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In the last year of the 6 team super regionals, Worcester had the following teams:
1. UNH
2. BU
3. Maine
4. Cornell
5. Quinnipiac
6. Harvard
I admit you can't ask for much more than that in terms of local teams but total attendance over the 2 days was 22,433. I was there and atmosphere was tremendous. Same for previous year when BC and Maine played in the regional final. 2001 and 2002 west regionals were at Yost and Michigan ended up advancing to the FF so attendance was good there as well. Not sure if attendance sucked at these super regionals before then.
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Originally posted by J.D. View Postre: old format
In the last year of the 6 team super regionals, Worcester had the following teams:
1. UNH
2. BU
3. Maine
4. Cornell
5. Quinnipiac
6. Harvard
I admit you can't ask for much more than that in terms of local teams but total attendance over the 2 days was 22,433. I was there and atmosphere was tremendous. Same for previous year when BC and Maine played in the regional final. 2001 and 2002 west regionals were at Yost and Michigan ended up advancing to the FF so attendance was good there as well. Not sure if attendance sucked at these super regionals before then.
2002 (6 team) was in Ann Arbor
2003 (4 team) was in Ann Arbor
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Is it possible to have 2 regional sites with 2 buildings for the first day? The bigger attendance problem seems to be the second day with one game.
Example: East 1 vs 8 and 4 vs 5 in Worcester on Friday at 5 & 8:30
East 2 vs 7 and 3 vs 6 in Providence at 2 & 5:30
Both winners in Worcester on Saturday
Problem is would there be enough sites with 2 buildings close enough in proximity to do this?
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Originally posted by tape View Postyou'd think considering that Aramark has the food service contract for the entire campus they could maybe share resources a little? or plan better? I mean they've never been good at planning for things so maybe that's asking too much.BS UMass Lowell 2015
PhD Georgia Institute of Technology 2020
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Originally posted by SJHovey View PostJust my two cents.
The current regional format does not produce people in the stands. The primary cause, imho, is the fact that all the games are broadcast live on tv, or streamed by espn. Why would I get in my car and drive 12 hours to Cincinnati to see UND play when I can watch them from the comfort of my living room, and possibly save for a trip to the Frozen Four, or if not, then next year's Frozen Faceoff in Minneapolis?
We in the college hockey world have a choice. We can go back to on campus games. I don't think on campus "regionals" is the solution given the small size of the home arenas that would end up hosting some regionals. Instead, back to the old method of the higher seed hosting. We have the extra week available due to bounceyball, so the first weekend we play down to eight and the second down to four.
There would be no tv under this format. ESPN isn't going to send teams out to eight different arenas, and there would be too many games anyway. But, we'd have great "atmosphere" in the arenas themselves.
Or, we keep going as is with the knowledge that at least as of now, we all get to see all the games (played, albeit, in mausoleums).
Northeast - Worcester, Manchester, or Providence:
BC
Providence
Lowell
Northeastern
East - Bridgeport:
Yale
Quinnipiac
BU
Harvard
Midwest - Ann Arbor, Cincinnati or Detroit:
Michigan
Notre Dame
Ferris State
RIT
West - Grand Forks:
St. Cloud
North Dakota
Denver
Minnesota-Duluth
Now, I REALIZE that it's always going to be more difficult for the West because everything is more spread out, but this beats, for example, Minnesota-Duluth having to go to Worcester, BU having to go to St. Paul and Northeastern having to go to Cincinnati. There will complaints of "we're seeing the SAME teams." Personally, I never liked inter-league play in MLB, either. There was a certain "intrigue" about having a World Series between teams that hadn't played each other. And for those who prefer the "crossing over" format, well, you would be GUARANTEED to have that every year at the Frozen Four, since the winner coming out of each regional would actually be FROM THAT REGION. It preserves the regional integrity, which prevents finals like, for example, in 1978, when BU played BC in Providence, basically meaning that 99.9% of the country was not represented (and probably didn't care). Besides, I feel as though regional integrity trumps "bracket" integrity. I mean, c'mon...it's hockey. The seedings mean NOTHING. This (again) isn't basketball, when 150 points are scored every game. In hockey, ONE bounce can decide a season. The impact of one goal is almost infinitely more significant than one "score" in basketball, since the sample size is so miniscule. If all of you "bracket integrity" folks are so concerned with that, then you should be advocating for a best two out of three series, where at least you would have a better chance of the higher seed winning. Sorry, to me, the attendance concerns win every time. As the saying goes, "What if they put on a tournament and nobody came?"Last edited by chickod; 03-28-2016, 12:34 PM.
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Originally posted by Shirtless Guy View PostYou could definitely do this in Fargo, St. Paul, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Cincinnati, Columbus...not sure how much better attendance would be but it could work."The use of common sense and logic will not be tolerated and may result in fine and/or suspension."- Western Professional Hockey League By-laws. 1999-2000.
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Originally posted by SJHovey View PostAttendance at those regionals sucked too.
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Originally posted by UML Puck Hawk View PostYou wouldn't want the food they are serving the rest of campus... unless it improved tremendously this year (doubtful)
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Originally posted by tape View PostI'm sure it hasn't improved one bit since the last time I ate on campus, which was probably 2004 or 2005. Aramark is a garbage company.
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Originally posted by St. Clown View PostOnly a fraction of the concession stands were open at the X last weekend, and the stands that were open didn't even offer all their normal options, not even thinking about alcohol for this. The mini-donuts were one of those things not available this weekend. Some Boston people were noticeably upset by this.
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ESPN doesn't have a choice about broadcasting the games. Part of the contract the four letter network has with the NCAA for bouncyball stipulates ESPN will cover the championships in other sports. They don't cover the fencing, bowling or hockey playoffs out of the goodness of their corporate heart.
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Originally posted by ticapnews View PostESPN doesn't have a choice about broadcasting the games. Part of the contract the four letter network has with the NCAA for bouncyball stipulates ESPN will cover the championships in other sports. They don't cover the fencing, bowling or hockey playoffs out of the goodness of their corporate heart.
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