RIT tix

[sah67]

Have many people purchased through Ticketmaster?  I redid my order this morning after the ticket office folks lost my first order, and found out they had only processed "5 orders" so far, and still have plenty of tickets

Hope we get a decent student turnout.

[ithacat]

Only 3,000 tickets sold? ::cry::

http://www.rochesterdandc.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071022/SPORTS09/710220317/1007/SPORTS

[sah67]

I hope that refers to RIT sales?

[CowbellGuy]

That's about what I'd expect, and far more typical of these attempts to play college hockey in big arenas, with the exception of long-standing tourneys in more hockey-crazy areas like Michigan. CU-Colgate at Nassau, the SIT, stuff like that is typically the norm around here. The situation at MSG is definitely an aberration.

[JDeafv]

Are the lines really different in Blue Cross Arena as Coach Schafer is quoted as saying in the Daily Sun today?

If so, how?

[Chris '03]

[quote JDeafv]Are the lines really different in Blue Cross Arena as Coach Schafer is quoted as saying in the Daily Sun today?

If so, how?[/quote]

I presume they are AHL lines which would be consistent with NHL lines.

[JDeafv]

Ah, so there is a larger area inside the blue line, right?

[redhair34]

[quote JDeafv]Ah, so there is a larger area inside the blue line, right?[/quote]

Correct.

[amerks127]

Also, don't forget the goalie zone lines.  Other differences at the Blue Cross compared to Lynah include benches next to each other without a divider between them and penalty boxes on either side of the PA announcer box.  The ice and glass are both NHL quality and regulation. It's a good arena.

[RichH]

[quote ithacat]Only 3,000 tickets sold? ::cry::

http://www.rochesterdandc.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071022/SPORTS09/710220317/1007/SPORTS[/quote]

From that story:

The Tigers drew a sellout crowd of 2,100 for last Friday's home opener against Bowling Green, a 5-3 loss, and 300 more fans were turned away.

Assuming similar turnout from the regular home crowd, that's 2400, plus whatever members of the Rochester populace who are curious about an RIT downtown event happen to show up.

I, for one, am somewhat sad I'll be missing this.  For my hometown, Rochester was the closest "city," and I did my grad work at the U. of Rochester.  

I'm going to urge anyone in Ithaca on the fence about making the trip to do so.  It's a nice 90-minute drive up the lakes in the fall (and is a shorter trip than it is to go to Colgate).  Rt. 96 -> Thruway -> I490 is pretty quick.  The arena was renovated and expanded about 10 years ago, so it's actually a decent facility, compared to say the Syracuse War Memorial. The Dinosaur BBQ in the old Lehigh Valley RR staion is across the street.

Here's a link to a Clarkson blog entry of a travel guide put up before their NCAA game in Rochester in March.

http://clarksonhockeyfans.blogspot.com/2007/03/rochester-primer.html

I really hope there will be a decent Cornell contingent.

[Beeeej]

I, too, would love to go, but I have other commitments both Saturday and Sunday.  Those who can go really should.

[Jim Hyla]

This is an event for the Cornell club of Rochester, so we should have some representatives. I gather the boosters are not sold out.

[dietlbomb]

It's a nice 90-minute drive up the lakes in the fall (and is a shorter trip than it is to go to Colgate).  Rt. 96 -> Thruway -> I490 is pretty quick.  

I'd take route 89 -> Thruway -> I490 instead.  There's less traffic and no small towns to slow you down.

[Tom Lento]

[quote dietlbomb]

It's a nice 90-minute drive up the lakes in the fall (and is a shorter trip than it is to go to Colgate).  Rt. 96 -> Thruway -> I490 is pretty quick.  

I'd take route 89 -> Thruway -> I490 instead.  There's less traffic and no small towns to slow you down.[/quote]

That, and 96 is under construction, so those who don't believe that 89 is faster (I think it is - and it's certainly prettier) should avoid 96 anyway.

[Jim Hyla]

Well, it looks like I might be able to go. However it will be a last minute decision, so I will be buying tickets there. I know I'll probably be able to sit anywhere, but do any of you know which are the Cornell sections?