After 45 years as a fan, I'm making my first North Country trip for the games in December. Any guidance on where to sit at Cheel and Appleton? Is there a "Section O" equivalent in these rinks?
Contact the ticket office at Lynah (actually Alberding). We get an away bloc. Sitting there is a hoot. In both barns they are quite good seats.
SLU you can sit anywhere you want, unfortunately they have really poor attendance these days. At Cheel you sit where they tell you and like it.
Quote from: Trotsky on November 14, 2025, 03:17:16 PMContact the ticket office at Lynah (actually Alberding). We get an away bloc. Sitting there is a hoot. In both barns they are quite good seats.
SLU you can sit anywhere you want, unfortunately they have really poor attendance these days. At Cheel you sit where they tell you and like it.
I think the away bloc went away when you couldn't buy tickets for away games from Cornell.
If you haven't already bought your tickets the usual section for Cornell fans are 12 & 13. When the band is there they get the top of 14A. The Clarkson band is high above the goal at that end.
If you already have your tickets, don't worry you can almost always move over. I disagree with Trotsky here. I've in recent years I've never had problems moving, but of course mostly I like to stand. It's rare for Cheel to be completely full and most Clarkson fans don't want to sit near the Cornell band. I suspect this year will be even easier, considering the awful year Clarkson is having so far.
At SLU it's D, F & sometimes G. That's the side of Cornell bench.
Quote from: Jim Hyla on November 25, 2025, 09:21:14 AMQuote from: Trotsky on November 14, 2025, 03:17:16 PMContact the ticket office at Lynah (actually Alberding). We get an away bloc. Sitting there is a hoot. In both barns they are quite good seats.
SLU you can sit anywhere you want, unfortunately they have really poor attendance these days. At Cheel you sit where they tell you and like it.
I think the away bloc went away when you couldn't buy tickets for away games from Cornell.
If you haven't already bought your tickets the usual section for Cornell fans are 12 & 13. When the band is there they get the top of 14A. The Clarkson band is high above the goal at that end.
If you already have your tickets, don't worry you can almost always move over. I disagree with Trotsky here. I've in recent years I've never had problems moving, but of course mostly I like to stand. It's rare for Cheel to be completely full and most Clarkson fans don't want to sit near the Cornell band. I suspect this year will be even easier, considering the awful year Clarkson is having so far.
At SLU it's D, F & sometimes G. That's the side of Cornell bench.
TBF I have not been to the North Country in 25 years. :P
Quote from: Jim Hyla on November 25, 2025, 09:21:14 AMQuote from: Trotsky on November 14, 2025, 03:17:16 PMContact the ticket office at Lynah (actually Alberding). We get an away bloc. Sitting there is a hoot. In both barns they are quite good seats.
SLU you can sit anywhere you want, unfortunately they have really poor attendance these days. At Cheel you sit where they tell you and like it.
I think the away bloc went away when you couldn't buy tickets for away games from Cornell.
If you haven't already bought your tickets the usual section for Cornell fans are 12 & 13. When the band is there they get the top of 14A. The Clarkson band is high above the goal at that end.
If you already have your tickets, don't worry you can almost always move over. I disagree with Trotsky here. I've in recent years I've never had problems moving, but of course mostly I like to stand. It's rare for Cheel to be completely full and most Clarkson fans don't want to sit near the Cornell band. I suspect this year will be even easier, considering the awful year Clarkson is having so far.
At SLU it's D, F & sometimes G. That's the side of Cornell bench.
Thanks. I got no reply from either ticket office so I went ahead and bought 2 seats in "D" for SLU and 12 for Clarkson, so we are in the right neighborhood!
An update: the SLU ticket office finally responded and said that Section D is the place to be. My daughter and I are sitting in row C right behind the Cornell bench.
Quote from: nmcorm83 on November 25, 2025, 12:07:26 PMQuote from: Jim Hyla on November 25, 2025, 09:21:14 AMQuote from: Trotsky on November 14, 2025, 03:17:16 PMContact the ticket office at Lynah (actually Alberding). We get an away bloc. Sitting there is a hoot. In both barns they are quite good seats.
SLU you can sit anywhere you want, unfortunately they have really poor attendance these days. At Cheel you sit where they tell you and like it.
I think the away bloc went away when you couldn't buy tickets for away games from Cornell.
If you haven't already bought your tickets the usual section for Cornell fans are 12 & 13. When the band is there they get the top of 14A. The Clarkson band is high above the goal at that end.
If you already have your tickets, don't worry you can almost always move over. I disagree with Trotsky here. I've in recent years I've never had problems moving, but of course mostly I like to stand. It's rare for Cheel to be completely full and most Clarkson fans don't want to sit near the Cornell band. I suspect this year will be even easier, considering the awful year Clarkson is having so far.
At SLU it's D, F & sometimes G. That's the side of Cornell bench.
Thanks. I got no reply from either ticket office so I went ahead and bought 2 seats in "D" for SLU and 12 for Clarkson, so we are in the right neighborhood!
An update: the SLU ticket office finally responded and said that Section D is the place to be. My daughter and I are sitting in row C right behind the Cornell bench.
Glad to see that you're going. Lately Cornell representation has not been great. Both rinks are fun places, but certainly very different from each other.
We are going to Clarkson for the first time this year. I bought tickets the day they went on sale. Must be my intuition finally worked in my favor because I bought section twelve.
Quote from: Jim Hyla on November 25, 2025, 05:34:32 PMGlad to see that you're going. Lately Cornell representation has not been great. Both rinks are fun places, but certainly very different from each other.
Appleton in the 1990s is my favorite barn of all time, just ahead of Lynah, Gutterson Field House, Matthews Arena and the old Boston Garden. I don't know if Creeping Meatballism has destroyed it yet. I'm sure they are trying as fast as they can.
Cheel is boring -- the inside of a toothpaste tube.
Quote from: Trotsky on November 25, 2025, 10:53:22 PMQuote from: Jim Hyla on November 25, 2025, 05:34:32 PMGlad to see that you're going. Lately Cornell representation has not been great. Both rinks are fun places, but certainly very different from each other.
Appleton in the 1990s is my favorite barn of all time, just ahead of Lynah, Gutterson Field House, Matthews Arena and the old Boston Garden. I don't know if Creeping Meatballism has destroyed it yet. I'm sure they are trying as fast as they can.
Cheel is boring -- the inside of a toothpaste tube.
If you ever get a chance, go to the old Walker Arena. No other place can express the ghosts of a legendary barn more than there.
Quote from: Trotsky on November 25, 2025, 10:53:22 PMQuote from: Jim Hyla on November 25, 2025, 05:34:32 PMGlad to see that you're going. Lately Cornell representation has not been great. Both rinks are fun places, but certainly very different from each other.
Appleton in the 1990s is my favorite barn of all time, just ahead of Lynah, Gutterson Field House, Matthews Arena and the old Boston Garden. I don't know if Creeping Meatballism has destroyed it yet. I'm sure they are trying as fast as they can.
Cheel is boring -- the inside of a toothpaste tube.
I always think Appleton is like being on an old pirate ship and Cheel like being in a sterile operating room. I never got to see Gutterson at its peak. I was only there post-elephant walk.
Appleton, Ingalls, and Lynah are my favorite barns in the modern ecac. They are a dying breed for sure.
Quote from: RichH on November 26, 2025, 01:09:11 AMQuote from: Trotsky on November 25, 2025, 10:53:22 PMQuote from: Jim Hyla on November 25, 2025, 05:34:32 PMGlad to see that you're going. Lately Cornell representation has not been great. Both rinks are fun places, but certainly very different from each other.
Appleton in the 1990s is my favorite barn of all time, just ahead of Lynah, Gutterson Field House, Matthews Arena and the old Boston Garden. I don't know if Creeping Meatballism has destroyed it yet. I'm sure they are trying as fast as they can.
Cheel is boring -- the inside of a toothpaste tube.
If you ever get a chance, go to the old Walker Arena. No other place can express the ghosts of a legendary barn more than there.
I have a story of my late night impromptu exploration of Walker, barely
one year after the barn was retired, which I will share over a beer or three in Placid once the statute of limitations has expired.
It was a grand old lady.