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Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

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JohnsonsJerseys said:
Just saw that Tech posted to Facebook that the Huskies led the WCHA in attendance last season and was 6th highest in school history. The first seems reasonable when you think about some of the rinks in the league, but the second is pretty shocking (in a good way). For all the great teams Tech had in the past, to even be in the top 10 is stunning to me.
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Not really, you need only consider the years since the Mac opened in the late 70's. When Tech had the NC teams, fans were being turned away at the door from the much smaller seating capacity of the Dee.
 
Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

Those sellouts against Michigan probably pushed us over the top. Still, that says a lot about the fan response to winning.

geezer said:
Not really, you need only consider the years since the Mac opened in the late 70's. When Tech had the NC teams, fans were being turned away at the door from the much smaller seating capacity of the Dee.
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IIRC, the Mac opened in January 1971. Most of the school attendance records were set in the 70s.
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
Those sellouts against Michigan probably pushed us over the top. Still, that says a lot about the fan response to winning.



IIRC, the Mac opened in January 1971. Most of the school attendance records were set in the 70s.
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It's older than I thought, I was thinking '76 or so.
 
Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

FadeToBlack&Gold said:
Those sellouts against Michigan probably pushed us over the top. Still, that says a lot about the fan response to winning.
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Actually, Tech led last year, too, according to what the WCHA posts. http://www.wcha.com/men/statistics/1314/oaattend.php
The WCHA uses total attendance to determine attendance "champion," including neutral site games. That said Tech's home attendance was up by almost 600 per game this year http://www.wcha.com/men/statistics/1415/oaattend.php so winning does help.
 
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purpleinnebraska said:
Actually, Tech led last year, too, according to what the WCHA posts. http://www.wcha.com/men/statistics/1314/oaattend.php
The WCHA uses total attendance to determine attendance "champion," including neutral site games. That said Tech's home attendance was up by almost 600 per game this year http://www.wcha.com/men/statistics/1415/oaattend.php so winning does help.
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I long ago saw a study where attendance trailed winning by a season or two. I think that's shown in UAH's attendance values from last year to this one — our fans just weren't into this team, even in that stretch in January where they were playing really well.

I'm glad to see Tech atop the heap.

GFM
 
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purpleinnebraska said:
Actually, Tech led last year, too, according to what the WCHA posts. http://www.wcha.com/men/statistics/1314/oaattend.php
The WCHA uses total attendance to determine attendance "champion," including neutral site games. That said Tech's home attendance was up by almost 600 per game this year http://www.wcha.com/men/statistics/1415/oaattend.php so winning does help.
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The 2013-14 season is skewed heavily with the inclusion of the outdoor GLI attendance at Comerica Park. Bemidji averaged 3562 for home games, Minnesota State drew almost 3450, compared to 2885 for Tech. The Huskies did in fact have the biggest jump in average home attendance, just nipping MSU in that category.

I also found it interesting that only Fairbanks and Bemidji averaged a higher attendance at home than on the road in 2013-14. Last season, only MSU and BGSU did that.
 
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John J. MacInnes said:
The 2013-14 season is skewed heavily with the inclusion of the outdoor GLI attendance at Comerica Park. Bemidji averaged 3562 for home games, Minnesota State drew almost 3450, compared to 2885 for Tech. The Huskies did in fact have the biggest jump in average home attendance, just nipping MSU in that category.

I also found it interesting that only Fairbanks and Bemidji averaged a higher attendance at home than on the road in 2013-14. Last season, only MSU and BGSU did that.
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I found it interesting (Strange might be a better word) that Bemidji led the conference in road attendance in 2014-2015. Are they that fascinating to watch?
 
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purpleinnebraska said:
I found it interesting (Strange might be a better word) that Bemidji led the conference in road attendance in 2014-2015. Are they that fascinating to watch?
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Well they played AT North Dakota and 2 @ Minnesota so that drives up the average?
 
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I think at the Tech games, at least during the russell years, there were a lot of phantom fans. now they are real fans, so the difference is even more stark. Second, I was told by several people that at the end they were giving up their season tickets. Remember the attendance a the UND games at the end of the year a few years ago.

Having said that, I think there is too much standing room and not enough real seats.
 
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I would like to let all of you know that something horrible happen to the Huskies family on May 17th 2015 in Whistler, BC.

If any of you heard about the stabbing to death of a young man during the Canadian long weekend earlier this month, you'll be shocked to know that the victim of this horrible act was the younger Brother of former Husky, Milos Gordic.

Luka Gordic was only 19 years old.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/vancouversun/obituary.aspx?pid=174922107

https://www.facebook.com/justiceforlukagordic
http://globalnews.ca/news/2018911/more-than-1000-people-attend-funeral-for-luka-gordic/
 
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What a shock, the seller is from Ann Arbor...
Ryan J

Get it now on Ebay, a "Michigan Tech Bears shirt".
This is an auction for a man's Hockey Shirt size XXL. It is new without tags.
It measures 33" from nape to hem. The sleeves are 28" long ...
the measurement across the front is 28". The MTU is on the left sleeve.
There is a bear on the front.

<img height=400 src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFgxMDY2/z/nr0AAOSwZd1VZe2p/$_57.JPG">
 
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JohnsonsJerseys said:
What a shock, the seller is from Ann Arbor...
Ryan J

Get it now on Ebay, a "Michigan Tech Bears shirt".
This is an auction for a man's Hockey Shirt size XXL. It is new without tags.
It measures 33" from nape to hem. The sleeves are 28" long ...
the measurement across the front is 28". The MTU is on the left sleeve.
There is a bear on the front.

<img height=400 src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFgxMDY2/z/nr0AAOSwZd1VZe2p/$_57.JPG">
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Piano Bear > Piano Dog :confused:
 
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Shirtless Guy said:
I would like to let all of you know that something horrible happen to the Huskies family on May 17th 2015 in Whistler, BC.

If any of you heard about the stabbing to death of a young man during the Canadian long weekend earlier this month, you'll be shocked to know that the victim of this horrible act was the younger Brother of former Husky, Milos Gordic.

Luka Gordic was only 19 years old.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/vancouversun/obituary.aspx?pid=174922107

https://www.facebook.com/justiceforlukagordic
http://globalnews.ca/news/2018911/more-than-1000-people-attend-funeral-for-luka-gordic/
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Really sorry to hear this. Terrible thing to happen.
 
JohnsonsJerseys said:
Just saw that Tech posted to Facebook that the Huskies led the WCHA in attendance last season and was 6th highest in school history. The first seems reasonable when you think about some of the rinks in the league, but the second is pretty shocking (in a good way). For all the great teams Tech had in the past, to even be in the top 10 is stunning to me.

Any word on the Jimmy Davis / Huskies reunion tour for 2015-16? I would love to see him get another shot with the team and hopefully his play earns him 15 or more games this season. Always great to see dedication rewarded and hopefully a much longer playoff beard this season as well. He might be related to Brent Burns... but Jimmy's hard hat >> Burns' hair.

Ryan J

<img height=400 src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NNtNRloOaWsqrI9HYVff3Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7aWw9cGxhbmU7cT03NTt3PTYwMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/person/Ysports/brent-burns-hockey-headshot-photo.jpg"> <img height=400 src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_eBLvhUwAEjC4_.jpg">
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This is really insignificant, but what were they basing that off of? According to uscho, they were behind minnesota state in gross, average and capacity. Not by much, but still a bit behind. Just curious if there was some "official" numbers that were released.
 
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Bale said:
This is really insignificant, but what were they basing that off of? According to uscho, they were behind minnesota state in gross, average and capacity. Not by much, but still a bit behind. Just curious if there was some "official" numbers that were released.
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It appears that USCHO counts ONLY games played at their home rink. At the bottom of the list - Sacred Heart - their season TOTAL was 3,955, or < 220 fans per game. Who is paying to keep that team afloat? Nobody in the WCHA should have money concerns after seeing those numbers.
Ryan J
 
Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

JohnsonsJerseys said:
It appears that USCHO counts ONLY games played at their home rink. At the bottom of the list - Sacred Heart - their season TOTAL was 3,955, or < 220 fans per game. Who is paying to keep that team afloat? Nobody in the WCHA should have money concerns after seeing those numbers.
Ryan J
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I've long thought that SHU has some benefactor or high-ranking representative that's keeping things going, a la Findlay. When Findlay ran their president off, the program folded within a year. I've been to that dump that SHU plays in, and I feel really bad for the kids.

GFM
 
Bale said:
This is really insignificant, but what were they basing that off of? According to uscho, they were behind minnesota state in gross, average and capacity. Not by much, but still a bit behind. Just curious if there was some "official" numbers that were released.
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The numbers on the WCHA stats page breaks down all the categories (home, road, and neutral games). MSU was the home leader, but Tech was the overall leader
 
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