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Hockey East Playoff Attendance
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Rox22
Fear the Triangle
Re: Hockey East Playoff Attendance
IIRC this isn't the case for playoff games. It's only regular season games where students don't need tickets as they essentially prepay for the tickets with their athletic fee every semester. I think they had to pay out of pocket for the HEA playoffs.
IIRC this isn't the case for playoff games. It's only regular season games where students don't need tickets as they essentially prepay for the tickets with their athletic fee every semester. I think they had to pay out of pocket for the HEA playoffs.
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We did at NU last year, it was cheap and reasonable. Reg season games were/are free, playoffs were not.
We did at NU last year, it was cheap and reasonable. Reg season games were/are free, playoffs were not.
sterlippo1
New member
Re: Hockey East Playoff Attendance
i agree 100% with this post.........i thought there were more than 2888 last night and the merrimack game "crowd" wasn't even close to last night. QF's never draw,unfortunately
i agree 100% with this post.........i thought there were more than 2888 last night and the merrimack game "crowd" wasn't even close to last night. QF's never draw,unfortunately
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BU was not on spring break last week for the home game at agganis.
BU was not on spring break last week for the home game at agganis.
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That weekend was the start of their spring break though, so I just considered it spring break. I would assume many students would go home/leave campus on Friday night (as is what happens at BC, so they don't offer student tickets to their game the Friday before spring break). If you want to get technical though, yes, it technically wasn't their spring break.
That weekend was the start of their spring break though, so I just considered it spring break. I would assume many students would go home/leave campus on Friday night (as is what happens at BC, so they don't offer student tickets to their game the Friday before spring break). If you want to get technical though, yes, it technically wasn't their spring break.
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IIRC, BU counts tickets used, not tickets sold. So 3,508 did go through the turnstiles last night.
IIRC, BU counts tickets used, not tickets sold. So 3,508 did go through the turnstiles last night.
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well the big difference is dorms were still open that night so you could go to the game and leave the next morning, and the game is included in student season ticket packages. our student attenance that night was actually pretty goo, one side was relatively full an 108 was about half full.
and 3,500 last night seems about right. the ends were a barren desert but the sides were filled in relatively well. dont forget 3500 in agganis is only ~55% capacity.
well the big difference is dorms were still open that night so you could go to the game and leave the next morning, and the game is included in student season ticket packages. our student attenance that night was actually pretty goo, one side was relatively full an 108 was about half full.
and 3,500 last night seems about right. the ends were a barren desert but the sides were filled in relatively well. dont forget 3500 in agganis is only ~55% capacity.
Re: Hockey East Playoff Attendance
FWIW Michigan State only drew 3188 vs Michigan last night in E. Lansing... one of the top 2 hockey rivalries in the country, so its not just Hockey East...
other attendances last night (home team listed first)
CCHA
3141 Miami vs. Ohio State
2723 Northern Michigan vs. Alaska
862 Ferris State vs. Nebraska-Omaha (holy crud!)
ECAC
1065 Colgate vs. St. Lawrence
2851 Yale vs. Brown
1826 Union vs. Quinnipiac (longest game in NCAA history)
4267 Cornell vs. Harvard
WCHA
2992 St. Cloud vs. Mankato
4329 Denver vs. MTU
11677 North Dakota vs. Minnesota
11225 Wisconsin vs. Anchorage
3461 Duluth vs. CC
FWIW Michigan State only drew 3188 vs Michigan last night in E. Lansing... one of the top 2 hockey rivalries in the country, so its not just Hockey East...
other attendances last night (home team listed first)
CCHA
3141 Miami vs. Ohio State
2723 Northern Michigan vs. Alaska
862 Ferris State vs. Nebraska-Omaha (holy crud!)
ECAC
1065 Colgate vs. St. Lawrence
2851 Yale vs. Brown
1826 Union vs. Quinnipiac (longest game in NCAA history)
4267 Cornell vs. Harvard
WCHA
2992 St. Cloud vs. Mankato
4329 Denver vs. MTU
11677 North Dakota vs. Minnesota
11225 Wisconsin vs. Anchorage
3461 Duluth vs. CC
sterlippo1
New member
Re: Hockey East Playoff Attendance
2000 empty seats at Magness
2000 empty seats at Magness
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If that's the case, they went thru the turnstiles and turned right around and went home. No way was there 3500 in that arena last night.
If that's the case, they went thru the turnstiles and turned right around and went home. No way was there 3500 in that arena last night.
sterlippo1
New member
Re: Hockey East Playoff Attendance
In 2007, you could buy all three games for something like $5-$10 with a student ID if I remember correctly. I think it was $3-$5 a game otherwise.
In 2007, you could buy all three games for something like $5-$10 with a student ID if I remember correctly. I think it was $3-$5 a game otherwise.
hpgunner14
Hopelessly optimistic
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I don't know, like a few people have said, the arena was reasonably full along the sides. It just feels so empty without the students on both ends because everyone else is so quiet (yes I include myself).
I don't know, like a few people have said, the arena was reasonably full along the sides. It just feels so empty without the students on both ends because everyone else is so quiet (yes I include myself).
HockeyMan2000
New member
Re: Hockey East Playoff Attendance
Hockey East QF series typically don't draw all that well -- generally speaking. It's not just teams that "expect" to have bigger games down the line -- the prospects of going 2, maybe even 3 nights in a row against the same team, in the same building, is just not appealing to a lot of fans.
It's why the QF format has been changed up over the years several times. Not so much recently, but you wonder if they'd consider going back to single game elimination perhaps because these rounds just aren't drawing fans, and haven't really for the last few years. That idea isn't appealing to the "bigger teams" because one bad game and you're out, but I think it would provide more of a compelling argument to get fans into the seats.
Hockey East QF series typically don't draw all that well -- generally speaking. It's not just teams that "expect" to have bigger games down the line -- the prospects of going 2, maybe even 3 nights in a row against the same team, in the same building, is just not appealing to a lot of fans.
It's why the QF format has been changed up over the years several times. Not so much recently, but you wonder if they'd consider going back to single game elimination perhaps because these rounds just aren't drawing fans, and haven't really for the last few years. That idea isn't appealing to the "bigger teams" because one bad game and you're out, but I think it would provide more of a compelling argument to get fans into the seats.
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I thought it looked empty on the sidelines, too. No shame in it, most arenas were more empty than full last night. It's not like this is a new phenomenon in Hockey East.
I'll give the Boston schools a break since there is more in the city of Boston to do than college hockey, especially for BU who thought they'd be playing their games on the road until the last minute last Saturday.
To see empty seats in Durham and Orono is a headscratcher considering where those schools are. If the kids were on spring break, that makes sense, but if they weren't, its a headscratcher why they weren't there.
I thought it looked empty on the sidelines, too. No shame in it, most arenas were more empty than full last night. It's not like this is a new phenomenon in Hockey East.
I'll give the Boston schools a break since there is more in the city of Boston to do than college hockey, especially for BU who thought they'd be playing their games on the road until the last minute last Saturday.
To see empty seats in Durham and Orono is a headscratcher considering where those schools are. If the kids were on spring break, that makes sense, but if they weren't, its a headscratcher why they weren't there.
gusforhobey89
Look! It's a Big Horn!
Re: Hockey East Playoff Attendance
Maine's spring break this year was from Feb. 27-Mar. 14, and with only two dorms open, the student section here was completely depleted. As stated before, our attendance last night was "3000" but IMO there was definitely more than that. Two exhibition games in January took in 3800 and 3600, and last night seemed to have way more people than those games.
Maine's spring break this year was from Feb. 27-Mar. 14, and with only two dorms open, the student section here was completely depleted. As stated before, our attendance last night was "3000" but IMO there was definitely more than that. Two exhibition games in January took in 3800 and 3600, and last night seemed to have way more people than those games.
unhpuckfan2001
Local Fire Extinguisher
Re: Hockey East Playoff Attendance
UNH's Spring Break started on Friday. The dorms close at 5:30pm, so all the students are gone. When Quarterfinals used to be Thur/Fri/Sat at UNH, the Thursday game had closer to 4,500 (and way better energy) and it was downhill for the rest of the weekend.
The fact that ticket prices are still $24, and you pay end dropping $120 in a weekend if you go w/a friend, is a bit much for some people.
UNH's Spring Break started on Friday. The dorms close at 5:30pm, so all the students are gone. When Quarterfinals used to be Thur/Fri/Sat at UNH, the Thursday game had closer to 4,500 (and way better energy) and it was downhill for the rest of the weekend.
The fact that ticket prices are still $24, and you pay end dropping $120 in a weekend if you go w/a friend, is a bit much for some people.
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I'm sure many fans of teams who expect to be in Boston next week would just save money for the Garden, too. I guess a good case study would be if a team that doesnt' usually host quarterfinals like Merrimack or Lowell had bad attendance numbers, too.
I'm sure many fans of teams who expect to be in Boston next week would just save money for the Garden, too. I guess a good case study would be if a team that doesnt' usually host quarterfinals like Merrimack or Lowell had bad attendance numbers, too.
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It's just so weird that the attendance figures for Hockey East schools is generally higher even for EXHIBITION games against completely no name school than for quarterfinals. Talk about picking and choosing where you want to spend your money... why would you rather see BU play St. Francis Xavier University after one day of practice than see a conference quarterfinal against Merrimack?
Agganis was definitely close to the reported attendance last night, I've seen it not all that much fuller and reported around 4500.
Is the ticket price for Agganis the same for QFs as it is for the regular season? Lowering that would definitely help a lot.
It's just so weird that the attendance figures for Hockey East schools is generally higher even for EXHIBITION games against completely no name school than for quarterfinals. Talk about picking and choosing where you want to spend your money... why would you rather see BU play St. Francis Xavier University after one day of practice than see a conference quarterfinal against Merrimack?
Agganis was definitely close to the reported attendance last night, I've seen it not all that much fuller and reported around 4500.
Is the ticket price for Agganis the same for QFs as it is for the regular season? Lowering that would definitely help a lot.