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RPI 2024–25: Come for the Hockey, Stay for the Football

Fishman'81 said:
Thanks, guys.

We never anticipated having to consider such a thing, especially since we were at Houston just a couple of years back and had a couple of fun and carefree nights.

(My advice to you all: don't get old and all *u***d up... You're welcome!)
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Sadly, the Field House is outdated on many fronts, not the least of which is ADA accessibility. There's been several recent empty promises of major renovations, but to date it's only been lip service. I'd venture to say that RPI and Union have the least accessible rinks in the league, and Union is well on their way to rectifying that with a new rink on the way.... the same cannot be said for RPI.
 
Wicked Slappaahs said:
Sadly, the Field House is outdated on many fronts, not the least of which is ADA accessibility. There's been several recent empty promises of major renovations, but to date it's only been lip service. I'd venture to say that RPI and Union have the least accessible rinks in the league, and Union is well on their way to rectifying that with a new rink on the way.... the same cannot be said for RPI.
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Same cannot be said but according to smith they’re experimenting with beer and wine at the game. Caveat to that is you can’t have it at your seat?? I guess they figured after watching 8 years of this bullshit on ice fans will just slam the shit right in the concourse to ease your mind. Lol
 
Fishman'81 said:
Don't be.

Maine has really good 'tending, it rolls 4 solid lines, but Maine is no world-beater this season. The D is a bit iffy and the scoring is by committee.

Should be a couple of close tilts, and either team can win one or both of them.
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Oh we will be. Trust me
 
Need a little help with tickets wondering how to get tickets and best seating areas in the arena. Thanks
 
Need a little help with tickets wondering how to get tickets and best seating areas in the arena. Thanks
 
Don C said:
Need a little help with tickets wondering how to get tickets and best seating areas in the arena. Thanks
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It looks like RPI has stopped selling tickets on line, and one must call. https://rpiathletics.com/sports/2010...709104100.aspx I always preferred that anyway.

As to the best seats, IMO it's your own preference as to high up you want to be. Really low seats suffer from the fact that the view is sometimes blocked by people walking around the rink. Nothing is really far away compared to larger rinks. Between the blue lines are better than nearer the ends, but you might want to be nearer the end your team shoots at for two periods.
 
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Ralph Baer said:
It looks like RPI has stopped selling tickets on line, and one must call. https://rpiathletics.com/sports/2010/7/9/GEN_0709104100.aspx I always preferred that anyway.

As to the best seats, IMO it's your own preference as to high up you want to be. Really low seats suffer from the fact that the view is sometimes blocked by people walking around the rink. Nothing is really far away compared to larger rinks. Between the blue lines are better nearer the ends, but you might want to be nearer the end your team shoots at for two periods.
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Tickets are available online. https://rpiathletics.universitytickets.com/?cid=188

Ralph is right that you really don’t want to be in the bottom 5 rows or so. The Field House is unique (not in a good way) because the walkway is in front of the stands along the boards and the first row is only a few feet higher. I prefer seats in the upper half to not only avoid obstructions, but also get a better overall view of the action.
 
Just by tickets at the window and then take your pick of seats. It really shouldn’t be crowded at all. The students should still be on break or just coming back.
 
Engineers said:
Same cannot be said but according to smith they’re experimenting with beer and wine at the game. Caveat to that is you can’t have it at your seat?? I guess they figured after watching 8 years of this bull**** on ice fans will just slam the **** right in the concourse to ease your mind. Lol
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They dabbled for a few games at least... the beer prison did not sell any for the CCT/SLU home series. So apparently the experiment was short-lived...of course the fans were the last to know, as per usual.
 
jericho said:
Just by tickets at the window and then take your pick of seats. It really shouldn’t be crowded at all. The students should still be on break or just coming back.
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Having bought mine today, there was an issue with the student section(s) seats being held back until the actual game day(s).

I was hoping to talk to a grizzled old lady who had worked the box office forever, but I got a young lady who sounded maybe 12.

Having said that, she was terrific. Told me that the students' sections would be available for walk-ups all weekend, as long as there was availability. She went on to say that the Thanksgiving vacation starts tomorrow (Wednesday) for the students, and that damn near everyone she knew was going to blow town.

I didn't ask her name, but she was extremely helpful; she even knew where the railings were. I wish I could've rated my experience. Them RPI kids are plenty smart!
 
rpi82 said:
Tickets are available online. https://rpiathletics.universitytickets.com/?cid=188

Ralph is right that you really don’t want to be in the bottom 5 rows or so. The Field House is unique (not in a good way) because the walkway is in front of the stands along the boards and the first row is only a few feet higher. I prefer seats in the upper half to not only avoid obstructions, but also get a better overall view of the action.
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Helpful advice, thank you. I bought seats 8 rows up, as a result.

Ya know, my local D-3 venue doesn't allow foot traffic emerging from the concourses unless there's a stoppage of play. Ushers hold them in the walkways until there's a whistle.

EVERY hockey venue should embrace that policy, IMO.
 
Fishman'81 said:
Helpful advice, thank you. I bought seats 8 rows up, as a result.

Ya know, my local D-3 venue doesn't allow foot traffic emerging from the concourses unless there's a stoppage of play. Ushers hold them in the walkways until there's a whistle.

EVERY hockey venue should embrace that policy, IMO.
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I don't think that most stoppages in play are long enough for everyone to get where they are going. The flag carrier running around after RPI scores a rare goal often doesn't finish before the puck drops again. ;)
 
Fishman'81 said:
Ya know, my local D-3 venue doesn't allow foot traffic emerging from the concourses unless there's a stoppage of play. Ushers hold them in the walkways until there's a whistle.

EVERY hockey venue should embrace that policy, IMO.
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I agree but it's a feature of hockey etiquette that is dwindling; I remember it being an issue now an then at Minnesota when I lived there 15 years ago. RPI Fieldhouse staff do hold late arrivers at the West end entrance until a break in play, but Ralph is right that the layout of HFH makes it hard to enforce.
 
tony/troy said:
For the sake of full disclosure, possibly all RPI Presidents had a second home somewhere while they were President. Some were likely quite some distance from the Capitol District.

However, on the other hand and unless anyone knows otherwise, all of the others paid for them with their own money.
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All true. I don't really have a problem with it...other than pretending it wasn't for her.... ha ha
 
Ralph Baer said:
I don't think that most stoppages in play are long enough for everyone to get where they are going. The flag carrier running around after RPI scores a rare goal often doesn't finish before the puck drops again. ;)
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The stoppages usually don't allow enough time for everyone to find their seats again, yes... But its close to that now.

Making an effort to educate people as to basic etiquette has worked in Utica. Almost nobody is wandering around during live action anymore, and that's a very good thing, if you're there for the hockey.
 
Fishman'81 said:
The stoppages usually don't allow enough time for everyone to find their seats again, yes... But its close to that now.

Making an effort to educate people as to basic etiquette has worked in Utica. Almost nobody is wandering around during live action anymore, and that's a very good thing, if you're there for the hockey.
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It's not so much that the fans have more or less etiquette than other places, but the ancient layout of HFH. There really is no "concourse" where fans emerge from a nearby tunnels to reach their section. On the student side the area under the stands is locker rooms and facilities space, so the fans must walk from the west end, where the entrances, concessions and some of the restrooms are located, in front of the stands. On the "Troy side" the tunnels feed a narrow hallway underneath with bathrooms, but all other traffic generally proceeds along the boards. It's usually not a major problem except early in the game, when they queue up late arrivals (often a sizeable group seemingly everywhere these days) until a break and then there's a surge of people trying to get to their seats (which may be near the far end of the rink) before the puck drops. The most annoying time, however, may be late in a bad game when the diehards, who are probably in a bad mood already, are subject to the early departees interupting their "enjoyment" of the closing minutes.
 
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