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Wisconsin Women's Hockey 2024-2025

robertearle said:
2023-24 attendance numbers, tickets scanned vs tickets sold/distributed:

https://public.tableau.com/app/prof...isconsinwomenshockeytickets2023-24/Dashboard1
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This is interesting - I expect the difference is related to the price of the ticket - and the ability/effort required to re-sell. I for example have 4 tickets, but if/when one of my family members can't make it - I'll put some effort into finding a friend to give the ticket to, but I put zero effort into any type of resell. I suppose it's a bit selfish too - one more seat of room in the arena to stretch out a bit. Not probably the most fair for the girls on the ice who could be missing out on one more cheering fan. Still proud of the actual attendance numbers though! Great place to watch a hockey game!
 
Windchill22 said:
This is interesting - I expect the difference is related to the price of the ticket - and the ability/effort required to re-sell. I for example have 4 tickets, but if/when one of my family members can't make it - I'll put some effort into finding a friend to give the ticket to, but I put zero effort into any type of resell. I suppose it's a bit selfish too - one more seat of room in the arena to stretch out a bit. Not probably the most fair for the girls on the ice who could be missing out on one more cheering fan. Still proud of the actual attendance numbers though! Great place to watch a hockey game!
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I wonder if 'no more pdf tickets' - meaning no more people leaving spare tickets on the ledge by the doors for anyone to use - will have a noticeable effect the number scanned next year. I'd love for the AD to come up with some way for people to share those tickets even digitally, but I doubt there will be, Too bad. 'End of an era'.
 
robertearle said:
2023-24 attendance numbers, tickets scanned vs tickets sold/distributed:

https://public.tableau.com/app/prof...isconsinwomenshockeytickets2023-24/Dashboard1
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Also - it's unfortunate that the 2/24 game against Ohio State was a relatively lower attendance number - That was one of the best hockey games of the season. Turning around a less than stellar first period into a 4-2 (with an empty netter) win. Showing they could beat Ohio State, instilling confidence into the post season. Great game.
 
robertearle said:
I wonder if 'no more pdf tickets' - meaning no more people leaving spare tickets on the ledge by the doors for anyone to use - will have a noticeable effect the number scanned next year. I'd love for the AD to come up with some way for people to share those tickets even digitally, but I doubt there will be, Too bad. 'End of an era'.
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Some location where we could leave a ticket take a ticket digitally. I'd do that for sure.
I'm not sure how noticable it'll be with no more pdfs. I wonder how many tickets were used off the ledge this year with guests having printed, some digital.
 
Windchill22 said:
This is interesting - I expect the difference is related to the price of the ticket - and the ability/effort required to re-sell. I for example have 4 tickets, but if/when one of my family members can't make it - I'll put some effort into finding a friend to give the ticket to, but I put zero effort into any type of resell. I suppose it's a bit selfish too - one more seat of room in the arena to stretch out a bit. Not probably the most fair for the girls on the ice who could be missing out on one more cheering fan. Still proud of the actual attendance numbers though! Great place to watch a hockey game!
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Part of the problem with that I found is that SeatGeek doesn't allow you to resell tickets within a certain timeframe of the game. I've had someone bail in the afternoon and tried to flip them on there for $5 so they'd get used and it won't let you. Since there were still door tickets this year, you didn't often have people loitering near the door waiting for tickets, but that might change next year.
 
I had a friend who decided last minute that she wanted to go to the Feb 24th OSU game with me, so we got to LaBahn a few minutes before the doors opened. Our plan was that I would go up to see if there were any printed tickets by the door, and she would start asking other people in line if anyone had a ticket that they weren’t going to use. I had only gotten about halfway to the doors when she called me back because she had already been offered a ticket by someone whose wife couldn’t make it.

I really hope they can come up with some sort of simple digital leave-a-ticket/take-a-ticket system, because clearly there are people who are happy to give away tickets, but you can only expect so many people to be willing to go to a game and beg strangers for a ticket!

I’ve also wondered if there would be a way for them to say that your ticket only guarantees you entry until, for example, ten minutes after puck drop. If they look at ticket scans and say that they’re significantly below capacity, sell last minute tickets to people who are waiting. I always hate seeing “sold out” games where there are multiple sections with tons of available seats, and knowing probably the same way for the games where I couldn’t get tickets but didn’t want to take a chance on a printed pdf at the door.
 
Huffpluff said:
I’ve also wondered if there would be a way for them to say that your ticket only guarantees you entry until, for example, ten minutes after puck drop. If they look at ticket scans and say that they’re significantly below capacity, sell last minute tickets to people who are waiting. I always hate seeing “sold out” games where there are multiple sections with tons of available seats, and knowing probably the same way for the games where I couldn’t get tickets but didn’t want to take a chance on a printed pdf at the door.
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Just ten minutes after puck drop is probably an extreme example (I know I would be ticked if I was going to be on-time but hit a train on John Nolen and lost my seat) but a more realistic version is when my dad and I always thought that they should figure out how many seats remain at the Kohl Center at the halfway point of the third period for hockey (or second half for basketball) and crack the doors open and let that many students in. Really supercharge the crowd for the stretch run of games.

I agree that I hope they figure out the digital equivalent of door tickets so that the maximum are always getting used.
 
Huffpluff said:
I had a friend who decided last minute that she wanted to go to the Feb 24th OSU game with me, so we got to LaBahn a few minutes before the doors opened. Our plan was that I would go up to see if there were any printed tickets by the door, and she would start asking other people in line if anyone had a ticket that they weren’t going to use. I had only gotten about halfway to the doors when she called me back because she had already been offered a ticket by someone whose wife couldn’t make it.

I really hope they can come up with some sort of simple digital leave-a-ticket/take-a-ticket system, because clearly there are people who are happy to give away tickets, but you can only expect so many people to be willing to go to a game and beg strangers for a ticket!

I’ve also wondered if there would be a way for them to say that your ticket only guarantees you entry until, for example, ten minutes after puck drop. If they look at ticket scans and say that they’re significantly below capacity, sell last minute tickets to people who are waiting. I always hate seeing “sold out” games where there are multiple sections with tons of available seats, and knowing probably the same way for the games where I couldn’t get tickets but didn’t want to take a chance on a printed pdf at the door.
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There has to be a way to keep this going, but I'd get the powers that be have no idea this is going on and therefore don't care. MJ didn't even know about it until this season. They should just oversell by 300 or so, but I doubt the fire marshal would approve of that.
 
Looks like Gervais is moving closer to home and will be going to Vermont. Helgeson will be moving closer her sister and will be going to RPI. Glad they both found homes. Once a Badger always a Badger.
 
Interesting to try and figure out who the Badgers are targeting by looking at who they are following on social media. Seems like a pretty big "tell"
 
BadgerDad2022 said:
I probably need to ask my son as he is much more proficient on the social media stuff than I am. He mentioned Instagram but I'm not on that so I don't know. But he lives in that world so I will get a report
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Below is the link to the Badger Women Hockey instagram page. Near the top you will see "32k followers" and "242 following" . Click on either and a pop-up window will appear showing you the instagram accounts in that catagory. "followers" are fans of UW WH who want to get 'alerts' when the account posts something. "following" is an instagram account that somebody at UW who controls this account is paying attention to.

These kind of "follows" have actually proven, let's say, significant in the volleyball transfer world, where an athlete starts following a bunch of team members on another team, and they all start following her back. That's can be an indication that the player in the portal made a campus visit and met those players. Or a recruit starts following a team, and a coach or players for that team starts following her back. As best I know, the most recent "follows" appear at or near the top of the list in the pop-up.

https://www.instagram.com/badgerwhockey/?hl=en

For example, the third name down on the "following" list is a Shattuck player named Zahra Nauhaus. (Her account is private, so we can't see who she is following, etc.)

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Adding as another example, the top three most recent names/accounts that the Ohio State Women Hockey account is following are Hailey MacLeod, Brooke Disher, and Sara Swiderski. No idea when those "follows" happened, but if they occurred before the players committed, it would have been a clear indication that the commit was coming.

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One more example: the most recent "follow" by the Vermont Women's Hockey account is Jane Gervais, maybe "confirming" wheel-snipe-celly's post that that is where Gervais is heading.
 
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Here is my son's list of Wiski targets based upon most social media interest(along with his comments)

Forwards:

Nela Lopusanova--Bishop Kearney stud from Slovakia. #1 2008 birth year forward in the world. Played 19U this year and excelled. So much has been written about her already so won't bore people with more. This is the player I want MOST in the class.


Haley Box---Shattuck St Mary's(National Champs)---played 19U this year 52 points in 54 games. Played on 18U USA National team this year as double under age. Elite scorer


Kylie Amelkovich---Shattuck St Mary's(National Champs)--played 19U this year 33 points in 57 games. Great two way player. Standout at 15U USA camp last season



Defensemen:

Maggie Averill---Assabet Valley. Played on 18U USA National Team this season as double under age. GREAT player. Strong ties to Dartmouth and its expected her AND her sister(Caroline) will both go there


Megan Hosman---Mid Fairfield Stars Terrific player who was a star at USA Selection Camp this year. One of the rare elite defensemen that can do it all


Goalie:

Morgan Stickney ----Shattuck St Mary's(National Champs) First American Girl ever drafted into Canadian major junior hockey. 60 wins over last two season with 93% save percentage. This is the player I want second most after Nela. Difference maker
 
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BadgerDad2022 said:
Here is my son's list of Wiski targets based upon most social media interest(along with his comments)

Forwards:

Nela Lopusanova--Bishop Kearney stud from Slovakia. #1 2008 birth year forward in the world. Played 19U this year and excelled. So much has been written about her already so won't bore people with more. This is the player I want MOST in the class.


Haley Box---Shattuck St Mary's(National Champs)---played 19U this year 52 points in 54 games. Played on 18U USA National team this year as double under age. Elite scorer


Kylie Amelkovich---Shattuck St Mary's(National Champs)--played 19U this year 33 points in 57 games. Great two way player. Standout at 15U USA camp last season



Defensemen:

Maggie Averill---Assabet Valley. Played on 18U USA National Team this season as double under age. GREAT player. Strong ties to Dartmouth and its expected her AND her sister(Caroline) will both go there


Megan Hosman---Mid Fairfield Stars Terrific player who was a star at USA Selection Camp this year. One of the rare elite defensemen that can do it all


Goalie:

Morgan Stickney ----Shattuck St Mary's(National Champs) First American Girl ever drafted into Canadian major junior hockey. 60 wins over last two season with 93% save percentage. This is the player I want second most after Nela. Difference maker
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The key word here is targets....not necessarily reciprocation for some at this point. But it can be fun to speculate! My daughters over the years have taught me a few lessons. I shoot them a social media post of a commit, and they come back, yeah Dad I already know, she snapped that out two weeks ago. So I've given up, I just ask them!
 
JDHack51 said:
The key word here is targets....not necessarily reciprocation for some at this point. But it can be fun to speculate! My daughters over the years have taught me a few lessons. I shoot them a social media post of a commit, and they come back, yeah Dad I already know, she snapped that out two weeks ago. So I've given up, I just ask them!
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Wisconsin is 'following' all six on their instagram account. Four of the six are following back, one is not (Amelkovich), and one (Haley Box) has a private account, so we can't see if she is or not. I'm sure other schools are following and being followed back.
 
The social media world is a complete and total black hole for me. I rely on my son to translate and he loves following men's and women's hockey recruiting for the Badgers
 
robertearle said:
I'm sure other schools are following and being followed back.
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100 percent true! Most soon to be Juniors on the list would still be weighing options, meaning the follow could be just general interest on the athlete's part. You also had a great earlier point, social media is a better tell tale sign for transfers and those further along in the process. It's also really in how the media user (school or athlete) conveys interest in general. For the record Haley Box wasn't wearing a Badger hoodie today at Woog Arena! ;)
 
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