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UCONN 2015-2016: The Hockey East Journey Continues..the Future Looks Bright

antioch1098 said:
Good game tonight boys. You beat us last year 4-1. It looks like 2015-16 is just shaping up to be our year. Good luck the rest of the season.
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Thanks. Your team is too good to take stupid penalties and hope to have any chance. Aside from Friday night and your North Country trip, best of luck. Your team should contend for the FF this year.
 
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RSTuthill said:
That wasn't the point I was making. Just trying to say it's hypocritical to criticize a school that led the conference in attendence last year and give a pass to others that don't meet minimum standards. The simple fact of the matter is there is no money for a new barn unless it is privately raised. But there is another issue. Powerful forces do not want them playing in Storrs.
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Please. UConn was 6th in Hockey East in total attendance and was at 60% capacity for the season.
 
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RSTuthill said:
That wasn't the point I was making. Just trying to say it's hypocritical to criticize a school that led the conference in attendence last year
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Stop

Everyone knows they were counting fingers & toes in the building opposed to people
 
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FiveHole12 said:
Hockey East 2014-2015 Overall Attendance

Hockey East 2014-2015 Conference Only Attendance
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Thanks for this. But for UConn, the numbers include the Bridgeport and Taft School venues since they were home games. Gotta take those out of the averages since we are talking about the XL Center. Also should include regular season only. And I think some other schools may have played some home games away from their regular home which should be removed. UM-L used to do this if I recall.
 
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Honestly, crowing about attendance is about as lame as it gets. At least the UNH fans actually had something on the ice that was accomplished when they raised all those banners at the Whitt.
 
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Nick Papagiorgio said:
Honestly, crowing about attendance is about as lame as it gets. At least the UNH fans actually had something on the ice that was accomplished when they raised all those banners at the Whitt.
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Try to keep up, Nick. We were talking about the attractiveness of the XL Center as UConn's home venue. Not to worry, we UConn fans are properly humble about being in HE and no one is crowing about anything. Least of all our current on-ice product. :mad: :mad: And most especially after last night which was an embarrassment.
 
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So to clarify. UConn promised as a part of the agreement when joining hockey east they would build an on campus arena. UConn has stopped (?) planning to build an on campus arena because they're happy with their attendance at one of their off campus sites, but the other ones they continue to schedule even with the poor attendance.

Personally, besides the breach in contract i could care less where UConn plays their home games. That said, I'm skeptical that playing at XL is sustainable, if the team continues it's poor on ice product (not saying they will, though i find it laughable to think UConn believes it can play like this in the first half and get hot ala BC in the second half) attendance will dip. On campus arenas stabilize attendance because all that need be done at a school as large as UConn is open up more seats to students.

In the end, you are going back on your word, which is indefensible at least to many on this board. In light of UConn trying to get into a better conference for all sports, pulling this stuff is probably not sending the best message
 
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UML Puck Hawk said:
So to clarify. UConn promised as a part of the agreement when joining hockey east they would build an on campus arena. UConn has stopped (?) planning to build an on campus arena because they're happy with their attendance at one of their off campus sites, but the other ones they continue to schedule even with the poor attendance.

Personally, besides the breach in contract i could care less where UConn plays their home games. That said, I'm skeptical that playing at XL is sustainable, if the team continues it's poor on ice product (not saying they will, though i find it laughable to think UConn believes it can play like this in the first half and get hot ala BC in the second half) attendance will dip. On campus arenas stabilize attendance because all that need be done at a school as large as UConn is open up more seats to students.

In the end, you are going back on your word, which is indefensible at least to many on this board. In light of UConn trying to get into a better conference for all sports, pulling this stuff is probably not sending the best message
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to me, this is what it comes down to... atmosphere is harder in a place like that and its far away from campus... at UConn all I had to do was walk up from grad dorms (the first couple of yrs before I moved off campus). 10 minute walk.

If I were there now... I'd have to walk to the parking lot where my car is (5 minutes), drive down to hartford in the evening (30-50 minutes), and park up ($$$).

It really comes down to how much you like taking the atheltic department funded buses.
 
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UML Puck Hawk said:
So to clarify. UConn promised as a part of the agreement when joining hockey east they would build an on campus arena. UConn has stopped (?) planning to build an on campus arena because they're happy with their attendance at one of their off campus sites, but the other ones they continue to schedule even with the poor attendance.
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Looking at my season tix now. All home games are at the XL Center this year. Not sure why some were scheduled in Bridgeport or Taft School last year. Difficulty in getting dates? A marketing tactic? A payoff to someone in the Legislature for their UConn vote? I have no clue. I would be interested in hearing theories from someone with data.

None of us on this board know exactly what covenants were entered into by UConn and HE. We have heard the widely reported summaries, but no more really. Every school is sympathetic to financial and political pressures and realities of the other schools. Further, we do not have any idea what marketing data UConn may have in its pocket regarding the effect of moving to Storrs. So, I wouldn't over-react and get all holier than thou just yet. And, btw, I have heard that the financing is not the problem.

Meanwhile, have you been to a game at the XL? Other than a lack of paint in the parking garage stairwells, the place is in fine shape. And the options for food and drink are truly exceptional for a college venue. Add to that the restaurants in the neighborhood and the easy access from I-84, I think it is a great facility.
 
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Patman said:
to me, this is what it comes down to... atmosphere is harder in a place like that and its far away from campus... at UConn all I had to do was walk up from grad dorms (the first couple of yrs before I moved off campus). 10 minute walk.

If I were there now... I'd have to walk to the parking lot where my car is (5 minutes), drive down to hartford in the evening (30-50 minutes), and park up ($$$).

It really comes down to how much you like taking the atheltic department funded buses.
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Ahh, yes, I so long for that wonderful quaint atmosphere of Freitas ... NOT. The place was utterly devoid of atmosphere. The place that had atmosphere was the long gone warming hut with its fireplace and clam chowder.

If you want to drive to Storrs and park in the future you will pay what you would pay in Hartford now. No difference. Hockey spectators got a free ride back in the day. You drove up, told the people collecting the parking fees that you were going to hockey not BB, and you got a free pass. No more if they build a new barn.
 
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From what I've heard recently the plan has shifted from building a new on campus facility to renovating Freitas but continuing to play all Hockey East games in Hartford at the XL Center. The renovation would be geared towards a nicer practice facility, satisfying the Hockey East officials and whatever agreement was made when joining Hockey East, and potentially playing the occasional non-conference game.
 
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rpi08 said:
From what I've heard recently the plan has shifted from building a new on campus facility to renovating Freitas but continuing to play all Hockey East games in Hartford at the XL Center. The renovation would be geared towards a nicer practice facility, satisfying the Hockey East officials and whatever agreement was made when joining Hockey East, and potentially playing the occasional non-conference game.
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Yeah, I am hearing the same sorts of things. Also the state is talking about spending $250MM on the XL to modernize it (mid level luxury, much wider concourses, increase in seating) which smacks of luring the NHL back. At this point it is all speculation and probably not worth even discussing. But something is definitely up in the long range vision department.
 
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rpi08 said:
From what I've heard recently the plan has shifted from building a new on campus facility to renovating Freitas but continuing to play all Hockey East games in Hartford at the XL Center. The renovation would be geared towards a nicer practice facility, satisfying the Hockey East officials and whatever agreement was made when joining Hockey East, and potentially playing the occasional non-conference game.
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This assumes the HCC will work... if it does... fine and move on.
 
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RSTuthill said:
Also the state is talking about spending $250MM on the XL to modernize it (mid level luxury, much wider concourses, increase in seating) which smacks of luring the NHL back.
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Wait a state that has huge financial issues and only more heading down the pike is going to give a quarter of a billion to renovate an arena for an AHL team and an athletic program that is going to have to make some huge financial decisions within the next 5-10 years?

there's only so long you can pay a men's bball coach ($3 MM), a women's bball coach ($2 MM) & a football coach (~$2 MM) when one of your top sources of revenue (TV) is bringing in $2 MM

any commenter who thinks the nhl is coming back should hang up their keyboard. any politician that thinks so should give back their bloated pension.
 
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RSTuthill said:
Meanwhile, have you been to a game at the XL? Other than a lack of paint in the parking garage stairwells, the place is in fine shape. And the options for food and drink are truly exceptional for a college venue. Add to that the restaurants in the neighborhood and the easy access from I-84, I think it is a great facility.
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If you think XL is in fine shape, I don't know what to tell you. The place is a dump and its concessions only surpass that of Merrimack and UVM.
 
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