Hockey @ Princeton this Saturday

CAS · January 27, 2020, 03:55:49 PM

CU there

Iceberg · January 27, 2020, 06:10:16 PM

Seated tickets for this sold out a long time ago. Not surpising since this is probably the most well-attended road game aside from Harvard

CAS · January 27, 2020, 06:39:03 PM

Princeton has a big home basketball game that nite. Hard to believe the rink will be full. Maybe Bill Howard can address the situation with getting seats at Princeton...

Jeff Hopkins '82 · January 27, 2020, 10:13:42 PM

As per usual, the seated tix may be sold out, but given how bad their team is and the fact there's a squeakball game, there should be plenty of open seats.

As usual.

Swampy · January 27, 2020, 10:31:51 PM

I didn't want to start another thread about this, but does anyone know what to expect at Q for tickets this Friday?

dbilmes · January 28, 2020, 06:39:03 AM

Quote from: SwampyI didn't want to start another thread about this, but does anyone know what to expect at Q for tickets this Friday?

They only have SRO tickets for sale. The Cornell Club bloc sold out quickly weeks ago.

drs48 · January 28, 2020, 09:42:43 AM

As for Princeton, I have attended many years in a row having only been moved once by the season ticket holder. Despite being "sold out" every year, there are in fact many seats available. Having retired and relocated to Houston for the daughter/son in law (both '04) and grand kids, alas, I can no longer attend. Go Red!

Swampy · January 28, 2020, 10:29:41 AM

Quote from: dbilmes
Quote from: SwampyI didn't want to start another thread about this, but does anyone know what to expect at Q for tickets this Friday?
They only have SRO tickets for sale. The Cornell Club bloc sold out quickly weeks ago.

Wow. Last year I got an invite from the Cornell Club and bought my ticket that way. This year no invite. I guess not living in Connecticut has its disadvantages.

I still think I'll get SRO tickets and make the trip anyway. Last year, IIRC, there were many empty seats despite the number of tickets sold.

Trotsky · January 28, 2020, 10:49:02 AM

Quote from: SwampyI guess not living in Connecticut has its disadvantages.

Unless you're living in Massachusetts I can't think of any.

dbilmes · January 28, 2020, 02:58:38 PM

Quote from: Swampy
Quote from: dbilmes
Quote from: SwampyI didn't want to start another thread about this, but does anyone know what to expect at Q for tickets this Friday?
They only have SRO tickets for sale. The Cornell Club bloc sold out quickly weeks ago.

Wow. Last year I got an invite from the Cornell Club and bought my ticket that way. This year no invite. I guess not living in Connecticut has its disadvantages.

I still think I'll get SRO tickets and make the trip anyway. Last year, IIRC, there were many empty seats despite the number of tickets sold.

If you buy a SRO ticket at Quinnipiac, you'll always be able to find a seat if you so choose. Most of the games I've attended there, even playoff games, have been announced as sell-outs, and most featured hundreds of empty seats. With Cornell being No. 1, though, I expect that even the townies who have season tickets but don't go to every game will show up for this one.

Trotsky · January 28, 2020, 03:18:43 PM

It would be interesting to have an accurate measure of the traveling Faithful. My impression is in the Golden Age (66-73) we took over road barns, including Boston Garden (correct me if I am wrong, olde timers, I wasn't there until 81). I've seen a few road crowds completely dominate. RPI's contingent at the Garden in 85 is probably the biggest I have ever seen (I would conservatively estimate they had 70% of the arena). It also didn't hurt their pep band had an electric bass.

dbilmes · January 28, 2020, 07:03:56 PM

We had some huge road crowds in the early 2000s. I remember being at Yale games where it seemed like at least half of the rink consisted of Cornell fans.

Jim Hyla · January 29, 2020, 09:26:10 AM

Quote from: TrotskyIt would be interesting to have an accurate measure of the traveling Faithful. My impression is in the Golden Age (66-73) we took over road barns, including Boston Garden (correct me if I am wrong, olde timers, I wasn't there until 81). I've seen a few road crowds completely dominate. RPI's contingent at the Garden in 85 is probably the biggest I have ever seen (I would conservatively estimate they had 70% of the arena). It also didn't hurt their pep band had an electric bass.

Of course there is Lynah East, 'nuf said.

As far as the old Garden, go no further than "Cornell Fans Made the Timbers Tremble", Boston Globe, March/1970.

It was wonderful walking up the old ramps to get into the Garden. I could feel my body get excited with each step. You just knew that CU was going to take over the crowd.

Even driving the Mass Pike to Boston was exciting. When a car full of CU fans would pass another, horns would honk. You'd meet people at the rest stops on the way and get to Boston just in time to grab a bite at McD's across the street from the Garden.

Fun.

Trotsky · January 29, 2020, 10:46:44 AM

Quote from: Jim HylaIt was wonderful walking up the old ramps to get into the Garden. I could feel my body get excited with each step.

I know this feeling from 85 and 86. I've never been as thrilled to enter into any other barn.

Swampy · January 29, 2020, 02:51:44 PM

Quote from: Jim Hyla
Quote from: TrotskyIt would be interesting to have an accurate measure of the traveling Faithful. My impression is in the Golden Age (66-73) we took over road barns, including Boston Garden (correct me if I am wrong, olde timers, I wasn't there until 81). I've seen a few road crowds completely dominate. RPI's contingent at the Garden in 85 is probably the biggest I have ever seen (I would conservatively estimate they had 70% of the arena). It also didn't hurt their pep band had an electric bass.

Of course there is Lynah East, 'nuf said.

As far as the old Garden, go no further than "Cornell Fans Made the Timbers Tremble", Boston Globe, March/1970.

It was wonderful walking up the old ramps to get into the Garden. I could feel my body get excited with each step. You just knew that CU was going to take over the crowd.

Even driving the Mass Pike to Boston was exciting. When a car full of CU fans would pass another, horns would honk. You'd meet people at the rest stops on the way and get to Boston just in time to grab a bite at McD's across the street from the Garden.

Fun.

I too remember this about the Garden, although I think certain kinds of impressions are unfair. If we were playing BU or BC (I don't recall ever playing Harvard in the Garden; maybe we never played BU or BC there either - I can't remember ::demented:

, as one would expect there were quite a few supporters from the other side. OTOH, I do remember playing MSU there, and we far outnumbered them. But IIRC, MSU's representation was substantial considering how much further away their campus is.