Maine Black Bears 2019: Offseason Approaching

[AMC]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2019: Offseason Approaching

https://www.sunjournal.com/2019/04/03/faded-glory-maine-hockey-struggles-to-stay-relevant-on-national-stage-2/

This is in the Press Herald today too.

I'm glad some questions are getting asked, I just hope they continue to get asked in a global "let's audit the entire athletic department and consider starting over from square one" kind of way.

[NorthMike]

This is in the Press Herald today too.

I'm glad some questions are getting asked, I just hope they continue to get asked in a global "let's audit the entire athletic department and consider starting over from square one" kind of way.

https://www.sunjournal.com/2019/04/03/20-years-later-umaine-hockey-team-savors-its-ncaa-championship/?rel=related

Another one.

Yeah Im actually hopeful Ralph will reset the athletics. Not sure it will be successful. I just hope he doesnt 100% focus on facilities as the answer.

[Drew S.]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2019: Offseason Approaching

I’m happy they printed the fan’s quote on ticket prices. They are ridiculous and hopefully get fixed next year. I also didn’t go to a game this year at the Alfond and honestly a lot of it was the schedule. That is the kind of thing Maine controls and it needs to be improved moving forward. When you go long periods of time with no home games, and a lot of weekends off in general, fans lose momentum as well.

[BoSox3066]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2019: Offseason Approaching

There are some great quotes in the story.

Did anyone copy edit or fact check it?

The Whitehead firing graph is laughably inaccurate.

It also says Abbott is the only All American since 2011. Pretty sure both Shore and Hutton were All Americans.

[NorthMike]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2019: Offseason Approaching

The ticket quote isnt exactly accurate.
They have plenty of $20 seats, then you pay the $2.5 fee.

There is other seating at $50 (donor) and some $40 in the lower center sections or on the glass.

Personaly I don't think $20 is too much, but it would be interesting to see if $15 seats would bring more revenue.

[BoSox3066]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2019: Offseason Approaching

The thing Ralph says about BIG schools taking hockey seriously changing the landscape ****es me off too.

Because Providence Duluth and Denver are Big 10 football money schools right? JFC

[rufus]

There are some great quotes in the story.

Did anyone copy edit or fact check it?

The Whitehead firing graph is laughably inaccurate.

It also says Abbott is the only All American since 2011. Pretty sure both Shore and Hutton were All Americans.

Also, Maine's first NCAA appearance was 1987, not '86, with final fours in 1988 and '89, not '87 and '88.

[BoSox3066]

Also, Maine's first NCAA appearance was 1987, not '86, with final fours in 1988 and '89, not '87 and '88.

Just sloppy. All this stuff is on the internet and takes 10 minutes to look up. Seeds needless doubt about the accuracy of the stuff in there thats not.

[dunbar]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2019: Offseason Approaching

Happy thoughts: https://youtu.be/56PyrqwF06c

[ticapnews]

I’m happy they printed the fan’s quote on ticket prices. They are ridiculous and hopefully get fixed next year. I also didn’t go to a game this year at the Alfond and honestly a lot of it was the schedule. That is the kind of thing Maine controls and it needs to be improved moving forward. When you go long periods of time with no home games, and a lot of weekends off in general, fans lose momentum as well.

The school only controls some of it. Unless it has changed, Hockey East sets the times and dates of all conference games. All Maine can do is schedule non-conference opponents.

As for ticket prices, discounts for kids seems like a no-brainer and I have long been a proponent of price specials for certain games. I've been told that isn't an option because they don't want to anger season ticket buyers by offering discounted tickets. Maybe that can change too.

[chickod]

The thing Ralph says about BIG schools taking hockey seriously changing the landscape ****es me off too.

Because Providence Duluth and Denver are Big 10 football money schools right? JFC

And UMass...

[NorthMike]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2019: Offseason Approaching

More Solari editorializing.
I laugh in that last year he thought Red should get an extension immediately.

http://sportschowdah.bangordailynews...hats-the-plan/

[ticapnews]

The thing Ralph says about BIG schools taking hockey seriously changing the landscape ****es me off too.

Because Providence Duluth and Denver are Big 10 football money schools right? JFC

Providence and Denver are both private schools with deep pockets and UMass and UMD have thrown megabucks at hockey. Ironically, the traditional B1G hockey powers of Minnesota, Michigan, State and Wisconsin have been on a down swing in recent years. Money is not THE silver bullet - you still have to spend wisely - but it does give you a much larger room for error.

[NorthMike]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2019: Offseason Approaching

Providence and Denver are both private schools with deep pockets and UMass and UMD have thrown megabucks at hockey. Ironically, the traditional B1G hockey powers of Minnesota, Michigan, State and Wisconsin have been on a down swing in recent years. Money is not THE silver bullet - you still have to spend wisely - but it does give you a much larger room for error.

"Bergeron is in the fourth year of an eight-year contract with Bowling Green, and made $185,000 base salary this year, plus bonuses and benefits." from CHN

[BoSox3066]

Providence and Denver are both private schools with deep pockets and UMass and UMD have thrown megabucks at hockey. Ironically, the traditional B1G hockey powers of Minnesota, Michigan, State and Wisconsin have been on a down swing in recent years. Money is not THE silver bullet - you still have to spend wisely - but it does give you a much larger room for error.

Private schools have money, yes, but this is not the new development tied to “big schools taking hockey seriously” Ralph portrays it as.

These are all longtime power hockey schools. Whos taking it seriously that wasnt before? Penn State I guess? UMass we shall see.