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RPI 2025-2026

Considerable turn over for the squad in the off season. Very difficult to know what we will have until we have a couple games under our belt. As always I am looking forward to the season and wish the girls all the possible success! Go Red!
 
I got my men’s season ticket application. In previous years a free pass to women’s games was included but no mention this year. So I am not sure what to expect. I do not feel the games should be free. My plan this year is to make a donation to the team if admission is free.
 
25+years said:
I got my men’s season ticket application. In previous years a free pass to women’s games was included but no mention this year. So I am not sure what to expect. I do not feel the games should be free. My plan this year is to make a donation to the team if admission is free.
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Wonderful thought on your part. Personally strongly agree with you. Unfortunately would expect the attendance for the women's games, meager as it has been, would plummet to virtually zero if there was a charge levied.
 
That would be a sad state of support for RPI women’s hockey. That if people had to pay to get in that people would not waste their time. I am not suggesting at all the cost be what it is for the men. Nor do I think the group homes that bring their residents to the games nor the school kids that go should be charged. It is great to see them there. But a nominal fee like $5 or something for the rest of us should be something we should be willing to do. Even a donation jar would be appropriate. I have enjoyed every game I have attended, win or lose. I am retired and it provides an enjoyable way to spend a day.
 
There are some of us who certainly enjoy the girl's game and would pay. And i most certainly agree it is worth it. But I wonder how many others owuld feel as we do.
 
I have no expectations that this team can be in the top half of the Ecac this year. On paper they look to be a cellar dwellar. But when RPI first emerged as a D1 team there was so much excitement around the team and they beat some high ranked teams and exceeded expectations. It would be nice to rekindle that experience of a team that exceeds expectations. They will need some big contributions from freshmen to do that.
 
hab said:
I have no expectations that this team can be in the top half of the Ecac this year. On paper they look to be a cellar dwellar. But when RPI first emerged as a D1 team there was so much excitement around the team and they beat some high ranked teams and exceeded expectations. It would be nice to rekindle that experience of a team that exceeds expectations. They will need some big contributions from freshmen to do that.
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All true - I think we will need to see a lot more from coaching also. We are certainly, on paper, at a distinct disadvantage from the usual top 8 in the ECAC. It is in precisely situations this that coaching and preparation can make a difference as can adjustments made during games and between periods.
 
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