Cornell-BU tickets MSG Sat 11/26/11 8 pm

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Attending the 2011 Cornell-BU hockey game?

	Yes! And please keep Cornell-Somebody at MSG coming.
	Probably
	Not sure / won't buy tix until I know for sure & how many
	No / not this year

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No sooner did Marty from Section 7 at RPI say, "I now proclaim the unofficial beginning of the off season" [elf.elynah.com] than 2011 is just around the corner. Cornell announces first crack at Cornell-BU tickets for Thanksgiving Saturday (11/26/11 8 pm) at Madison Square Garden go on sale Monday at 10 a.m. with general sales starting a day later. This would be the third of a 3X, every-odd-year at MSG meet-up between Cornell and the team that inspired our 2010-11 jersey sleeves. $17 for students, $29-$109 for others: [cornellbigredtickets.universitytickets.com]

Uncle Ezra
Red Hot Hockey tickets can be ordered online and in-person at the Cornell Athletic Ticket Office (103 Bartels Hall) beginning Monday, April 11 at 10:00am. Fans ordering tickets will be allocated "best seats available" with first-come, first-served per price level. Best tickets in each level are considered closest to the glass and center ice. Please note: with the exception of Cornell student tickets, orders are being accepted but tickets WILL NOT be available for distribution until mid-June. Tickets for CU students WILL be available at the ticket office on April 11. Allocation of seats WILL be made based on pre-orders, so the earlier your order is placed the better your seat location. If you have special requests for tickets (e.g. behind either cage, nearest the band, etc.), please contact the Athletic Ticket Office by phone at 607-254-BEAR (2327). For group orders of 20+ tickets, please order by phone by calling the Cornell Athletic Ticket Office.

My experience has been that tickets are available into November. Others may recall differently. But the same $29 or $45 buys you way better seats now.

Anyone know which end is Cornell's?

Ben Rocky '04
Anyone know which end is Cornell's?

Both.

I thought it was interesting that when I called to order tickets the CU ticket office told me they couldn't issue actual seats because of the MSG renovation this summer. The guy I spoke with said they're waiting until after the renovation to do the seat assignments. However, BU fans I've talked to already have their seating assignments. Has anyone heard differently?

Anyway, munchkin and myself +9 will be somewhere in the cheap seats

Cornell was the away team in 2007, the home team in 2009 (photo), and should be the visiting team again this year.

[clear]

No surprise if BU fans already have assignable seats. They get one section set aside and have room left over for Cornell overflow. The Cornell-BU fan ratio is 2-1 or greater. I just bought my Cornell block of ten and assume the credit card will be charged somewhat sooner than the tickets arrive. I can't recall if the red X at lower right was for the national anthem singer or an ROTC parachute drop.

billhoward
I just bought my Cornell block of ten and assume the credit card will be charged somewhat sooner than the tickets arrive.

I would assume our cards will be charged immediately, while tickets were promised in the mail sometime in June. I'm not exactly surprised or offended at this; it's pretty standard for any large event for which you buy advance tickets. At least it's not like the NCAA tournament lotteries, where your card gets charged, and then months later, they decide whether or not you're getting tickets.

I'm set for RHH3 +11.

The guy I talked to said they were "probably" going to charge cards when seats were assigned.

hockeychick470
The guy I talked to said they were "probably" going to charge cards when seats were assigned.

Some languages, it's intonation whether the same word means chicken feather or so's-your-mother. Here this is a different "probably" than "your car will probably be ready today."

I bought my student tickets this morning and recieved the actual tickets along with seat assignments.

Section 330 and 329 are Cornell student sections this year, so expect that end to be CU.

ajh258
I bought my student tickets this morning and recieved the actual tickets along with seat assignments.

Section 330 and 329 are Cornell student sections this year, so expect that end to be CU.

Does anyone have thoughts on whether it's worthwhile to spring the extra $27/ticket to get the lower-level premium seats instead of the mid-level ones? MSG's seating chart shows views, and the view from Section 76 does not seem that much better than the view from Section 121. Sections 330 and 329 are in the upper left corner (on the MSG chart), so I'd assume the Cornell ticket office is selling lower-tier seats that are also in this quadrant. But I'd rather be at mid-ice, and the lower-level premium seats have more of these. (But is Cornell selling such center-ice seats?)

This is one of the times when I really regret deciding to study abroad. Does anybody know if there are (ever) viewing parties in London?

I don't think either game was televised and I wouldn't expect this one to be, either. If you're lucky there will be streaming video.

Ugh. We really have to do this seven plus months in advance? It was enough of a pain in the ass when it was just the Harvard game.

Josh '99
Ugh. We really have to do this seven plus months in advance? It was enough of a pain in the ass when it was just the Harvard game.

Maybe someone really wants the revenue on the books?

Josh '99
Ugh. We really have to do this seven plus months in advance? It was enough of a pain in the ass when it was just the Harvard game.

Wait 'til November 15 and your $29 tickets put you high enough and so far back in the upper deck you can reach up and touch the underside of the roof. Were you in a plane, they'd allow you to bring out your laptops and iPods.

billhoward

Josh '99
Ugh. We really have to do this seven plus months in advance? It was enough of a pain in the ass when it was just the Harvard game.

Wait 'til November 15 and your $29 tickets put you high enough and so far back in the upper deck you can reach up and touch the underside of the roof. Were you in a plane, they'd allow you to bring out your laptops and iPods.

But not until 10 minutes after the puck was dropped.

I would say spring for the extra 27 bucks. If you look at the seating chart, if you buy the lower level seats you can still wind up goalward of the blue line. Buying the VIP seats assures you a seat close to center ice.

For the last game, many CU sections were reserved for sale by the various Class of 'xx groups and regional alumni clubs. So even if you wait, there's still a shot at getting good seats.

The Class of 2004 is hosting a pre-game event at Slattery's (8 East 36th Street) from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. For more information and to RSVP, please click here:
https://secure.www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/CEL/event/showEventForm.jsp?form_id=75562

In response to my query about when tickets would be mailed

Just received the tickets Friday. Will be mailing beginning tomorrow.
-Gene

Gene M. Nighman
Director, Athletic Ticketing/Wrestling Camps
p. 607-255-3175, f. 607-254-2981
CornellWrestlingCamps.com

My tickets arrived today. Section 115, Row 10.

Still waitn on them here.......anyone else have tix arrive yet??

toddlose
Still waitn on them here.......anyone else have tix arrive yet??

Not yet. Getting a little worried/annoyed, given that others have received theirs.

Beeeej

toddlose
Still waitn on them here.......anyone else have tix arrive yet??

Not yet. Getting a little worried/annoyed, given that others have received theirs.

Well at least I'm not alone then. Thanks.

I got my order in 4 minutes after they went on sale, and still don't have them, even though they said they'd be filled in the order received.

Mine came sometime in the last 2 weeks, while I was away. Section 108 Row F. Blue Line.

Got mine last week. Sect 109 Row 14

Still nothing here...

Jordan 04
Still nothing here...

Or here

Just received a message back from Gene in response to a message I had left. Cornell hasn't received the mid-level tickets yet. MSG is doing some reconstruction of those sections and has held off on distributing those tickets. Once the Cornell ticket office gets them, they'll send them along, but they don't know when that will be.

Received mine in today's mail.

Got my tickets yesterday (8/1).

still waitn.............

toddlose
still waitn.............

Me too. Guy in the ticket office said they are getting a few hundred out each week....

Back in 2009, the (Hilton New York? I think) had some group rate deal for that weekend for Red Hot Hockey attendees, unless I'm completely mistaken. Any idea if there's anything similar for this year? Hotels in Manhattan are, uh, pricey.

bas23
Back in 2009, the (Hilton New York? I think) had some group rate deal for that weekend for Red Hot Hockey attendees, unless I'm completely mistaken. Any idea if there's anything similar for this year? Hotels in Manhattan are, uh, pricey.

Friends have said they've gotten pretty good rates at a La Quints located in midtown and I've seen OK rates at the Hampton Inns in Chelsea and SoHo. No idea what rates will be like for the hockey weekend.

Al DeFlorio

bas23
Back in 2009, the (Hilton New York? I think) had some group rate deal for that weekend for Red Hot Hockey attendees, unless I'm completely mistaken. Any idea if there's anything similar for this year? Hotels in Manhattan are, uh, pricey.

Friends have said they've gotten pretty good rates at a La Quints located in midtown and I've seen OK rates at the Hampton Inns in Chelsea and SoHo. No idea what rates will be like for the hockey weekend.

I've run into quite a few places already being full, and those that have space seem to be charging full fare for Thanksgiving weekend. But I haven't checked the ones Al mentions yet.

Swampy

Al DeFlorio

bas23
Back in 2009, the (Hilton New York? I think) had some group rate deal for that weekend for Red Hot Hockey attendees, unless I'm completely mistaken. Any idea if there's anything similar for this year? Hotels in Manhattan are, uh, pricey.

Friends have said they've gotten pretty good rates at a La Quints located in midtown and I've seen OK rates at the Hampton Inns in Chelsea and SoHo. No idea what rates will be like for the hockey weekend.

I've run into quite a few places already being full, and those that have space seem to be charging full fare for Thanksgiving weekend. But I haven't checked the ones Al mentions yet.

Should read La Quinta, not La Quints.

and waiting..........

Looks like the scalpers have finally caught on as almost all tickets are sold out already and sites like stubhub are flooded with tix at significant markup.

MattShaf
Looks like the scalpers have finally caught on as almost all tickets are sold out already and sites like stubhub are flooded with tix at significant markup.

As of yesterday the Cornell Club still had tickets in their block.

And just now there appear to be plenty in the BU section available on Ticketmaster. Based on 2 years ago, there are plenty of Cornell fans in the BU sections.

Finally got mine over the weekend.

Know how we always talk about, "Well, what is there to do in Albany [Atlantic City] Saturday afternoon before the ECAC title game?" Not that amusing yourself in NYC is hard but if you need an option before Cornell-BU: Matt Moulson and the Islanders play in Newark at the Prudential Center Saturday 11/26 at 1 p.m. Game ends 4 pm, you walk 10 minutes to New Jersey Transit railroad (Newark Penn Station) and from there it's 15-20 minutes into Penn Station and the Garden and dinner on your own or one of the Cornell-sponsored pre-game parties. The Devils often have a college student discount game during Thanksgiving week; I don't know if this is it but I have seen Cub Scout/Boy Scout and church group offers for the game, $40 mezzanine/balcony for $61 seats.

Wait, never mind: According to [devils.nhl.com] the college student night Thanksgiving week is the Wednesday night game. Another is Friday 10/21 7pm when the San Jose Sharks (Douglas Murray) are in town. $35 tickets.

You're invited! Class of 2004 & 2005 Pre-game Happy Hour in the upstairs bar at Slattery's Midtown Pub. RSVP and details: [bit.ly]

krug138
You're invited! Class of 2004 & 2005 Pre-game Happy Hour in the upstairs bar at Slattery's Midtown Pub. RSVP and details: [bit.ly]

There are a bunch reaching back to classes of the sixties, maybe fifties, around MSG.

Class of 2009 is at Blarney Stone just like the time.

OK, so Cornell is out of 400 level seats and Ticketmaster/MSG's best available suck ("Limited View". Anyone know who to call at BU? The Agannis Arena number says to contact ticketmaster. Looks like I'm f'd unless someone has an extra pair in the 400s?

Maybe?

ugarte
OK, so Cornell is out of 400 level seats and Ticketmaster/MSG's best available suck ("Limited View". Anyone know who to call at BU? The Agannis Arena number says to contact ticketmaster. Looks like I'm f'd unless someone has an extra pair in the 400s?

Maybe?

I assume you tried putting in "BU section" on ticketmaster/MSG. A few weeks ago when I was trying they had more/better seats if you selected that than the Cornell section.

Jacob '06

ugarte
OK, so Cornell is out of 400 level seats and Ticketmaster/MSG's best available suck ("Limited View". Anyone know who to call at BU? The Agannis Arena number says to contact ticketmaster. Looks like I'm f'd unless someone has an extra pair in the 400s?

Maybe?

I assume you tried putting in "BU section" on ticketmaster/MSG. A few weeks ago when I was trying they had more/better seats if you selected that than the Cornell section.

Those selections don't exist anymore. "Best available" stinks.

Problem solved. See you at the Garden.

Josh '99
Anyone still looking? I've got two extras in 109, row 15, with me and RichH (not RichS). Face value ($40).

Edit to add: Please PM or email (address in my profile) if interested.

Hmmm - maybe if it were RichS, so I could stop carrying around this knuckle sandwich I've been saving for him....

Jordan 04
One extra ticket available here also. Section 110. Face value ($40).

PM or email.

Edit; Sold!

What ever happened to the Ticket Exchange?