Lake Placid Attendance

[Trotsky]

I had no idea.

[Jim Hyla]

I had no idea.

Thanks, nice tidbit.

[Trotsky]

This is what happens when the ECAC pulls out of a town...

Extra credit for this quote:

Atlantic City is like Detroit and Las Vegas got drunk, made a baby and abandoned it in New Jersey.

[Josh '99]

This is what happens when the ECAC pulls out of a town...

Extra credit for this quote:

Atlantic City is like Detroit and Las Vegas got drunk, made a baby and abandoned it in New Jersey.

I'm not convinced that the ECAC leaving Albany is the cause of rampant corruption in the New York state government, but I'm not convinced it's not the cause either.

[cth95]

I was just in Lake Placid this weekend.  They already have posters up advertising the tournament.

[billhoward]

I was just in Lake Placid this weekend.  They already have posters up advertising the tournament.

And another sports bar at the far end of Main Street: Players, across from the Dancing Bears Tavern / High Peaks Resort. Medium size place, mixed reviews on  the hospitality. We had two decent meals over the summer including the day Germany demolished Brazil in the World Cup and there were two happy tables of Germans next to us. Others say some of the wait staff can be inflexible. Welcome to the world of summer help coming in from eastern Europe. Small porch off of the back with nice lake views in summer. No more new hotels in the downtown area but still you should be able to book a room the Sunday before the finals weekend, just not at every place in tow. LP really is  decent place to spend the weekend even if your team doesn't advance to Saturday's final.

[Jim Hyla]

Interesting article in USCHO about attendance at all the tournaments.

[Jim Hyla]

And finally:-D, Adam's CHN editorial on the subject.

And here's Ken Schott's article that Adam mentions.

Followed by the article in the Lowell Sun that Ken Schott discussed.

[upprdeck]

i remember the games back in the garden when the hockey east and ecac were in the same building.. made for a crazy atmosphere and some fun hockey to watch.

[Jim Hyla]

i remember the games back in the garden when the hockey east and ecac were in the same building.. made for a crazy atmosphere and some fun hockey to watch.

And if everyone agreed to eliminate third place games, it's physically possible. I'd buy a ticket every year, Cornell in or not. Two Thursday night games for one conference, two on Friday for the other, alternating HE with ECAC every other year. Then two finals on Saturday. If you think The Garden wouldn't be big enough to hold both conference finals crowds, then you could have two separate games with separate tickets. The Thursday finals at 2PM and the Friday at 8PM. I'd go to both, but not everyone would. It would be a lot more fun.

[billhoward]

(Updating Chris '03's attendance table to include 2015).

Placid:
1993: ---- / 7867
1994: ---- / 6316
1995: ---- / 6562
1996: ---- / 8300
1997: ---- / 8081
1998: ---- / 5289
1999: ---- / 8469
2000: 5389 / 6790
2001: 4990 / 6256
2002: 5422 / 6518
Finals average: 7249

Albany:
2003: 6936 / 8296
2004: 5641 / 6489
2005: 7580 / 8637
2006: 6255 / 7093
2007: 4484 / 5565
2008: 5074 / 4851
2009: 3517 / 4857
2010: ? / 6505
Finals average: 6536

New Jersey:
2011: 3351 / 4126
2012: 3462 / 4131
2013: 3145 / 4017
Finals average: 4091

Placid:
2014: 4227 / 4850 / 9077 both games
2015: 5025 / 4940 / 9965
Finals average: 4895

[billhoward]

And finally:-D, Adam's CHN editorial on the subject.

And here's Ken Schott's article that Adam mentions.

Followed by the article in the Lowell Sun that Ken Schott discussed.

Attendance at all league tournaments is not good and likely to be the same at NCAA regionals. Did the ECACs have free broadcast TV that reached through the Northeast, or just PPV? Cable/broadcast TV might affect marginal-fan interest but it also shows the league has presence. I noticed on NBCSN that after the Hockey East semifinal and title games, the studio crew wrapped up the other tournaments and showed clips, but I didn't see highlights of the ECAC games.

[Trotsky]

And finally:-D, Adam's CHN editorial on the subject.

And here's Ken Schott's article that Adam mentions.

Followed by the article in the Lowell Sun that Ken Schott discussed.

I really like Adam, but that may be the worst column he's ever written.  Not so much for the opinions stated, but the Full Pundit Derp mode in which they are written.  Bad enough that 98% of sportswriting has that wearisome post-ESPN knowing ironic style.  He's way better than that.

What's the expression: those who do not bother to read well had no advantage over those who cannot?  Same goes for writing.

[Greenberg '97]

And finally:-D, Adam's CHN editorial on the subject.

And here's Ken Schott's article that Adam mentions.

Followed by the article in the Lowell Sun that Ken Schott discussed.

Attendance at all league tournaments is not good and likely to be the same at NCAA regionals. Did the ECACs have free broadcast TV that reached through the Northeast, or just PPV? Cable/broadcast TV might affect marginal-fan interest but it also shows the league has presence. I noticed on NBCSN that after the Hockey East semifinal and title games, the studio crew wrapped up the other tournaments and showed clips, but I didn't see highlights of the ECAC games.

ECACs were on FCS-Atlantic.  Standard definition only (at least in my house).

[marty]

And finally:-D, Adam's CHN editorial on the subject.

And here's Ken Schott's article that Adam mentions.

Followed by the article in the Lowell Sun that Ken Schott discussed.

I really like Adam, but that may be the worst column he's ever written.  Not so much for the opinions stated, but the Full Pundit Derp mode in which they are written.  Bad enough that 98% of sportswriting has that wearisome post-ESPN knowing ironic style.  He's way better than that.

What's the expression: those who do not bother to read well had no advantage over those who cannot?  Same goes for writing.

Does anyone else wonder if Providence in Providence got boosted by Kevin Sneddon as a gift to Nate Leaman? I think this is a weird placement.  They aren't hosts- their seeding didn't warrant them the luxury of staying at home. Leaman is a great coach but this gift was, as I said, weird.