RPI Hockey 2015 - 2016 (Part II): We want more banners, not more flags

[DrDemento]

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I suspect that the Mayor's Trophy game will continue whether or not all of us approve.

Unfortunately i agree, but only if the event makes someone money. If it becomes a losing financial proposition for all involved, it will go away like our 60 year tournament did.

 

[DrDemento]

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Deer frolicking in the street in Cleveland Park. <a href="https://twitter.com/capitalweather">@capitalweather</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Snowzilla?src=hash">#Snowzilla</a> <a href="https://t.co/UaQ5ZLCj4h">pic.twitter.com/UaQ5ZLCj4h</a></p>— Laurie Trayers (@ltrayers) <a href="https://twitter.com/ltrayers/status/690799843506307072">January 23, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Looks like almost a full team. Who is playing goal, Buck Rogers?

 

[vicb]

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Vic: Fantastic to see you still posting. You had not updated the standings contest and had me a tad concerned. Was getting ready to email you when i saw this. The weather here is beyond horrible but due to severe drifting cannot measure the snow yet (but is certainly over a foot). Stay warm and dry.

You will see an up to date contest post on Sunday AM. Keeping my arms, fingers, legs and toes crossed that we do not lose power.

 

[DrDemento]

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You will see an up to date contest post on Sunday AM. Keeping my arms, fingers, legs and toes crossed that we do not lose power.

We are in similar positions. We have flickered a few times and the outage website for our area shows the state with several hundred thousand without power. We have been lucky so far though. Snow so far is actually fr less than i expected but the winds are just incessantly howling with gusts measured near here of just over 66mph. No one around here is talking about global warming today.

 

[lugnut92]

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You think the attendance for two games against two powerhouse teams from another contest would be less?

Yes. 100% yes. Non-conference games against teams we don't care about while classes aren't in session will draw far less than an extra RPI-Union game.

 

[Ralph Baer]

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Looks like almost a full team. Who is playing goal, Buck Rogers?

Another DC resident enjoying the snow.
https://www.facebook.com/nationalzoo/videos/10153837445042902/

 

[DrDemento]

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Another DC resident enjoying the snow.
https://www.facebook.com/nationalzoo/videos/10153837445042902/

Not sure, looks real familiar. Might have dated her (if it is a her) years ago when i had a few drinks in me. (Please do not let Jenny see this one)

 

[DrDemento]

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Yes. 100% yes. Non-conference games against teams we don't care about while classes aren't in session will draw far less than an extra RPI-Union game.

Could be, but I would make the drive up to see North Dakota or St. Cloud or Penn State in the tri city area long before a third game against a team I have the chance to see twice every year. That was the fun of the Invitational Tournament for all the years we used to come up. We got to see 4 games with usually 3 teams we might never have otherwise seen. I know things have changed greatly and we cannot bring back what we had 15-30 years ago but for those who go back that far, it was a great chance to see that much hockey against teams we got to see on rare occasions only. Perhaps even better further back when we had even more teams playing but I am not sure too many who post here can remember those days. (perhaps non conference games that do matter in the overall PWR grid might change your opinion some?)

 

[engineerhockeyfan]

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It is great that they drew 8500 people to the game, but for those of us who live too far away or get stuck in a snow storm, it would be nice to have the game streamed. I am sure the RPI could have done a great job if they were allowed.

 

[DrDemento]

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A really nice win. Does not move us much in the rpi or PWR but it is genuinely hard to beat any team 3 times in a row in one season. I am not sure we have done it often in the past. And for it to be Union, well, that is just extra special. Now comes the important stretch-a sweep on the road against Yale and Brown could do a lot for this team's chances at the playoffs. Not only to secure a top 4 seed in the ECAC but perhaps get them just across the line for now in the top 14 of PWR. Darn i wish we had done just a tad better in Alaska.

 

[jericho]

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A really nice win. Does not move us much in the rpi or PWR but it is genuinely hard to beat any team 3 times in a row in one season. I am not sure we have done it often in the past. And for it to be Union, well, that is just extra special. Now comes the important stretch-a sweep on the road against Yale and Brown could do a lot for this team's chances at the playoffs. Not only to secure a top 4 seed in the ECAC but perhaps get them just across the line for now in the top 14 of PWR. Darn i wish we had done just a tad better in Alaska.

RPI needs victories this weekend, while also cheering hard against Penn St., Minnesota, and Cornell, the three teams directly above RPI in the PWR. If RPI wins and those three lose, combined with a Dartmouth and Yale loss, then I did find a scenario which would put RPI at 14 in the PWR.

 

[Ralph Baer]

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A question for those who know the NCAA rules better than I do. I was reading this article by Ken Schott where he mentions that Union started Sakellaropoulos although Young was the announced goalie. Conceivably RPI could have dressed a different lineup thinking that Young was going to play than they would have if they thought that Sakellaropoulos was going to play. With the RPI injury situation, I doubt that this was the case, but is a team allowed to switch their goalie at the last minute?

 

[FlagDUDE08]

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It is great that they drew 8500 people to the game, but for those of us who live too far away or get stuck in a snow storm, it would be nice to have the game streamed. I am sure the RPI could have done a great job if they were allowed.

TUC and the ECAC feels that if they live streamed the game, even with a pay wall, they'd get 4000 less people in the door.

 

[FlagDUDE08]

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A question for those who know the NCAA rules better than I do. I was reading this article by Ken Schott where he mentions that Union started Sakellaropoulos although Young was the announced goalie. Conceivably RPI could have dressed a different lineup thinking that Young was going to play than they would have if they thought that Sakellaropoulos was going to play. With the RPI injury situation, I doubt that this was the case, but is a team allowed to switch their goalie at the last minute?

Protocol is that by 25 minutes prior to puck drop (that or thereabout), both teams shall submit their official dressed roster to the scorers, officials, and each other (albeit the last one happens by virtue of the officials receiving it). This is why sometimes players will warm up but not play because of a "game time decision". Any media announcement is unofficial.

 

[jmhusker]

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A question for those who know the NCAA rules better than I do. I was reading this article by Ken Schott where he mentions that Union started Sakellaropoulos although Young was the announced goalie. Conceivably RPI could have dressed a different lineup thinking that Young was going to play than they would have if they thought that Sakellaropoulos was going to play. With the RPI injury situation, I doubt that this was the case, but is a team allowed to switch their goalie at the last minute?

Not sure I see why this really is much to get flustered about (even in an RPI thread where the entire world is clearly against us... even ourselves according to some posts). They could have started the other guy and switched at the first whistle for no reason whatsoever. Unless the other guy wasn't on the roster.

Plus... players get hurt in warm-ups sometimes so...

 

[FlagDUDE08]

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Not sure I see why this really is much to get flustered about (even in an RPI thread where the entire world is clearly against us... even ourselves according to some posts). They could have started the other guy and switched at the first whistle for no reason whatsoever. Unless the other guy wasn't on the roster.

Plus... players get hurt in warm-ups sometimes so...

They couldn't switch the starters; that's also part of the protocol action I mentioned previously. However, if they did it at the first whistle, we would have known about it.

 

[Ralph Baer]

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Protocol is that by 25 minutes prior to puck drop (that or thereabout), both teams shall submit their official dressed roster to the scorers, officials, and each other (albeit the last one happens by virtue of the officials receiving it). This is why sometimes players will warm up but not play because of a "game time decision". Any media announcement is unofficial.

Thanks.

Not sure I see why this really is much to get flustered about (even in an RPI thread where the entire world is clearly against us... even ourselves according to some posts). They could have started the other guy and switched at the first whistle for no reason whatsoever. Unless the other guy wasn't on the roster.

Plus... players get hurt in warm-ups sometimes so...

It was mainly curiosity on my part.

 

[engineerhockeyfan]

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TUC and the ECAC feels that if they live streamed the game, even with a pay wall, they'd get 4000 less people in the door.

Really, They think that more fans of those two school would rather watch the game on TV than attend it in person.
Does that sound plausible to you?
Personally, if I lived in the area, I would be at every RPI game. Only really bad weather or some kind of personal catastrophe would keep me away.
That is just me.
Back in the day, the NFL felt the same about televising home team home games. Except in very few instances, all home games are televised. Just sayin.

 

[Ralph Baer]

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Really, They think that more fans of those two school would rather watch the game on TV than attend it in person.
Does that sound plausible to you?
Personally, if I lived in the area, I would be at every RPI game. Only really bad weather or some kind of personal catastrophe would keep me away.
That is just me.
Back in the day, the NFL felt the same about televising home team home games. Except in very few instances, all home games are televised. Just sayin.

Conceivably the streaming of home games is cutting down significantly the attendance.

 

[RPI fan 4 life]

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Conceivably the streaming of home games is cutting down significantly the attendance.

Very good possibility RB. Are you saying that in order to increase attendance, RPItv will have to pull a Union and start charging fees to watch their excellent streaming broadcasts?