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Wonder why hockey east attendance is down at 15$ a whack ?????
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REDMEN2002
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When you have as many college hockey venues in a small radius such as in New England, you can't have high prices.
Good points but i would like to add Minnesota high school hockey in Minnesota is huge. We have many high school barns bigger than the size of college arenas in the NE that sell out every game. For example, regardless of the level the class AA tourney would be the biggest amateur hockey tourney in the country. Our hockey culture is different than anywhere else in the country.
Re: Wonder why hockey east attendance is down at 15$ a whack ?????
UNH fan but live in providence , go to brown or pc games , usualy $8 and your in for the game .... so $ 15 is considered a large jump ...
Re: Wonder why hockey east attendance is down at 15$ a whack ?????
Well, then it's not exactly fair to make comparisons, is it?
I do think that the popularity of hockey in Minnesota is incredible. It's borderline obsessive. But you guys need to understand that hockey is a distant fourth in most other places in the country. In most of New England (excluding RI, where basketball is king), hockey is third in terms of popularity, but that's still a significant step behind football and baseball. When you can get $5-10 tickets in the regular season, shelling out $15 for a playoff game might scare some casual fans away, especially since the game might be on TV. Students also often stay away due to increased prices.
Well, then it's not exactly fair to make comparisons, is it?
I do think that the popularity of hockey in Minnesota is incredible. It's borderline obsessive. But you guys need to understand that hockey is a distant fourth in most other places in the country. In most of New England (excluding RI, where basketball is king), hockey is third in terms of popularity, but that's still a significant step behind football and baseball. When you can get $5-10 tickets in the regular season, shelling out $15 for a playoff game might scare some casual fans away, especially since the game might be on TV. Students also often stay away due to increased prices.
Well, then it's not exactly fair to make comparisons, is it?
I do think that the popularity of hockey in Minnesota is incredible. It's borderline obsessive. But you guys need to understand that hockey is a distant fourth in most other places in the country. In most of New England (excluding RI, where basketball is king), hockey is third in terms of popularity, but that's still a significant step behind football and baseball. When you can get $5-10 tickets in the regular season, shelling out $15 for a playoff game might scare some casual fans away, especially since the game might be on TV. Students also often stay away due to increased prices.
Sadly, hockey is number four here also it's just our state is passionate and very loyal to the sport. Like you said it is obsessive.
$8 bucks? That's what Area high schools charge and more. Wow! This is eye opening.
Re: Wonder why hockey east attendance is down at 15$ a whack ?????
as someone noted earlier , there are tons of venues to attend and hockey takes a back seat to everything .
Im amazed at how hockey is perceived in mn . Didnt realize it was that big, well never gave it much thought.. Great insight thou
as someone noted earlier , there are tons of venues to attend and hockey takes a back seat to everything .
Im amazed at how hockey is perceived in mn . Didnt realize it was that big, well never gave it much thought.. Great insight thou
They should meet in the middle. BU is too expensive (shouldn't be over 20 bucks) and BC is undercharging considering the product they're putting on the ice. BC might be somewhat restrained by the size of the arena however as I believe it holds 8,000 compared to 6,200 for BU hence the lower price due to greater seat availability.
I think $35 includes parking which BU runs as a side business to capture fans going to Fenway. It is ridiculous and they should waive the fee if you're going to the game. However, I think a new lot is opening up soon under the new lacrosse field that may alleviate that somewhat.
Google it sometime. We have many websites, message boards, and newspaper sites dedicated to high school hockey. It's huge.
Re: Wonder why hockey east attendance is down at 15$ a whack ?????
I guess many MNs figured that the second biggest area for hockey (the east coast/NE area), along with a higher cost of living, wouldn't be so cheap for a hockey game. *shrug*
Well, then it's not exactly fair to make comparisons, is it?
I do think that the popularity of hockey in Minnesota is incredible. It's borderline obsessive. But you guys need to understand that hockey is a distant fourth in most other places in the country. In most of New England (excluding RI, where basketball is king), hockey is third in terms of popularity, but that's still a significant step behind football and baseball. When you can get $5-10 tickets in the regular season, shelling out $15 for a playoff game might scare some casual fans away, especially since the game might be on TV. Students also often stay away due to increased prices.
I guess many MNs figured that the second biggest area for hockey (the east coast/NE area), along with a higher cost of living, wouldn't be so cheap for a hockey game. *shrug*
Exactly!!!
From where I live I can get to any of these D1 campuses in around an hour and a half or less.
UML
Merrimack
UNH
Dartmouth
UMass Amherst
AIC
Holy Cross
Bentley
BU
BC
Harvard
Northeastern
Brown
Providence
UConn
MinnesotaNorthStar
Minding the gap
Re: Wonder why hockey east attendance is down at 15$ a whack ?????
Not necessarily true. I'm a Brown season ticket holder, and on nights where Brown doesn't play I've occasionally gone to a PC game, or BU, or Northeastern. If I lived in Connecticut and had Yale and QU in close proximity, I'd probably see both teams play as much as possible, since they're so close and are both usually successful.
So the market is kind of saturated with all these options immediately available. In Providence, we (Brown) usually have to battle with PC for the casual fans with little emotion ties to either team, as well as media coverage, which obviously impacts attendance. Brown won those battles back when we were nationally ranked in the early '00's, but now PC is winning them because of their strong season. For example on Saturday and Sunday morning this weekend, PC got the front page of the Providence Journal sports section for their series with UNH, while Brown's recap was on page four or five.
This is a reflection of other regional battles like the Boston schools, or Lowell vs. Merrimack, or Dartmouth vs. UNH, QU vs. Yale, etc. And then there's the NY schools, which I am not an expert on, but I would expect similar issues.
I think the thing is that most college hockey fans aren't necessarily tied to one team, as you might find elsewhere. Most people who aren't diehards go wherever the good game is.
Not necessarily true. I'm a Brown season ticket holder, and on nights where Brown doesn't play I've occasionally gone to a PC game, or BU, or Northeastern. If I lived in Connecticut and had Yale and QU in close proximity, I'd probably see both teams play as much as possible, since they're so close and are both usually successful.
So the market is kind of saturated with all these options immediately available. In Providence, we (Brown) usually have to battle with PC for the casual fans with little emotion ties to either team, as well as media coverage, which obviously impacts attendance. Brown won those battles back when we were nationally ranked in the early '00's, but now PC is winning them because of their strong season. For example on Saturday and Sunday morning this weekend, PC got the front page of the Providence Journal sports section for their series with UNH, while Brown's recap was on page four or five.
This is a reflection of other regional battles like the Boston schools, or Lowell vs. Merrimack, or Dartmouth vs. UNH, QU vs. Yale, etc. And then there's the NY schools, which I am not an expert on, but I would expect similar issues.
I think the thing is that most college hockey fans aren't necessarily tied to one team, as you might find elsewhere. Most people who aren't diehards go wherever the good game is.
MinnesotaNorthStar
Minding the gap
Re: Wonder why hockey east attendance is down at 15$ a whack ?????
I'm talking about them playing the same night.
I'm talking about the casual fan with no ties to specific school. Around here the casual fan gets scared off by an $18 ticket to a college game but they wouldn't think twice about shelling out $80-$150 for a Bruins ticket. There is also the AHL presence in Manchester, Portland, Worcester, Springfield, Hartford and Providence to factor in for the casual fan. There are many more choices for D1 college and professional hockey in a very small area in New England as opposed to Minnesota.
MinnesotaNorthStar
Minding the gap
Re: Wonder why hockey east attendance is down at 15$ a whack ?????
In that case then, yes, you'd be right. But, I would argue that most casual fans still do cheer for a particular team and would go. There may be some that will go just to watch hockey, but I think those fans are very few and far between, and are more likely to choose based on matchup instead of ticket price.
Re: Wonder why hockey east attendance is down at 15$ a whack ?????
Yes indeed. I've said, for a series AT Minnesota, including parking, tickets, etc, it's almost the same cost as taking a road trip to BSU, MTU, Mankato, etc for total cost (minus food, maybe) but you get the bonus of it being a road trip and finding something awesome/extra to do.
Yes indeed. I've said, for a series AT Minnesota, including parking, tickets, etc, it's almost the same cost as taking a road trip to BSU, MTU, Mankato, etc for total cost (minus food, maybe) but you get the bonus of it being a road trip and finding something awesome/extra to do.
Hey its a good thing. As an Eastern fan I had no idea they could charge that much for tix even with those larger arenas. I'm a little surprised the people who are shut out from some of these games don't make the NCAA regionals better attended but maybe they do. Either way with that sort of demand they should hold one in Minnesota every year.