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>>>>RIT 2010 Offseason Thread-"You have to be a genius to go to RIT"

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komey1 said:
Ok I looked - the average for regular season games at the Ritter was 1785.8 last season. Very impressive numbers. It was boosted by 5 sellouts. Surprisingly, the Canisius games were not as well attended as you would expect. Air Force and Niagara scored well. The low water mark was a Saturday afternoon game against Sacred Heart where only 1206 attended. The best string was 3 straight sellouts.
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Do you know if that counts tickets sold, or actual attendance? Since RIT scans barcodes, it could be the latter, but e.g., Cornell doesn't keep track of how many people actually show up to a game, and simply reports the attendance as the number of tickets sold. I ask because the Saturday afternoon game was one where I had a ticket (I got seasons last year) but ended up missing the game because I didn't realize it was at 4pm and not 7pm. (I was out of town for the Friday game, and had given my ticket away, so I didn't hear the reminders that I assume Rocky gave the night before.)
 
Re: >>>>RIT 2010 Offseason Thread-"You have to be a genius to go to RIT"

Re: >>>>RIT 2010 Offseason Thread-"You have to be a genius to go to RIT"

komey1 said:
Ok I looked - the average for regular season games at the Ritter was 1785.8 last season. Very impressive numbers. It was boosted by 5 sellouts. Surprisingly, the Canisius games were not as well attended as you would expect. Air Force and Niagara scored well. The low water mark was a Saturday afternoon game against Sacred Heart where only 1206 attended. The best string was 3 straight sellouts.
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It seems every year has 4-5 games during school breaks which definitely hurt the numbers. Do AHA quarterfinal and BCA semi/final games get counted.

I would think the AHA quarters would because their on campus, but the BCA playoff games wouldn't.
 
Re: >>>>RIT 2010 Offseason Thread-"You have to be a genius to go to RIT"

Re: >>>>RIT 2010 Offseason Thread-"You have to be a genius to go to RIT"

USCHO counts the playoff games, and I believe they also counted the BCA game.

My numbers did NOT include either playoff game, the BCA game, or exhibition game. As for what the numbers are, I took what was reported so I don't know if they are tickets sold or actual attendance.
 
Re: >>>>RIT 2010 Offseason Thread-"You have to be a genius to go to RIT"

Re: >>>>RIT 2010 Offseason Thread-"You have to be a genius to go to RIT"

komey1 said:
USCHO counts the playoff games, and I believe they also counted the BCA game.

My numbers did NOT include either playoff game, the BCA game, or exhibition game. As for what the numbers are, I took what was reported so I don't know if they are tickets sold or actual attendance.
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Is Mass-Lowell the only team we are playing in the BCA until the playoffs?
 
Re: >>>>RIT 2010 Offseason Thread-"You have to be a genius to go to RIT"

Re: >>>>RIT 2010 Offseason Thread-"You have to be a genius to go to RIT"

The official men's hockey page on Facebook says there will be "very cool" news coming in "the next 24 hours or so".

I find such teasing to be cruel, especially since promised "big news" has turned out to be a bit less than thrilling in the past.

But that doesn't mean I'm not excited. ;)


Powers &8^]
 
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Re: >>>>RIT 2010 Offseason Thread-"You have to be a genius to go to RIT"

New uniforms perhaps? Or maybe they are putting the names on the away sweaters :)
 
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The news:

http://www.ritathletics.com/news/2010/8/25/MHOCKEY_0825100316.aspx

The RIT men’s hockey team will play the Robert Morris Colonials on Thursday, December 30 at 3 p.m. at the Consol Energy Center, brand new home of the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins. This contest will replace the game that was originally scheduled on Friday, February 18 at Robert Morris and is part of the Penguins’ weeklong celebration of hockey in the week leading up to the 2011 Bridgestone Winter Classic.
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Re: >>>>RIT 2010 Offseason Thread-"You have to be a genius to go to RIT"

That's fantastic news, if a little odd. That means two trips to Pittsburgh for the Tigers this year, each for only one game. And the December 30 game is only two days before our home game vs. Merrmack.

Still, national exposure, baby.


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Re: >>>>RIT 2010 Offseason Thread-"You have to be a genius to go to RIT"

This is the first game in a double header! The second game is an AHL game, Scranton Wilkes-Barre Penguins vs Hershey Bears!
 
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mar7967 said:
This is the first game in a double header! The second game is an AHL game, Scranton Wilkes-Barre Penguins vs Hershey Bears!
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Hmm, Pinner plays for the Bears. =) And DeMichiel might be too.

Really, this is fantastic, but it really puts the kibosh on my plans to go down to Pittsburgh to catch the weekend series in February.


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Re: >>>>RIT 2010 Offseason Thread-"You have to be a genius to go to RIT"

It looks like the New Years Day showdown against Merrimack at the Ritter is going head-to-head with an Amerks game at home against Syracuse. Given the holiday, hangovers, school's out, and die-hard Amerk fans being occupied at the BCBS, this home date is shaping up to be a low draw for RIT.

I have heard that Merrimack Sophomore Stephane De Costa is a player to watch this year. That could help make it interesting.
 
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Re: >>>>RIT 2010 Offseason Thread-"You have to be a genius to go to RIT"

This is Great news no matter what...Great Exposure for the Tigers and AHA.
You have to bet that Mike Emerick will allude to these two games during The NBC broadcast of The Winter Classic.
 
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JRZ DVLS said:
This is Great news no matter what...Great Exposure for the Tigers and AHA.
You have to bet that Mike Emerick will allude to these two games during The NBC broadcast of The Winter Classic.
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Doc did mention RIT advancing to the Frozen Four during the NHL Sunday game of the week on NBC, so I think you will be right. Always awesome to hear a legend mention the Tigers.
 
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The allure of the Winter Classic is outdoor hockey. I don't understand how putting these games inside makes them part of the Winter Classic. Why not let them use the outdoor rink while it's available?
 
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RockTheWhit said:
The allure of the Winter Classic is outdoor hockey. I don't understand how putting these games inside makes them part of the Winter Classic. Why not let them use the outdoor rink while it's available?
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Exactly thats what they did in Boston. I can't complain that much though just have to start planning the trip down :)
 
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Re: >>>>RIT 2010 Offseason Thread-"You have to be a genius to go to RIT"

RockTheWhit said:
The allure of the Winter Classic is outdoor hockey. I don't understand how putting these games inside makes them part of the Winter Classic. Why not let them use the outdoor rink while it's available?
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My wife suggested that the Steelers schedule makes it impractical to get the ice ready in time any earlier than Jan 1. The Steelers play at home Thursday night (the 23rd), so that would give them just six days to get the ice ready for the college/AHL game on the 30th. And if they want to have high school games and such as well, that makes the window even smaller.

Last year at Fenway, the Red Sox schedule wasn't exactly an issue. =)


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RITShockSquad said:
Doc did mention RIT advancing to the Frozen Four during the NHL Sunday game of the week on NBC, so I think you will be right. Always awesome to hear a legend mention the Tigers.
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Indeed. Now we need Pinner to make the Caps roster by then so he can play in the Classic.
 
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Re: >>>>RIT 2010 Offseason Thread-"You have to be a genius to go to RIT"

With Penn State seemingly all but set to add a team and the inevitable Big Ten Hockey conference formed, any thought that RIT would consider jumping to a new CCHA to play with teams like Miami and Notre Dame?

Obviously, the biggest benefit would be better competition and opponents.

The biggest drawback would be that it would be EXTREMELY difficult to be a constant factor in the conference due to lack of scholarships.
 
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Re: >>>>RIT 2010 Offseason Thread-"You have to be a genius to go to RIT"

komey1 said:
With Penn State seemingly all but set to add a team and the inevitable Big Ten Hockey conference formed, any thought that RIT would consider jumping to a new CCHA to play with teams like Miami and Notre Dame?
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Would the matchups be featured in the College Hockey Video Game?
 
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