Cornell hockey at MSG in 2010?
Posted by Al DeFlorio
Cornell hockey at MSG in 2010?
Posted by: Al DeFlorio (---.hsd1.ma.comcast.net)
Date: December 19, 2009 01:46PM
My wife just received a card from an assistant athletic director at Northeastern saying they would be playing Cornell at Madison Square Garden on Thanksgiving weekend next year. Anyone else heard this?
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Re: Cornell hockey at MSG in 2010?
Posted by: billhoward (---.hsd1.nj.comcast.net)
Date: December 20, 2009 12:28AM
Separately, I've heard Cornell and BU have a third (optional?) year on their series, uncertain what year or place. Or is this common knowledge? Maybe BU year 3 morphed into Northeasgtern? Every other year at MSG seems like a nice pace. Every year, it might be tough to rally 10,000-12,000 Cornellians. Cornell-Northeastern is nice, also, but somehow "Screw NU, Harvard, too" has a different ring to it.
Re: Cornell hockey at MSG in 2010?
Posted by: David Harding (---.hsd1.il.comcast.net)
Date: December 20, 2009 12:43AM
Schafer was quoted in the Ithaca Journal as saying then plan was Cornell-BU at MSG in 2011. [elf.elynah.com]billhoward
Separately, I've heard Cornell and BU have a third (optional?) year on their series, uncertain what year or place. Or is this common knowledge? Maybe BU year 3 morphed into Northeasgtern? Every other year at MSG seems like a nice pace. Every year, it might be tough to rally 10,000-12,000 Cornellians. Cornell-Northeastern is nice, also, but somehow "Screw NU, Harvard, too" has a different ring to it.
Re: Cornell hockey at MSG in 2010?
Posted by: RichH (---.hsd1.ct.comcast.net)
Date: December 20, 2009 02:34AM
David Harding
Schafer was quoted in the Ithaca Journal as saying then plan was Cornell-BU at MSG in 2011. [elf.elynah.com]billhoward
Separately, I've heard Cornell and BU have a third (optional?) year on their series, uncertain what year or place. Or is this common knowledge? Maybe BU year 3 morphed into Northeasgtern? Every other year at MSG seems like a nice pace. Every year, it might be tough to rally 10,000-12,000 Cornellians. Cornell-Northeastern is nice, also, but somehow "Screw NU, Harvard, too" has a different ring to it.
Can we please play at Agganis at some point? Or Lynah again? Just sayin'.
Re: Cornell hockey at MSG in 2010?
Posted by: cbuckser (---.dsl.scrm01.sbcglobal.net)
Date: December 20, 2009 03:00AM
After the BU game, a friend of mine who has worked for BU Sports Info told me that we're still on for BU-Cornell at Lynah next season.RichH
David Harding
Schafer was quoted in the Ithaca Journal as saying then plan was Cornell-BU at MSG in 2011. [elf.elynah.com]billhoward
Separately, I've heard Cornell and BU have a third (optional?) year on their series, uncertain what year or place. Or is this common knowledge? Maybe BU year 3 morphed into Northeasgtern? Every other year at MSG seems like a nice pace. Every year, it might be tough to rally 10,000-12,000 Cornellians. Cornell-Northeastern is nice, also, but somehow "Screw NU, Harvard, too" has a different ring to it.
Can we please play at Agganis at some point? Or Lynah again? Just sayin'.
Re: Cornell hockey at MSG in 2010?
Posted by: Scersk '97 (---.dsl.chcgil.sbcglobal.net)
Date: December 20, 2009 02:43PM
My worries:
NU in an off year != BU in an off year
and
NU's fan support in an off year != BU's support in an off year
I think MSG is viable as long as we continue to sell it out.
Why don't we lure, say, Michigan to MSG? Even Red might make a trip out East for that kind of publicity, and MGoBlue fans would certainly snap up tickets.
NU in an off year != BU in an off year
and
NU's fan support in an off year != BU's support in an off year
I think MSG is viable as long as we continue to sell it out.
Why don't we lure, say, Michigan to MSG? Even Red might make a trip out East for that kind of publicity, and MGoBlue fans would certainly snap up tickets.
Re: Cornell hockey at MSG in 2010?
Posted by: RichH (---.hsd1.ct.comcast.net)
Date: December 20, 2009 05:32PM
Ya. Given our demonstration of selling out the joint, I wouldn't mind too much if we were the host of an annual or semi-annual MSG game with different big-name opponents. "Who gets to play Cornell at MSG this time?" type of thing. Michigan, Denver, Minnesota, etc. Having a big-name opponent there would counteract the loss of novelty of playing a game there. Could be a nice recruitment tool, fundraiser for alumni groups, and showcase exposure for college hockey in the NY metro area.
Re: Cornell hockey at MSG in 2010?
Posted by: Trotsky (---.hsd1.md.comcast.net)
Date: December 20, 2009 05:54PM
That would be great. Some of those teams may have regular Thanksgiving commitments, but I would love Cornell to become "the MSG home team." I bet the NYC alumni would love it too. Lynah East for Bostonians; the Atlantic City ECACs for DCers, Estero for Floridians... cover all the big alumni bases.RichH
Ya. Given our demonstration of selling out the joint, I wouldn't mind too much if we were the host of an annual or semi-annual MSG game with different big-name opponents. "Who gets to play Cornell at MSG this time?" type of thing. Michigan, Denver, Minnesota, etc. Having a big-name opponent there would counteract the loss of novelty of playing a game there. Could be a nice recruitment tool, fundraiser for alumni groups, and showcase exposure for college hockey in the NY metro area.
Re: Cornell hockey at MSG in 2010?
Posted by: ebilmes (---.hsd1.fl.comcast.net)
Date: December 20, 2009 07:10PM
Don't forget the added benefit for recruiting. Scrivens is now the only collegiate goalie to have made two starts in MSG. Promising recruits an annual trip to Florida and a chance to play at MSG sounds pretty awesome.
Re: Cornell hockey at MSG in 2010?
Posted by: Kyle Rose (---.bstnma.fios.verizon.net)
Date: December 20, 2009 07:48PM
Re: Cornell hockey at MSG in 2010?
Posted by: KeithK (---.dsl.pltn13.pacbell.net)
Date: December 20, 2009 08:18PM
It might also help in scheduling some of thes4 high end teams. You know Minnesota and Michigan (for instance) aren't going to come to Lynah. But they might be willing to come to MSG.Trotsky
That would be great. Some of those teams may have regular Thanksgiving commitments, but I would love Cornell to become "the MSG home team." I bet the NYC alumni would love it too. Lynah East for Bostonians; the Atlantic City ECACs for DCers, Estero for Floridians... cover all the big alumni bases.RichH
Ya. Given our demonstration of selling out the joint, I wouldn't mind too much if we were the host of an annual or semi-annual MSG game with different big-name opponents. "Who gets to play Cornell at MSG this time?" type of thing. Michigan, Denver, Minnesota, etc. Having a big-name opponent there would counteract the loss of novelty of playing a game there. Could be a nice recruitment tool, fundraiser for alumni groups, and showcase exposure for college hockey in the NY metro area.
Re: Cornell hockey at MSG in 2010?
Posted by: billhoward (---.hsd1.nj.comcast.net)
Date: December 20, 2009 10:26PM
And perhaps excite MSG about saying yes to pursuing a hockey Frozen Four.
Re: Cornell hockey at MSG in 2010?
Posted by: Chris '03 (---.60.172.18.ded.snet.net)
Date: December 21, 2009 10:39AM
RichH
Ya. Given our demonstration of selling out the joint, I wouldn't mind too much if we were the host of an annual or semi-annual MSG game with different big-name opponents. "Who gets to play Cornell at MSG this time?" type of thing. Michigan, Denver, Minnesota, etc. Having a big-name opponent there would counteract the loss of novelty of playing a game there. Could be a nice recruitment tool, fundraiser for alumni groups, and showcase exposure for college hockey in the NY metro area.
This is probably the only way to get a Big Ten team to play "at" or even vs. Cornell because the venue (and associated revenues) can justify a one game weekend event in a world dominated by the two game series. These schools typically don't have OOC scheduling flexibility to allocate road games to exotic eastern cities between conference play, the CHS, GLI, and other annual commitments. I haven't paid near close enough attention to see what is planned scheduling wise when the WCHA expands next season but the flexibility isn't likely to get any better. One could probably at least convince the big guys to come to MSG and forgo a home game in a year where they play in Alaska and have bonus games to burn.
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Re: Cornell hockey at MSG in 2010?
Posted by: nyc94 (---.cable.mindspring.com)
Date: December 21, 2009 06:07PM
Does anyone know the financial arrangement of these games? Do the schools pay MSG upfront and split the ticket revenue amongst themselves or do they have to share a significant portion with MSG?
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