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Utica University 2024-25 - Retooled and Reloaded

Fishman'81 said:
Drafty, any D-3 program that realistically wants to compete would be absolutely insane to eschew D-1 wash-outs.

It's funny how so many of those guys who failed at that level excel down here, including a few being D-3 All-Americans.

The gulf in talent is still surprisingly wide.
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I think some of those DI "wash outs" might have been productive in the right circumstances and with more ice time.

DIII teams also need to be careful not to take just any of these "wash outs" if they don't want to harm team culture or risk academic issues. As already noted, the latter depends on the selectivity and academic rigor of the school.
 
Bartman said:
Hobart returns 23 from last year, 3 transfers( UCONN, AIC and Salve Regina) and room for only 3 first-years on the start-of-season roster. The home and away games against Utica should be awesome this year and give D3 Hockey a huge boost to the start of the season. The Cooler is even charging for tickets this year......$5......budget for it now.
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Are they adding any seating? I never minded the cold there, just the poor sightlines.
 
If u dont mind the cold im sure you get park a big truck outside and put some folding chairs on top. same temp as inside and u save 5$
 
Lord_Zubin said:
If u dont mind the cold im sure you get park a big truck outside and put some folding chairs on top. same temp as inside and u save 5$
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I'm OK with shelling out $5 to see a great Hobart program lose to Utica. Hell, I'd go $25 for that!

That arena is quite possibly the worst place in all of college to see a game, because you can't really see the game from the vast majority of the seats.

The top row of bleachers are OK, and that's about it. I wish they'd figure it out.
 
Looks like the boost from hosting last year has helped season ticket sales a bit.

By my count, there's roughly 2900 season tickets sold for next season, and by the looks of it, they're now outpacing the Comets on season ticket holders
 
Fishman'81 said:
I'm OK with shelling out $5 to see a great Hobart program lose to Utica. Hell, I'd go $25 for that!

That arena is quite possibly the worst place in all of college to see a game, because you can't really see the game from the vast majority of the seats.

The top row of bleachers are OK, and that's about it. I wish they'd figure it out.
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It is what it is for now. Top row of the bleachers is optimal, unless you can get access to the press box area. The view from the press box is very nice.There was quite a bit of discussion last summer to make changes with Geneva. I think the only think that got resolved was putting in new chillers. the stands will not have any changes unless the Colleges step up , which is looking less likely, unfortunately. I think it would be better to put a new rink on campus rather than trying to work things out with Geneva. Just need to raise the SSS after the next Championship :). Utica fans should be very grateful they benefitted from the investment in such a great facility.
 
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