Lynah Rink Review

[upprdeck]

are student tickets really $250?  thats the same as reg tickets for the townies.

Im not sure how much lowering the price helps though.. many schools are in the $100 or free and struggle to get people in the seats..   i think ADs saw hockey as the cash cow and raised prices to the point even the townie side has said enough.. there is no demand other than 1-2 games so why buy season tickets when i can get in any single game pretty easy.. its not like  vast difference in the seats exists.

[upprdeck]

I found that it was $199 .. thats at least $100 too high to me..  they really should price seasons at a discount from per game tickets so people feel some reward.

[Johnny 5]

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Is he reviewing the same rink?

::whistle::

[BearLover]

I found that it was $199 .. thats at least $100 too high to me..  they really should price seasons at a discount from per game tickets so people feel some reward.

Oh, student tickets are down to $199?  Slightly cheaper than when I attended a few years ago.

[andyw2100]

Oh, student tickets are down to $199?  Slightly cheaper than when I attended a few years ago.

I'm pretty sure the student season tickets now include the three (possible) home playoff games, with refunds available if those games (or one of those games) is not played. I also believe the ECAC sets the price on those tickets, and that the set price is about $15 per game. Assuming this is all true, the real cost of the non-playoffs portion of the season is about $150 for (this year) fifteen home games. So the students are paying about $10 per game, for the ability to sit in the student sections.

I may be in the minority here, but I don't think lowering student ticket prices is the answer. For every student that might consider $10 per game a little too much to spend, and thus doesn't buy season tickets, there are probably ten who are just adding the cost of the tickets to their bursar bill and letting their parents foot the bill.

I certainly agree there are issues with the students, and student attendance, but I don't think the cost of the tickets is a big part of the problem.

[Dafatone]

Oh, student tickets are down to $199?  Slightly cheaper than when I attended a few years ago.

I'm pretty sure the student season tickets now include the three (possible) home playoff games, with refunds available if those games (or one of those games) is not played. I also believe the ECAC sets the price on those tickets, and that the set price is about $15 per game. Assuming this is all true, the real cost of the non-playoffs portion of the season is about $150 for (this year) fifteen home games. So the students are paying about $10 per game, for the ability to sit in the student sections.

I may be in the minority here, but I don't think lowering student ticket prices is the answer. For every student that might consider $10 per game a little too much to spend, and thus doesn't buy season tickets, there are probably ten who are just adding the cost of the tickets to their bursar bill and letting their parents foot the bill.

I certainly agree there are issues with the students, and student attendance, but I don't think the cost of the tickets is a big part of the problem.

That's not too bad a price.  I do think that supply and demand says lowering price might increase sales, but I'm not too up in arms.  I figured they were at the $250+ they were a decade ago.

I was a senior a decade ago, and I remember being really upset at the policing of students at the time by ushers.  Friends of mine got told to quiet down for being too loud and annoying.  No swears, just constant goalie harassment.  More than anything, I blame that approach for the student energy levels now.

And phones/tech/etc.  While winning more would certainly help, I have trouble believing that's the biggest problem.  On average, we've been an above average hockey team for the past four seasons.  I definitely hope we improve on that, and if we don't then perhaps a coaching change is in order, but I think it's a little unreasonable to set the bar that much higher in terms of average performance.

[BearLover]

Oh, student tickets are down to $199?  Slightly cheaper than when I attended a few years ago.

I may be in the minority here, but I don't think lowering student ticket prices is the answer. For every student that might consider $10 per game a little too much to spend, and thus doesn't buy season tickets, there are probably ten who are just adding the cost of the tickets to their bursar bill and letting their parents foot the bill.

Well, yeah, that's precisely the problem: the hockey games are only attracting the kids who have the luxury of throwing the tickets on their parents' bill.

[upprdeck]

the same kids that spend $10 on coffee.

[ursusminor]

I probably posted this earlier, but here is another review on a similar website of Lynah Rink,

[css228]

the same kids that spend $10 on coffee.

Sure, but a hockey game doesn't help you get that paper done.

[css228]

I probably posted this earlier, but here is another review on a similar website of Lynah Rink,

That review puts the rink on East Shore Drive, which is news to me.

[BearLover]

New theory on attendance/energy: video reviews take forever and nobody in the crowd has any idea what's going on.  They're boring and make the games end later.  Might have a minor effect on the atmosphere.  Of course, significant tradeoff in fairness if you get rid of them.

[Trotsky]

New theory on attendance/energy: video reviews take forever and nobody in the crowd has any idea what's going on.  They're boring and make the games end later.  Might have a minor effect on the atmosphere.  Of course, significant tradeoff in fairness if you get rid of them.

They are, however, a good opportunity for self-reflection.  They answer the question "Am I a fatalist"? ::worry::

[Jim Hyla]

New theory on attendance/energy: video reviews take forever and nobody in the crowd has any idea what's going on.  They're boring and make the games end later.  Might have a minor effect on the atmosphere.  Of course, significant tradeoff in fairness if you get rid of them.

They are, however, a good opportunity for self-reflection.  They answer the question "Am I a fatalist"? ::worry::

And a great time to check your phone, without missing any action.

[Give My Regards]

I probably posted this earlier, but here is another review on a similar website of Lynah Rink,

That review puts the rink on East Shore Drive, which is news to me.

Oh, that's hilarious.  That's The Rink in Lansing, which is a bit different than Lynah.