Conference Tourney Attendance

[FlagDUDE08]

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How? First, concentrate upon exposure, even if you have to give it away. Second, concentrate upon the most popular venue, even if it offends you. Third, decide beforehand how profits will be divided among teams and leagues, even if your team must suffer.

You don't make any money by giving stuff away.

[MGoBlueHockey]

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I'm gonna miss the automatic home games the CCHA Playoffs presented. Now it will be road and home rotating. With the B1G Tournament at the X in even years and at the JLA in odd.

[chickod]

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Since then, the ECAC has stayed away from New England- perhaps because they realized the old tournament used to do well at the Garden because of the schools who left!

AND because of Hockey East, which they can't compete against in New England.

I went to Albany in 1999 and 2000 (and this was before the Frozen Four became a REAL big-time event). They had a deal where if you bought tickets for the regionals that year you would automatically get Frozen Four tickets for the next year if you wanted them. I had never been there before, but apparently the problem is that because it's the state capital (and not really a "destination") all of the activity was during the week and the place was deserted on the weekend. There was literally NOTHING to do if you were just in the city, unless you wanted to drive all over creation. Again, you take a place like Boston and you have public transportation (subways, etc) that can get you anywhere. Also, Boston is a densely-populated city but it is smallish in terms of square miles, meaning everything is close and many activities are within walking distance. Those of us who are used to metropolitan areas that are densely populated aren't as used to driving great distances, and when we go to a venue we just sort of "expect" the amenities are going to be there. It's just a function of growing up in a place like New England, where we can go to the city, the beach, the mountains, skiing and a million other things and never have to drive more than an hour to do them. Yes, we're spoiled, but it is what it is.

[davyd83]

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How? First, concentrate upon exposure, even if you have to give it away. Second, concentrate upon the most popular venue, even if it offends you. Third, decide beforehand how profits will be divided among teams and leagues, even if your team must suffer.

You can't sell it once you've given it away.

[UncleRay]

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Um, RIT? Niagara is 90 miles away. Canisius (who won it) is 70 miles away...

Right, Canisius, who pulled 13,797 versus UND's 11,592. Of course that is total attendance for the year versus average attendance per game. Counting on Canisius fans to fill a restroom, let alone a building, is flawed thinking.

[FlagDUDE08]

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Right, Canisius, who pulled 13,797 versus UND's 11,592. Of course that is total attendance for the year versus average attendance per game. Counting on Canisius fans to fill a restroom, let alone a building, is flawed thinking.

Not to mention, they don't even have their own rink; they rent from Buffalo State College.

[RSTuthill]

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Yeah, that's a great idea too. Now EVERYBODY has to drive six hours.

But at least we can ski during the day

[moose97]

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Right, Canisius, who pulled 13,797 versus UND's 11,592. Of course that is total attendance for the year versus average attendance per game. Counting on Canisius fans to fill a restroom, let alone a building, is flawed thinking.

Not to mention, they don't even have their own rink; they rent from Buffalo State College.

I believe I did mention the issues AHA had with attendance/averages...

[chickod]

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But at least we can ski during the day

True.

[FlagDUDE08]

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I believe I did mention the issues AHA had with attendance/averages...

That's what happens when RIT doesn't make it.

[moose97]

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That's what happens when RIT doesn't make it.

And there it is. Just give it to the #1 seed (and give the 1 seed a bye to make sure they actually make the tourney) and call it a day. Even if your home rink "only" holds 1000 fans, at least those 1000 fans give a rip about being there and give any tourney good atmosphere. Honestly, it makes sense even in the ECAC, NCHC, Big 10...

[wolverineTrumpet]

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You don't make any money by giving stuff away.

Oddly enough, in this era lots of companies and people make money giving stuff away. I recently watched an interesting interview about how web comics and bloggers make money. They give their product away, and by having it free are able to build a bigger following. Then make money on merchandise and advertising.

My CCHA tickets weren't "free" but practically were. I paid $6.50 each day. Having spent so little on tickets, I spent more at the rink.

[kdiff77]

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Oddly enough, in this era lots of companies and people make money giving stuff away. I recently watched an interesting interview about how web comics and bloggers make money. They give their product away, and by having it free are able to build a bigger following. Then make money on merchandise and advertising.

My CCHA tickets weren't "free" but practically were. I paid $6.50 each day. Having spent so little on tickets, I spent more at the rink.

$6.50??? That's awesome. I drove six hours to AC and had to pay $30 each day for what were supposed to be upper deck seats. We moved down because there was no one there.

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Oddly enough, in this era lots of companies and people make money giving stuff away. I recently watched an interesting interview about how web comics and bloggers make money. They give their product away, and by having it free are able to build a bigger following. Then make money on merchandise and advertising.

...

Worked pretty well for Google and Facebook.

[Rover]

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Is this a good place to mention that I inexplicably got student discount tickets at the Garden box office even though I got out of grad school 15 years ago? Just a young lookin' guy I guess, although the dude behind the counter was wearing glasses...