Re: BU offseason thread - this begs some questions!
I went last year and this year and here are my takeaways:
1. It is excellent to see this level of talent on the ice at one time. Both line-ups were fun to watch.
2. I'm shocked that it isn't a sell-out, but I totally agree that it isn't advertised nearly as much as it could be.
3. It sucks that $5 of the $15 that I pay for the tickets goes to ticketmaster rather than the benefit.
4. Given that this is a benefit and both sides are contributing their time, I don't think this should be a BU-sided event just because it is in our barn. By that, I mean that our band shouldn't be playing only our fight song and yelling 'sieve' at a BC-goalie who is there for a freakin' charity. The 10 goal count down was ridiculous as well.
5. The BC veterans were giving Donato a pretty hard time as there was a bit of stick work and other physicality. It was hard to tell whether this was a rookie thing or something else. It didn't seem 100% good-natured from my vantage point.
6. It is an obvious balancing act by the players to want to win and score without looking like a hard-o.
I went last year and this year and here are my takeaways:
1. It is excellent to see this level of talent on the ice at one time. Both line-ups were fun to watch.
2. I'm shocked that it isn't a sell-out, but I totally agree that it isn't advertised nearly as much as it could be.
3. It sucks that $5 of the $15 that I pay for the tickets goes to ticketmaster rather than the benefit.
4. Given that this is a benefit and both sides are contributing their time, I don't think this should be a BU-sided event just because it is in our barn. By that, I mean that our band shouldn't be playing only our fight song and yelling 'sieve' at a BC-goalie who is there for a freakin' charity. The 10 goal count down was ridiculous as well.
5. The BC veterans were giving Donato a pretty hard time as there was a bit of stick work and other physicality. It was hard to tell whether this was a rookie thing or something else. It didn't seem 100% good-natured from my vantage point.
6. It is an obvious balancing act by the players to want to win and score without looking like a hard-o.
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