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Lake Placid Attendance
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Russell Jaslow
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Never been there.
WhiteMule_Badger
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Re: Lake Placid Attendance
Probably a good 150 Mule Faithful at the rink currently
Probably a good 150 Mule Faithful at the rink currently
Birdwatcher
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Re: Lake Placid Attendance
Great place if you bring kids with you....more than just bowling.
Great place if you bring kids with you....more than just bowling.
Fishman'81
Black Bear since D-2
Re: Lake Placid Attendance
556 reportedly showed-up for the Salve/Point game, and that's pretty sad... Maybe a more accessible venue -even Utica- would make better sense after all.
(Or Romney, or even Plattsburgh, as far as the East goes... It's been a long time since The Miracle on Ice, and the shine is off the trophy for anyone under 40 or so. LP is just a tough trip for almost everyone.)
556 reportedly showed-up for the Salve/Point game, and that's pretty sad... Maybe a more accessible venue -even Utica- would make better sense after all.
(Or Romney, or even Plattsburgh, as far as the East goes... It's been a long time since The Miracle on Ice, and the shine is off the trophy for anyone under 40 or so. LP is just a tough trip for almost everyone.)
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Yep!
Been there too!Off days!!!! Saw someone bounce the ball off the ceiling when we were there. Wiseguys is more fun though.
Yep!
Been there too!Off days!!!! Saw someone bounce the ball off the ceiling when we were there. Wiseguys is more fun though.
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Russell Jaslow
Registered User
These teams would not have drawn anymore in Utica. Don’t kid yourself.
Adam_Krug#1
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elbojpb
Well-known member
Re: Lake Placid Attendance
I must have checked in just behind you, and got 10% off because of the low turnout!? If the NCAA continues with a pre-determined neutral site after this year's attendance debacle (not more than 800 for either semi), I'd be surprised. Yeah, it's nice for neutral fans like myself, but they're (the NCAA) losing a large chunk of change.
PrezdeJohnson09
Proud supporter of Osmirwich hockey
Next year is campus sites. 2020 is Buffalo Harborcenter, 2021 campus site and 2022 is Placid.
PrezdeJohnson09
Proud supporter of Osmirwich hockey
1762 is full day attendance...
Russell Jaslow
Registered User
There were more for Colby, but I'm still a little surprised by that number.
Russell Jaslow
Registered User
This was really the only year a neutral could be considered a failure. Look at those numbers I posted and compare them to on campus site numbers.
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We are not attending, but it is obvious from the stream that there is a very low turnout.
We have talked about this and an idea we have had is change the format by including the Women’s Championship.
Start Thursday with the men’s semi’s and Friday with the Women’s semi’s.. With the Championships on Saturday and Sunday. Please if you don’t like this so be it, but it might help the situation.
I have been told that no one is submitting a bid for next years venue.
We are not attending, but it is obvious from the stream that there is a very low turnout.
We have talked about this and an idea we have had is change the format by including the Women’s Championship.
Start Thursday with the men’s semi’s and Friday with the Women’s semi’s.. With the Championships on Saturday and Sunday. Please if you don’t like this so be it, but it might help the situation.
I have been told that no one is submitting a bid for next years venue.
PrezdeJohnson09
Proud supporter of Osmirwich hockey
I’ve been advocating to try this for over five years now. Just don’t think it has gained much traction though at the national level unfortunately.
Not sure on the truth of no one submitting a bid or not. I do know that the men’s coaches did vote and were in favor of returning to campus sites for at least a one in every 3 or 4 year cycle. Next year will be campus as will 2021.
bakdraft21
Well-known member
Re: Lake Placid Attendance
I will say that when we played at the Ronnie B in 87 for the championship in front of a HUGE sold out crowd it was AWESOME,no matter the outcome it made the experience much better than I would imagine playing IFO seats.
I will say that when we played at the Ronnie B in 87 for the championship in front of a HUGE sold out crowd it was AWESOME,no matter the outcome it made the experience much better than I would imagine playing IFO seats.
PSUChamps2001
Member of the REAL Zoo Crew
You're comparing apples to oranges. That's when the Stafford could/would hold 3,500 - 4,000 people.....about half of those people would get shut out of a ticket if it was held at the Stafford today...
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Well, I will be in Section 7 tonight. My son and I will be sporting Patrice Begeron jerseys. I want to see a good, competitive hockey game, but I think I'd enjoy watching Salve Regina win their first national championship of any kind.
Well, I will be in Section 7 tonight. My son and I will be sporting Patrice Begeron jerseys. I want to see a good, competitive hockey game, but I think I'd enjoy watching Salve Regina win their first national championship of any kind.
Russell Jaslow
Registered User
Next year’s site is supposed to be at one of the four participating teams. Obviously, nobody knows that until the four teams win their quarterfinal games.
Ergo, nobody can submit a bid until then...
Re: Lake Placid Attendance
I kinda feel bad to see all of this poor attendance talk for Lake Placid for the NCAA Division III tournament championship weekend. Almost bad enough to want to drive down (with no affiliation or even the slightest bit of clue about either team) and watch the championship game tonight just to put a couple more bodies in the seats. I am in Plattsburgh and only about 45-50 minutes away. So, there could be worse decisions I suppose.
Last weekend the ECAC tournament had its largest turnout since the tournament moved back to Lake Placid 4 years ago. There was around 5,500 for the semifinals and around 6,000 for the championship game. Granted that Clarkson, a local team that always travels well was there this year, but in years past even when a local didn't make it they would still get between 4,000-5,000 regularly.
Yes I get that Lake Placid is "off the beaten path" so to speak, but I feel like people greatly exaggerate it. I mean, people make it seems like you have to drive through a beat up bumpy old one lane cow-path dirt road just to get in there. That is fair from the case even if there is not a major four lane highway connecting in to Lake Placid. It's not that difficult of a drive, especially if you know where you are going. There are stretches in the winter that can be bad, but to be fair, it's bad just about everywhere in the winter around here. I get it though, I do have the luxury of being from around here and understanding the area better, but I guess as a local it's still a bummer to see such a low drop in attendance when a non-local team doesn't make it for this tournament. Lake Placid is a fun place to be. It's even better when there are 3 good games to watch in a weekend.
I kinda feel bad to see all of this poor attendance talk for Lake Placid for the NCAA Division III tournament championship weekend. Almost bad enough to want to drive down (with no affiliation or even the slightest bit of clue about either team) and watch the championship game tonight just to put a couple more bodies in the seats. I am in Plattsburgh and only about 45-50 minutes away. So, there could be worse decisions I suppose.
Last weekend the ECAC tournament had its largest turnout since the tournament moved back to Lake Placid 4 years ago. There was around 5,500 for the semifinals and around 6,000 for the championship game. Granted that Clarkson, a local team that always travels well was there this year, but in years past even when a local didn't make it they would still get between 4,000-5,000 regularly.
Yes I get that Lake Placid is "off the beaten path" so to speak, but I feel like people greatly exaggerate it. I mean, people make it seems like you have to drive through a beat up bumpy old one lane cow-path dirt road just to get in there. That is fair from the case even if there is not a major four lane highway connecting in to Lake Placid. It's not that difficult of a drive, especially if you know where you are going. There are stretches in the winter that can be bad, but to be fair, it's bad just about everywhere in the winter around here. I get it though, I do have the luxury of being from around here and understanding the area better, but I guess as a local it's still a bummer to see such a low drop in attendance when a non-local team doesn't make it for this tournament. Lake Placid is a fun place to be. It's even better when there are 3 good games to watch in a weekend.