NCAA regionals in Springfield

[upprdeck]

the more wide-open the games they better we do on offense,  we have the skills for a more open game on O.  not sure how we handle it on D

[arugula]

Any thoughts about tickets?  Goi g through the venue-the seating chart is offering g hardly anything and every time I check, the sections change.  The Cornell link requires buying both games. I can't make Saturday.  Any idea what's going on with the venue?or if the package requirement will go away?

I just recall regionals in Albany which were empty so kinda surprised.

[dbilmes]

Any thoughts about tickets?  Goi g through the venue-the seating chart is offering g hardly anything and every time I check, the sections change.  The Cornell link requires buying both games. I can't make Saturday.  Any idea what's going on with the venue?or if the package requirement will go away?

I just recall regionals in Albany which were empty so kinda surprised.

The Cornell link requires buying both games but says you will be refunded for Saturday if Cornell loses on Thursday.
Considering that UMass is the host school and is so close to Springfield it's not a surprise that they are selling a decent amount of tickets. Maine has a good fan base, too.

[arugula]

Actually not convinced that they are selling.  If you look at the venue site, all the available tickets are in two sections.  The suggests that they're holding back.  A refund for Saturday isn't helpful.  I can't go Saturday but I want them to be playing.  

IIRC Albany 2010 was a foursome of Cornell, RIT, and UNH--all local ish and national power Denver.  Empty.

[upprdeck]

they sold about 4000 for that

[scoop85]

Actually not convinced that they are selling.  If you look at the venue site, all the available tickets are in two sections.  The suggests that they're holding back.  A refund for Saturday isn't helpful.  I can't go Saturday but I want them to be playing.  

IIRC Albany 2010 was a foursome of Cornell, RIT, and UNH--all local ish and national power Denver.  Empty.

I was in Albany in 2010 and was stunned how empty that rink was.

[CUDrew0105]

There are single game tickets available through the Mass Mutual Arena website.  https://www.massmutualcenter.com/ They seem to be coming and going as the day goes by, so I assume they have been holding a ton back and releasing them here and there.  All upper bowl, but certainly will be able to move around after UMass fans clear out after the first game.

[Trotsky]

but we struggle against the sorts of clutch and grab teams that we get accused of being.

Definitely this. It's been the first season in a while where I really noticed us struggling badly against aggressive forechecks, and our players (especially our D) frequently getting muscled around in our zone and coughing up pucks due to the opponents' physical play.That used to be us!

I've noticed a lot of teams in general using a two man forecheck.  That's when we have trouble.

Shhhhh.

[arugula]

Yes. That's what I said above.

[billhoward]

Seating chart of the Springfield Civic Center / MassMutual Center, below. Cornell will be the visiting team against Maine. Cornell attacks twice:
Behind the goal: Sections 1-5, 28-31
Out to blue line: 2-7, 26-27.
Center ice is: 8-10, 23-25
IIRC there is an upper and lower level and you can go between them. It is not an upper / lower bowl. Hockey seating capacity is 6,800.
Main Street, Springfield, is at the bottom of the image and runs north-south; State Street is on the right. The heart of downtown, also Amtrak and the bus station, is to the left. I-91, the Connecticut River and the new-ish MGM casino are a block away (cross Main Street at State).

[Beeeej]

I missed the first two periods of the famous "Providence Game" because I had a Chem 208 prelim.  A bunch of us asked the prof to move it, but he refused.

In other words, you were there for the important parts anyway.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

I missed the first two periods of the famous "Providence Game" because I had a Chem 208 prelim.  A bunch of us asked the prof to move it, but he refused.

In other words, you were there for the important parts anyway.

Exactly.

[Al DeFlorio]

My Cornell tickets in section 26.

[Greenberg '97]

My Cornell tickets in section 26.

Same.  Row J.

[arugula]

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