IceCat is a bum. There’s a lot of good Quinnipiac people on here even though the volume on our pages has dwindled. We will all take exception to someone making a fool of our fan base….especially when you are talking down to the unquestioned best fan base in the ECAC.
Aside from that, USCHO undressed Quinnipiac today for supposedly “locking out” other fanbases of the CT Ice from getting tickets. I think it’s in reference to the CHN article, did any UConn/SHU/Yale fan on here have that experience? I think the rush to saying it was deliberate is interesting, not saying it didn’t happen but interested to hear the other three fanbases thoughts. Hope that’s not the case.
Considering the ticket decision was made sometime late last summer (since they were included in the season ticket packages) I highly doubt it was to intentionally lock out the other schools. I figure the other schools will do the same when they host.
I did hear some UConn fans grumbling about lack of tickets for Saturday night, but they were in the arena when they said it.
The bigger issue in my opinion was the lack of any announced TV/stream coverage until the day of the event.
Given the circumstances and trying to maintain the event, I'm not sure what else could have been done. None of us were privy to whatever discussions were had to try and salvage the event.
On the other hand, having this tourney in Bridgeport or Hartford gives Sacred Heart and UConn the same "home ice advantage" doesnt it?
I think having it on campus until it grows (if it does) makes sense and then Bridgeport or Hartford can be considered.
The Yale/UConn and Sacred Heart/Yale games were poorly attended. Maybe that was due to ticket availability... I really don't know.
Whatever happens, I think game times need to be 4:00 & 8:00 or 3:00 & 7:00. Otherwise, a Saturday & Sunday schedule would be better.