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WestHartHusk said:
So stupid. Why leave money on the table?
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Not only that but why limit a new program's exposure to it's fans? This makes absolutely no sense. I'm hoping this is just their strategy to sell out what they've already opened in the upper bowl so they can open up even more to sell. And if this is true what happens to the folks who will assuredly be walk-ups? They're going to end up driving to the XLC and turned away even though their seats still available to be sold?
 
Thats a possibility, I suppose, but I doubt it. They wouldn't have said less than 1k left if they wanted to open up more of the arena. I haven't looked at the seats available latterly (bought my tix about a Month ago), but I think its a ploy to claim a sellout. Many nose bleed seats at the XL Center have terrible sight lines. Not Fenway Park or Tiger Stadium bad, but bad nontheless.
 
There's barely any seats left at the ticket sales site. Glad I grabbed mine in time.
 
Looks like they opened up 4 rows in the upper deck and one end appears to be open completely. Those people will probably move to the middle and fill in rows behind the first four once they see them open.
 
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I know for a fact the lower bowl holds right around 6,200. It's capacity before renovations (fan bar) was 6,500.
 
TheDoggPound said:
I know for a fact the lower bowl holds right around 6,200. It's capacity before renovations (fan bar) was 6,500.
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Oh well, the Daily Campus writer got bad info then: "MIS major at UConn and Staff Writer for The Daily Campus covering @UConnMSOC & @UConnMHOC."
 
Yea it's no big deal really but 1,200 was just a little too far off for me not to correct. ;)
 
Student tickts to this game are free. Maybe that is where the missing number comes from. They were not "sold".
 
DSquiz said:
Student tickts to this game are free. Maybe that is where the missing number comes from. They were not "sold".
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That would only account for around 400 total seats though. He'd still be short by about 800. It sounds like you're right though those don't count as sold so I'd say 5,800 sold in the lower bowl + the 400 student tix's and they're probably closing in on 500 sold in the balcony above sec. 120-123. So roughly 6,200 sold total + 400 students = 6,600. Hopefully we can get 8,000+ Wednesday.
 
UCONN2004 said:
I will be sitting across ice from you Husky25. See you there.
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What happened to your Easley Avatar? Is he not long for Buffalo?
 
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Only some random singles left on the ticket site....

wonder if they'll open another section to accomadate walk-ups
 
We are all expecting a great turnout, and why not? All evidence points to it, but how many BC supporters are going to be in the house? Boston is less than an hour and a half away.
 
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UConn Twitter jus announced the game is a sell out. Looks like they really have capped the number of tickets.
 
Yea makes no sense. Wolf Pack don't even use the curtains and they'll draw 500 people. UConn Hockey is actually a draw so we have to reduce capacity? Don't want to make our attendance # look too good I suppose. There goes essentially any hope of being able to reach #4 for attendance avg. unless we get 6,000+ every single game.
 
TheDoggPound said:
Yea makes no sense. Wolf Pack don't even use the curtains and they'll draw 500 people. UConn Hockey is actually a draw so we have to reduce capacity? Don't want to make our attendance # look too good I suppose. There goes essentially any hope of being able to reach #4 for attendance avg. unless we get 6,000+ every single game.
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Precisely. Why do anything to make the school look good?
 
I don't know if they're worried it's getting to big too quickly and they're thinking if there's 10k and we lose 5-0 half of those people won't return for any other games? So make 1/4 of those people stay home and make them attend another upcoming game. I don't know if that's the strategy they have in mind but all that comes to mind is this:

shooting-yourself-in-the-foot.jpg
 
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7,500 doesn't seem right though either. 6,200 lower bowl + 1,500 upper bowl + the 2 sections sold in the other upper bowl (another 250) + walk up doesn't add up to 7,500. I don't know the way they've handled this game ticket wise and reporting ticket sales has just been wacky as hell.
 
http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/110514aab.html

>>The capacity for UConn hockey games at the XL Center is 5,618, which consists of the lower level of the facility. This capacity was identified to create the best collegiate hockey atmosphere possible. The demand for tonight’s particular game resulted in UConn making about 2,000 more seats available – mostly in the upper level corners and behind the goal areas.<<
 
Consider that the XL Center may not staffed the same way for College Hockey as it would for Basketball or the Wolfpack. Security may not be available, concessions may not be able to accommodate a larger crowd, etc. More goes into it than selling license to an empty seat.
 
I still don't get it. If walk-ups aren't gonna happen it's gonna look very strange with 2 sections alone in the upper bowl above sec. 108. And if those seats aren't sold then imo it's not a sellout. A sellout with the curtains would be selling out both upper bowls and lower bowl completely.
 
just bought my tickets to UConn vs Notre Dame at webster bank arena in Jan.
 
For some people, 8,069 spectators clearly creates a positive impression. And, UCONN did the right thing selling more tickets to meet demand. Don't worry, be happy!
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