Playoff Tickets

daredevilcu · March 02, 2008, 11:29:18 PM

I'll be calling the ticket office when I get a chance, but I figured I could ask here and probably get an answer sooner...

What's the protocol for getting tickets for the games this weekend? I haven't bought Cornell playoff tickets since 03-04, so I don't really remember how difficult they are to get or if I should even bother going through the ticket office.

CowbellGuy · March 02, 2008, 11:49:34 PM

They never sell out. Shouldn't be a problem. Ticket office should have plenty.

ugarte · March 03, 2008, 12:19:43 PM

[quote CowbellGuy]They never sell out. Shouldn't be a problem. Ticket office should have plenty.[/quote]
Wait. What? Seriously? I haven't bought playoff tickets since 1996; I had no idea that playoff tickets were such an easy get.

CowbellGuy · March 03, 2008, 12:41:32 PM

At least until recently, even after they started including playoff tickets on the season ticket sheet for townies and grads, they weren't included for undergrads. Since they had to actually go buy their playoff tickets and most facetimers had lost interest by the end of the season, big chunks of student-section tickets became available for the playoffs. Add to that the several hundred unsold season tickets for the last few seasons and you should get the picture. Oh wait. Athletics probably doesn't want this dirty little secret to get out. Oops.

redhair34 · March 03, 2008, 12:55:45 PM

[quote CowbellGuy]They never sell out. Shouldn't be a problem. Ticket office should have plenty.[/quote]

They sold out two years ago about a two days before the first QF game...but the team then was, uh...good. That was also before the renovation.

CowbellGuy · March 03, 2008, 12:59:24 PM

But even then, there were plenty of tickets available from the ticket office as long as you didn't wait until the last minute.

redhair34 · March 03, 2008, 01:02:14 PM

[quote CowbellGuy]But even then, there were plenty of tickets available from the ticket office as long as you didn't wait until the last minute.[/quote]

Oh yeah exactly...that season in particular I was able to buy a 4 seats together for some friends midweek.

KeithK · March 03, 2008, 01:12:21 PM

The QF games often fall on the first weekend of spring break, which might have kept some less dedicated fans from attending. No such excuse this year.

polar · March 03, 2008, 01:28:14 PM

They now include playoff tickets on the undergrad sheets. Should still be able to find plenty, I expect

David Harding · March 03, 2008, 07:07:48 PM

Ticket and viewing info
http://cornellbigred.com/News/mhockey/2008/3/3/mih_playoffs.asp?path=mhockey

Quote from: cornellbigred.comITHACA, N.Y. -- Tickets for this weekend's ECAC Hockey First-Round playoff series between Cornell and Dartmouth at Lynah Rink are now on sale at the Cornell Athletic Ticket Office at Bartels Hall. In addition, fans not in the Ithaca area have multiple options to follow the weekend series.

Ticket Information
Tickets are now on sale at the Bartels Hall Ticket Office. Tickets are $18 for all seats, though Cornell undergraduate student tickets are $13 and graduate students are $9. The Cornell Athletic Ticket Office is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. For more ticket information, call the Ticket Office at 607-254-BEAR.

Live Streaming Video
ECAC Hockey and B2 Networks have partnered up for exclusive coverage of live streaming video of all ECAC Hockey Tournament games. Each game will be available on a pay-per-view basis through B2 Networks at a cost of $8 per game. There is no full-tournament package available. Because B2 Networks has exclusive rights to the tournament, live streaming video will NOT be available through the Cornell RedCast system. Links to this weekend's games on B2 Networks will be available on Tuesday at www.CornellBigRed.com.

Live Audio
While Cornell RedCast will not have the streaming video of this weekend's games at Lynah Rink, fans can still hear Jason Weinstein's radio call of the action from WHCU 870 AM through their normal RedCast subscription options. Each game this weekend will be available through the system. Click here to sign up for Cornell RedCast.

Live Stats
Live stats of all of this weekend's action will also be available through the Cornell Athletics website at www.CornellBigRed.com. To view live stats, point your browser to livestats.internetconsult.com/cornell/mhockey.

Text Updates
Fans can also sign up to have end-of-period updates sent directly to their cell phone. The service is free, though standard text messaging rates from your service provider may apply. To sign up for text updates, click here.

redhair34 · March 03, 2008, 07:11:35 PM

[quote David Harding]
Live Streaming Video
ECAC Hockey and B2 Networks have partnered up for exclusive coverage of live streaming video of all ECAC Hockey Tournament games. Each game will be available on a pay-per-view basis through B2 Networks at a cost of $8 per game. There is no full-tournament package available. Because B2 Networks has exclusive rights to the tournament, live streaming video will NOT be available through the Cornell RedCast system. Links to this weekend's games on B2 Networks will be available on Tuesday at www.CornellBigRed.com.
[/quote]

What a bunch of bullshit. I want some money back from athletics.

Jim Hyla · March 03, 2008, 07:26:55 PM

[quote redhair34][quote David Harding]
Live Streaming Video
ECAC Hockey and B2 Networks have partnered up for exclusive coverage of live streaming video of all ECAC Hockey Tournament games. Each game will be available on a pay-per-view basis through B2 Networks at a cost of $8 per game. There is no full-tournament package available. Because B2 Networks has exclusive rights to the tournament, live streaming video will NOT be available through the Cornell RedCast system. Links to this weekend's games on B2 Networks will be available on Tuesday at www.CornellBigRed.com.
[/quote]

What a bunch of bullshit. I want some money back from athletics.[/quote]

Give me a break. Playoff games are usually separate from the regular season. That's true for most sports. Check TV listings for basketball. It's common, if not always true that when a national network gets a game, the local broadcast is shut out. ESPN gets the game and your local station that has the season games gets the bye-bye. I suspect if you read the fine print it's probably written in there.

We all do like to complain a lot, but what's happening here is no different than anywhere else.

Rita · March 03, 2008, 07:27:59 PM

[quote redhair34][quote David Harding]
Live Streaming Video
ECAC Hockey and B2 Networks have partnered up for exclusive coverage of live streaming video of all ECAC Hockey Tournament games. Each game will be available on a pay-per-view basis through B2 Networks at a cost of $8 per game. There is no full-tournament package available. Because B2 Networks has exclusive rights to the tournament, live streaming video will NOT be available through the Cornell RedCast system. Links to this weekend's games on B2 Networks will be available on Tuesday at www.CornellBigRed.com.
[/quote]

What a bunch of bullshit. I want some money back from athletics.[/quote]

OUCH! This just SUCKS. If Cornell can get it together and advance all the way, with both the opening round and QFs going to 3 games, that will be $64 to see all the games!!!!::cuss::

I'm fine with B2 covering the semis and final game in Albany and feeds for any school that does not already have a video streaming package already in place.

I think most schools offered video access in the $5-$7 range for either the game or a 1 month subscription. I think I maybe relying on Jason's radio calls.

Jim Hyla · March 03, 2008, 07:30:17 PM

[quote Rita][quote redhair34][quote David Harding]
Live Streaming Video
ECAC Hockey and B2 Networks have partnered up for exclusive coverage of live streaming video of all ECAC Hockey Tournament games. Each game will be available on a pay-per-view basis through B2 Networks at a cost of $8 per game. There is no full-tournament package available. Because B2 Networks has exclusive rights to the tournament, live streaming video will NOT be available through the Cornell RedCast system. Links to this weekend's games on B2 Networks will be available on Tuesday at www.CornellBigRed.com.
[/quote]

What a bunch of bullshit. I want some money back from athletics.[/quote]

OUCH! This just SUCKS. If Cornell can get it together and advance all the way, with both the opening round and QFs going to 3 games, that will be $64 to see all the games!!!!::cuss::

I'm fine with B2 covering the semis and final game in Albany and feeds for any school that does not already have a video streaming package already in place.

I think most schools offered video access in the $5-$7 range for either the game or a 1 month subscription. I think I maybe relying on Jason's radio calls.[/quote]

Of course if we win the prelims, you would have had to pay for the Union games anyway.

redhair34 · March 03, 2008, 07:32:48 PM

[quote Jim Hyla][quote redhair34][quote David Harding]
Live Streaming Video
ECAC Hockey and B2 Networks have partnered up for exclusive coverage of live streaming video of all ECAC Hockey Tournament games. Each game will be available on a pay-per-view basis through B2 Networks at a cost of $8 per game. There is no full-tournament package available. Because B2 Networks has exclusive rights to the tournament, live streaming video will NOT be available through the Cornell RedCast system. Links to this weekend's games on B2 Networks will be available on Tuesday at www.CornellBigRed.com.
[/quote]

What a bunch of bullshit. I want some money back from athletics.[/quote]

Give me a break. Playoff games are usually separate from the regular season. [/quote]

In the past (at least 3 years) quarterfinal games were ALWAYS included in the package. If they play 3 games this weekend--the cost to watch those games is more than half what it cost to watch an entire season of games.

But, gee Jim I guess if you say otherwise I should probably reconsider.