Albany Tix

[wintercow20]

Anyone know if Cornell will sell tickets to regionals directly or if we have to go through Ticketmaster at MVP Arena? Looks like not selling upper bowl.

[RichH]

I would hold off. The bracket hasn't been announced yet. The selection show where they reveal the matchups is at 3pm today.

Most people project that Cornell will be placed in the Colorado regional, not Albany.

[ER]

USCHO puts us in Albany. Denver really should not have a regional. The elevaion makes it extremely unfair for everyone else. I did a half ironman out there and between that and the 95° temps it was extremely difficult. Can't imagine trying to play hockey against an adapted team

[stereax]

USCHO puts us in Albany. Denver really should not have a regional. The elevaion makes it extremely unfair for everyone else. I did a half ironman out there and between that and the 95° temps it was extremely difficult. Can't imagine trying to play hockey against an adapted team

counterpoint:

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[Jeff Hopkins '82]

USCHO puts us in Albany. Denver really should not have a regional. The elevaion makes it extremely unfair for everyone else. I did a half ironman out there and between that and the 95° temps it was extremely difficult. Can't imagine trying to play hockey against an adapted team

It's only an issue for us.  Cornell will insist that the team stay in classes and won't travel until the last minute.  The other schools won't care about academics and could be on a plane as soon as the sites are announced.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

I would hold off. The bracket hasn't been announced yet. The selection show where they reveal the matchups is at 3pm today.

Most people project that Cornell will be placed in the Colorado regional, not Albany.

I posted it in another thread, but there are several predictions out there that put us in Albany.  Personally, I don't believe that will happen, but stranger things have happened.

[JohnF81]

Isn't the ECAC the host in Albany?  Does the conference have any pull with the Committee to maximize attendance at the venue where they are the host?

[marty]

Isn't the ECAC the host in Albany?  Does the conference have any pull with the Committee to maximize attendance at the venue where they are the host?

I've seen both ECAC and Union listed as host. 

[adamw]

Isn't the ECAC the host in Albany?  Does the conference have any pull with the Committee to maximize attendance at the venue where they are the host?

The conference has no pull. The rep on the Committee -- 1 from each conference -- can have pull, if they want. The ECAC's current rep is Harvard's Asst. AD

There are rumors the Committee is fiddling around a lot. So don't give up on Albany.

[Snowball]

USCHO puts us in Albany. Denver really should not have a regional. The elevaion makes it extremely unfair for everyone else. I did a half ironman out there and between that and the 95° temps it was extremely difficult. Can't imagine trying to play hockey against an adapted team

It's only an issue for us.  Cornell will insist that the team stay in classes and won't travel until the last minute.  The other schools won't care about academics and could be on a plane as soon as the sites are announced.

I respectfully disagree. Even if Cornell could get out there five days early, Denver is still going to have an edge at that altitude. Literally the Denver team will have more red blood cells.

You can shorten shifts, and Casey will no doubt try to manage that, but you can't fully control game flow, one extended defensive-zone shift could lead to disaster. That's where altitude really bites. By the third period, if not sooner, you'd expect it to show up in recovery and pace.

Of course it will affect any visiting team, not just Cornell.  I hope the committee is taking that into account.

[BearLover]

USCHO puts us in Albany. Denver really should not have a regional. The elevaion makes it extremely unfair for everyone else. I did a half ironman out there and between that and the 95° temps it was extremely difficult. Can't imagine trying to play hockey against an adapted team

It's only an issue for us.  Cornell will insist that the team stay in classes and won't travel until the last minute.  The other schools won't care about academics and could be on a plane as soon as the sites are announced.

I respectfully disagree. Even if Cornell could get out there five days early, Denver is still going to have an edge at that altitude. Literally the Denver team will have more red blood cells.

You can shorten shifts, and Casey will no doubt try to manage that, but you can't fully control game flow, one extended defensive-zone shift could lead to disaster. That's where altitude really bites. By the third period, if not sooner, you'd expect it to show up in recovery and pace.

Of course it will affect any visiting team, not just Cornell.  I hope the committee is taking that into account.

How could the committee take that into account? It's a disadvantage for every team, so how could they mitigate it?

I agree with you that it's grossly unfair. For all the talk about on- versus off-campus regionals, the current system is far more unfair.

[Snowball]

As ER said, Denver should not host a regional. In a single game elimination format where small margins affect outcome, that is a major structural advantage.


My nephews train out in Colorado for track every summer.  Of course track is not hockey. Denver when they travel have an aerobic advantage, although it's probably slight given all the other factors that go into being a good hockey team.

[ER]

There is a reason so many professional athletes train in Colorado

[stereax]

There is a reason so many professional athletes train in Colorado

There's a reason the Avs do so well at home too...

[jjanow99]

USCHO puts us in Albany. Denver really should not have a regional. The elevaion makes it extremely unfair for everyone else. I did a half ironman out there and between that and the 95° temps it was extremely difficult. Can't imagine trying to play hockey against an adapted team

It's only an issue for us.  Cornell will insist that the team stay in classes and won't travel until the last minute.  The other schools won't care about academics and could be on a plane as soon as the sites are announced.

I respectfully disagree. Even if Cornell could get out there five days early, Denver is still going to have an edge at that altitude. Literally the Denver team will have more red blood cells.

You can shorten shifts, and Casey will no doubt try to manage that, but you can't fully control game flow, one extended defensive-zone shift could lead to disaster. That's where altitude really bites. By the third period, if not sooner, you'd expect it to show up in recovery and pace.

Of course it will affect any visiting team, not just Cornell.  I hope the committee is taking that into account.

Lacrosse team flew out to Denver on a Friday and beat them the next day. Could hockey do the same?