For those of you who like to plan ahead, tickets are on sale for the Cornell games at Sacred Heart on Jan. 10 and 11. The Saturday game is a 5 p.m. start. The tickets are reasonably priced, with center ice seats for $20 and seats behind the goal for $10. I just purchased for both games, and it looks like the Saturday tickets are selling faster than the ones for Friday.
I have no idea what the demand is for Sacred Heart tickets. Based on what I read on the SHU website, it sounds like most of the team are either transfers or first-year players. Their new arena just opened last season and is supposed to be quite nice. Hopefully, we can get a good Cornell contingent.
* The Martire Family Arena seats 3,600 versus a student population of 6800 undergrads (of which 2/3 are female)
* The school is on winter break
* But classes do start that Monday 1/13, not sure when dorms open although majority of students are from day trip distance NYS CT NJ
* Be nice to see what another shiny new ($70M) arena looks like
* "Two mobile carts selling: Coors Light, Sam Adams and Labatt Beer, Truly Seltzer"
* Spring semester game attendance last year included 3817 (Holy Cross), 3242 (Army). 2497, 3063 (1/5, 1/6 Mercyhurst)
... so, it might sell well
Here's the TM links for the tickets. Sad that they end up using TM>
Friday night (https://www.ticketmaster.com/sacred-heart-pioneers-mens-ice-hockey-fairfield-connecticut-01-10-2025/event/1D0060F899E04244)
Saturday night (https://www.ticketmaster.com/sacred-heart-pioneers-mens-ice-hockey-fairfield-connecticut-01-11-2025/event/1D0060F899E2424C)
My assumption is that the tickets in sections 109-115 are students and that we'll be defending that in first and third periods.
Also the SHU bench is likely on the penalty box side, so our bench is under section 117.
Not knowing if there is a CU section, I guessed that most of our fans would be in 116-118.
116 is almost sold out for Saturday and most of 117. Maybe those are reserved for CU, or alumni club reserved some to sell?
Anyway, after much (not really) thought I picked 2 high on the aisle in 118, but I'll likely be standing anyway.
More options for Friday night, as 116 & 117 are wide open.
Jim Hyla appears to be right on all counts: When there's a penalty box area for both teams and near one bench, that's the home team side, and in the seating chart, that shows the box in front of section 107 (not on this image but another that is low-res) thus Sacred Heart bench is at the bottom in front of section 106, so visiting Cornell must be in front of section 117. So if you want the sideline not end zone view:
- 116 – just inside the blue line Cornell defends twice
- 117 – just outside the blue line, behind Cornell bench
- 118 – just outside the blue line closer to the end Cornell attacks twice
- 119 – just inside the blue line Cornell attacks twice
I believe we'd go for Section 118 maybe 119. I know Cornell is defense-minded but I like to see our goals up close. I think we're going Friday, still looking for a place to eat with a Springfield friend we sat with at the NCAAs last spring. In Fairfield, rather than driving to Wooster Street in New Haven for pizza at Pepe's or Modern. We've always eaten at Pepe's, probably should compare & contrast.
Why can't all seating charts show which is the home team side? Then all you have to know is which college team is the home team at MSG, rather than look for photos from two years ago to see if it was us or BU with the white home jerseys. (BU was home team in 2023 so we're home in 2025.)
Quote from: billhowardWhy can't all seating charts show which is the home team side?
Agree!