutely never going to happen again. There's too much riding on the marquee teams being at the Garden, Joe Louis, etc. for them to risk having a couple of bottom feeders screw up the attendance.