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    Out of curiosity, what is the "security" like at your team's rink?

    Does arena staff search purses, camera bags and large pockets?

    Is your arena on your campus?

    If not, is the arena a multi-tenant arena (i.e. someone other than just your college/university uses it)?

    Or does the arena do nothing and simply take patrons' tickets?

    I've wondered how others compare to Notre Dame...
    "Hockey is the only tribe I belong to." --Jack Falla

    "Why, as a matter of fact, I suggested starting a hockey program to Father Callahan, our president. He was downright interested until we came to the use of sticks, and then he threw up his hands. He said, 'No, that game is not for our University. Notre Dame will never endorse any game that puts a club in the hands of an Irishman.' " -- Knute Rockne: All American

  • #2
    Re: "Security" at your team's rink

    Security at Matthews is getting worse and worse. No bag search but there didn't used to be security of any kind, just a few roaming officers...there are orange jackets everywhere now, someone must have complained cause its a bit overkill.

    The worst is still at Agganis though, they are BRUTAL!
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    • #3
      Re: "Security" at your team's rink

      At Michigan Tech, they allow outside drinks and food (I bring whole pizzas in all the time), cowbells, huge cameras and bags, flags and poles, kegs, tire irons, machetes, shotguns, bazookas, etc.

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      • #4
        Re: "Security" at your team's rink

        At Mariucci, they had people open up their purses and such when I was there a couple weeks ago, but I don't think they looked very thoroughly. They have ushers/security at the top of most aisles (single-tier arena, basically), but all I've seen them do is prevent people from getting to their seats during actual play.
        Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
        Tastes like a warm summer day. -Raylan Givens

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        • #5
          Re: "Security" at your team's rink

          Originally posted by Jeff_Jackson_for_Pres. View Post
          Or does the arena do nothing and simply take patrons' tickets?
          Pretty much. If the mother of an opposing player has sand in her vag and doesn't like a particular sign in the student section which teases her son and "ruins her whole trip", apparently the rink staff will send someone to ask that the sign be taken down. *cough*Karen Davis*cough*

          A couple of times they have asked opposing fans to leave the student section, unaware that they are friends of the Misfits (or more specifically, MEg).

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          • #6
            Re: "Security" at your team's rink

            I'll start for Bemidji State and the John Glas Fieldhouse in its final year hosting the Beavers. The BREC will be a whole new ballgame, I'm sure.

            Originally posted by Jeff_Jackson_for_Pres. View Post
            Out of curiosity, what is the "security" like at your team's rink?

            Does arena staff search purses, camera bags and large pockets?
            It's a very casual atmosphere.
            Originally posted by Jeff_Jackson_for_Pres. View Post
            Is your arena on your campus?

            If not, is the arena a multi-tenant arena (i.e. someone other than just your college/university uses it)?
            The rink is on campus, but it is used by the local high school team as well. Security is very laid back at HS games too.
            Originally posted by Jeff_Jackson_for_Pres. View Post
            Or does the arena do nothing and simply take patrons' tickets?
            There are ticket-takers and ushers as well as "official" BSU security personel, but like I said, no searches and unless there are issues, I've never noticed their presance.
            Originally posted by Jeff_Jackson_for_Pres. View Post
            I've wondered how others compare to Notre Dame...
            The Glas is a unique setting. There is a lobby/concession/rest room area where no ticket is required for entrance. The ticket-takers are actually set-up at the base of a set of stairs that lead directly to the top of the bleachers. Once you are "in" the rink, you get your hand stamped, and are free to return to the lobby/concession/rest room area and come and go as you please. That makes the set of stairs a busy place (2000 fans coming and going all in one space for pre/post game and internission!)... I can imagine that is a huge security issue right there.
            Current NCAA D-I rinks I've been to:

            AHA:
            B1G: UMich, MSU, UMinn, Notre Dame, OSU, UWisc
            CCHA: BSU, BG, FSU, LSSU, MSU, MTU, NMU
            ECAC:
            HEA: UMass
            NCHC: Miami, UMD, UND, SCSU, WMU
            Independant: ASU


            Inactive: UAH, ASU, BSU, UMD, UND, NMU, Notre Dame

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            • #7
              Re: "Security" at your team's rink

              Nil.

              Everything is done by volunteers from fraternities and ROTC. Entrances are basically scan ticket and in. The ushers pretty much just stand there and keep people from going down to their seat while the puck is in play.

              Signs, noisemakers, musical instruments, lynched mascots, etc. are pretty much good to go, especially if you're in Tech clothing. You could theoretically bring anything you wanted into the arena. Pep Band stripes conceal a flask and bottle of Hershey's syrup for peppermint patty shots quite well (not that I would EVER do such a thing )
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              • #8
                Re: "Security" at your team's rink

                Originally posted by FadeToBlack&Gold View Post

                A couple of times they have asked opposing fans to leave the student section, unaware that they are friends of the Misfits (or more specifically, MEg).
                I would think that's rare. The three times I've been there, no opposing fans were asked to leave the Misfits' section.

                And SCSU's arena allows a lot, also, as far as noisemakers and such.
                Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
                Tastes like a warm summer day. -Raylan Givens

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                • #9
                  Re: "Security" at your team's rink

                  Originally posted by Brenthoven View Post
                  At Mariucci, they had people open up their purses and such when I was there a couple weeks ago, but I don't think they looked very thoroughly. They have ushers/security at the top of most aisles (single-tier arena, basically), but all I've seen them do is prevent people from getting to their seats during actual play.
                  If you go in the student entrance, they pat you down.

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                  • #10
                    Re: "Security" at your team's rink

                    Originally posted by Brenthoven View Post
                    I would think that's rare. The three times I've been there, no opposing fans were asked to leave the Misfits' section.
                    I heard that they kicked Dirty out once.

                    Originally posted by Brenthoven
                    And SCSU's arena allows a lot, also, as far as noisemakers and such.
                    Yes, yes they do.

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                    • #11
                      Re: "Security" at your team's rink

                      Originally posted by FadeToBlack&Gold View Post
                      A couple of times they have asked opposing fans to leave the student section, unaware that they are friends of the Misfits (or more specifically, MEg).
                      I was not asked. I was ordered. I responded by saying "Well Boosh isn't wearing pants, so why should I have to?" They disagreed.
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                      • #12
                        Re: "Security" at your team's rink

                        Security at Alfond Arena is none, they take your ticket and thats it.
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                        • #13
                          Re: "Security" at your team's rink

                          Originally posted by Dirty View Post
                          I was not asked. I was ordered. I responded by saying "Well Boosh isn't wearing pants, so why should I have to?" They disagreed.
                          Ha ha. Fail. I had Blizzard give me some trouble last year, but that was about it.
                          Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
                          Tastes like a warm summer day. -Raylan Givens

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                          • #14
                            Re: "Security" at your team's rink

                            Originally posted by Brenthoven View Post
                            Ha ha. Fail. I had Blizzard give me some trouble last year, but that was about it.
                            Blizzard knows not to mess with me. I outsmart him every time!
                            Hollywood Hair Care Tip for Infinity (Directly from Hollywood himself)
                            when its minus 20 and u have to go outside.. make sure u wear a winter hat as the mohawk does not enjoy the winter weathe(r)
                            Hollywood Amazingness

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                            • #15
                              Re: "Security" at your team's rink

                              tDECC is all over the map. We brought in 15 bags of tshirts to sell and the first person to buy one was the cop working the door. Biddco carries a blowup doll around the rink during the lap when tUMD scores (which has been limited to 5 people at a time) but they took away my "Every time a cowbell rings God kills a Husky" sign because it was offensive.

                              tDECC does not like opposing fans to bring cowbells.
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