Utica College Pioneers 2012-13 Season

[jcase]

Re: Utica College Pioneers 2012-13 Season

CAST YOUR VOTE

Which team has the best chance of making it to the championship in 2013?
St. Norbert
Oswego
Norwich
Gustavus Adolphus

None of the above

 

[97osu]

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None of the above

For karma's sake, you really need to take that down!! Wow

 

[Bennycheck]

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Wow based off those financial statements it looks like the Aud really isn't supporting itself. If it weren't for the $600,000 they get every year from the PILOT payments from the Mohawk Valley Water Authority, they wouldn't be in business.

Makes me glad I'm on well water.

 

[Fishman'81]

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If Utica wins their next game, are they able to host the (March 2) ECAC-W final? I think you guys said the conflict with the high school tourney only impacted their potenital to host in the NCAA tourney...just trying to confirm.

(Sorry to ask - I'm sure it is posted previously somewhere...)

That date is available, according to the very helpful and competent ladies in the ticket office... And if UC wins on Saturday, I hope/expect to see Hobart in Utica a week later.

Those two might be the best teams in the East, and this seasons' contests between them have been nail-biting affairs from start to finish. Great D-3 hockey, with neither team taking a shift off.

(Significantly, it's going to be hard for the NCAA to keep either team out of the national playoffs should they meet for the W title, no matter who wins that game.)

 

[LakerFan99]

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(Significantly, it's going to be hard for the NCAA to keep either team out of the national playoffs should they meet for the W title, no matter who wins that game.)

I don't often agree with you, but you're absolutely right. If they meet for the title, they're both likely to get a Pool C. Unless the smoke in the smoke filled room is extra thick this year.

 

[sshablak]

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Platty !!

 

[jconnor]

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If haven't yet, there is still time:


CAST YOUR VOTE

Which team has the best chance of making it to the championship in 2013?
St. Norbert
Oswego
Norwich
Gustavus Adolphus

What? NO RIT

On a more serious note. With all the talk about tickets going fast, I would hope that they save some for visiting fans? Lets face it, the opposing team hasn't been decided yet and why would Elmira/Manhattanville fans buy tickets before knowing if their team makes it?

 

[Transplanted Tiger Fan]

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With all the talk about tickets going fast, I would hope that they save some for visiting fans? Lets face it, the opposing team hasn't been decided yet and why would Elmira/Manhattanville fans buy tickets before knowing if their team makes it?

No problem!!... Just stand outside before the game starts. Once the crowd realizes that the taps are not flowing, there will probably be an exodus of people leaving the arena. You'll be able to get tickets cheap!!

The above statements, while stated in jest, are based upon the assumption that the Aud will not be serving beer during the ECAC West playoffs, as I believe the ECAC West follows the NCAA guidelines and “bans” the sale of alcohol during the playoffs.

 

[joecct]

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What? NO RIT

On a more serious note. With all the talk about tickets going fast, I would hope that they save some for visiting fans? Lets face it, the opposing team hasn't been decided yet and why would Elmira/Manhattanville fans buy tickets before knowing if their team makes it?

Isn't the host school required to hold a block back (usually a corner section near the opponent's goal) for the visiting team?

 

[CARDS_rule_the_Burgh]

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Isn't the host school required to hold a block back (usually a corner section near the opponent's goal) for the visiting team?

From the ECAC-West Policies and Procedures: (I added the underlining to highlight the important parts)

Section 13 – Championship Tickets

13.1 Ticket Prices
All rounds—
Adult minimum general admission: $5 per day.
Student (with ID)/Children minimum: $3 per day
(students must pay regardless of in-season policy).

13.2 Visiting-Team Tickets
The host institution shall afford each of the three visiting institutions the
opportunity to purchase 15 percent of the available tickets.

The directors of athletics shall coordinate the purchase of available
tickets. All unused tickets should be returned to the host management
by noon Thursday before the games.

13.3 Complimentary Tickets
Each team participating in any round of the championship is allowed five
complimentary tickets per contest.

On-ice officials are allowed two complimentary tickets for games in which
he/she is working.

So, either the team that is travelling to Utica figures out what to do with the tickets on Thursday morning (or, I suppose the ADs could have arranged it ahead of time), or we'll see more tickets go on sale at noon on Thursday.

 

[Fishman'81]

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No problem!!... Just stand outside before the game starts. Once the crowd realizes that the taps are not flowing, there will probably be an exodus of people leaving the arena. You'll be able to get tickets cheap!!

The above statements, while stated in jest, are based upon the assumption that the Aud will not be serving beer during the ECAC West playoffs, as I believe the ECAC West follows the NCAA guidelines and “bans” the sale of alcohol during the playoffs.

That possibility hadn't even occurred to me... And I think you're right, that they'll be a passel of heartbroken attendees there if the taps are capped. (Pretty sure that The Aud won't do so unless it absolutely has to, though, guidelines or not.)

The W quarters resulted as expected, but I was a bit surprised to see M'ville hammer Elmira, as opposed to just beating them 5-2 or something.

I'd still rather see UC face the Violents than Neumann. The latter has a much deeper team, and stellar 'tending. I won't be stunned to see either visitor win on Saturday, but I think that NU has a much better shot at Hobart than M'ville has at Utica.

 

[sshablak]

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What I view as "potentially" good news. The NYS Section III moved their games back two hours this Saturday to accomodate UC vs Manhattanville. I'm hoping this shows "flexibility" for UC's playing at home in the NCAA's ! At least they budged !

 

[vcxc3200]

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That possibility hadn't even occurred to me... And I think you're right, that they'll be a passel of heartbroken attendees there if the taps are capped. (Pretty sure that The Aud won't do so unless it absolutely has to, though, guidelines or not.)

The W quarters resulted as expected, but I was a bit surprised to see M'ville hammer Elmira, as opposed to just beating them 5-2 or something.

I'd still rather see UC face the Violents than Neumann. The latter has a much deeper team, and stellar 'tending. I won't be stunned to see either visitor win on Saturday, but I think that NU has a much better shot at Hobart than M'ville has at Utica.

My sources have confirmed that There WILL be beer. No exoduses.....

Also, got a great show coming up tonight at 7!

7:00 Michael Keeley, WNYO
7:15 Matthew Webb, "The Other Site"
7:30 Anthony O'Hagan, Former UC (And current M'ville) video coordinator

http://www.utica.edu/wpnr907

 

[UCBadger]

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The last time we hosted a ECAC-W playoff game, "normal" concessions were available. When we hosted the ECAC-W tourney under the old format of 4 teams at the top seed's home rink, adult beverages were not available.

 

[Fishman'81]

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I was there back then, but I don't remember if beer was sold or not, since I always have to drive, and the puck was dropped before cocktails were even being poured in Singapore.

I'm thinking that Saturday's crowd will be there for the hockey, in any case. (At least I hope so.)

The lines have been long at the ticket office, and that's a good sign. I'd like to see the place filled with committed fans, for the first time this season. There have been far too many "sellouts" this year featuring 400-500 obviously empty seats.

 

[Bennycheck]

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I was there back then, but I don't remember if beer was sold or not, since I always have to drive, and the puck was dropped before cocktails were even being poured in Singapore.

I'm thinking that Saturday's crowd will be there for the hockey, in any case. (At least I hope so.)

The lines have been long at the ticket office, and that's a good sign. I'd like to see the place filled with committed fans, for the first time this season. There have been far too many "sellouts" this year featuring 400-500 obviously empty seats.

They need a stub hub system so that doesn't happen again next year. The seats are sold, but 5 to 600 people just don't show up. If they had a stub hub system set up online, people who have season tickets that can't make it to the game could sell their tickets via will call without leaving their homes. It does look dumb when you have a sellout with all those empty seats. The seats are sold but to many are still empty. $.02

 

[CARDS_rule_the_Burgh]

They need a stub hub system so that doesn't happen again next year. The seats are sold, but 5 to 600 people just don't show up. If they had a stub hub system set up online, people who have season tickets that can't make it to the game could sell their tickets via will call without leaving their homes. It does look dumb when you have a sellout with all those empty seats. The seats are sold but to many are still empty. $.02

It's a very common occurrence at Plattsburgh. With 1200 out of 1924 seats being claimed by season ticket holders, we've had a few attendances of 1600+ where you might be able to count 1.000 bodies if you included players, coaches, rink staffs, press, and one of the homeless guys sitting out behind the rink (kidding about that last part!).

What they're doing for the playoffs, since postseason wasn't included in the season package, is invitng season ticket olders to come in the day before the game to buy heir seat (and only the seats they already had the rights to!), and all unsold seats go on sale to the general public at 5:30 tomorrow (don't get me started on how stupid this ticket system we have at Plattsburgh is...).

I wish they could do it that way all season, but I realize that there are practical issues involved. I know some people who own 5+ season tickets and make sure they're used for every game, and would be more than willing to sell back their seats for a game if they could. I also know some businesses how have 8-10 season tickets, and if they don't have anyone claim them, they sit unused. In hat case, it might be difficult for them to know that they'll be unused in time to sell them back for hte game

Oh well, as Coach Emery likes to say, it means we're a tough ticket get... More competitive than then Red Sux or some nonesense like that



So honestly, count your blessings 5-600 vacant seats in a sellout of 4000 is nothing compared to 6-900 missing out of a crowd of 1900.

 

[LakerFan99]

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It's a very common occurrence at Plattsburgh. With 1200 out of 1924 seats being claimed by season ticket holders, we've had a few attendances of 1600+ where you might be able to count 1.000 bodies if you included players, coaches, rink staffs, press, and one of the homeless guys sitting out behind the rink (kidding about that last part!).

What they're doing for the playoffs, since postseason wasn't included in the season package, is invitng season ticket olders to come in the day before the game to buy heir seat (and only the seats they already had the rights to!), and all unsold seats go on sale to the general public at 5:30 tomorrow (don't get me started on how stupid this ticket system we have at Plattsburgh is...).

I wish they could do it that way all season, but I realize that there are practical issues involved. I know some people who own 5+ season tickets and make sure they're used for every game, and would be more than willing to sell back their seats for a game if they could. I also know some businesses how have 8-10 season tickets, and if they don't have anyone claim them, they sit unused. In hat case, it might be difficult for them to know that they'll be unused in time to sell them back for hte game

Oh well, as Coach Emery likes to say, it means we're a tough ticket get... More competitive than then Red Sux or some nonesense like that



So honestly, count your blessings 5-600 vacant seats in a sellout of 4000 is nothing compared to 6-900 missing out of a crowd of 1900.

Happens at Oswego a lot too. Especially during the Pathfinder Classic games. Oswego will play on New Year's Eve at 4pm and the announced attendance would be 2100, when there *maybe* 1000 in the seats. It happens in all sports. Season tickets holders are counted in the attendance whether they show up or not. I prefer the "butts in seats" count.

 

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

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'No beer' only applies to NCAA games, I believe. But still, I'll repost this for fun. In regards to attendance numbers, if they only counted filled seats, I think this season would look pretty bad. I blame the non-GA (general admission) seating. In previous years, I'd meet 5-8 friends and sit together up in the blue (nosebleed) seats on occasion. Now it is impossible to get a group of friends together like that for a game.

<img src="https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/429683_3085235061464_1734720087_n.jpg" alt="O say can UC">

 

[echrist210]

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there was a block of tickets held for both the visiting team and for familly of the pioneers players