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If you're complaining about food prices, eat before you you come to the rink. If you're complaining about parking prices, zip your coat put on a hat and get some exercise. I have literally never paid to park for a hockey game at the Ralph. There are PLENTY of side streets if you're willing to walk. Smoking inside is never gonna happen. Lower food/drink/parking prices is never gonna happen. And the NCHC is a far superior league as long as you don't base it on name recognition and actually consider talent/skill/national championships.

Fans in general aren't coming to the games. It isn't limited to students. Unsold student hockey tickets turn into general admission seating for the public I believe on the Thursday of game week so clearly there wasn't a demand by non-student fans either.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/4754933-Joel-Janatuinen-opens-up-on-health-issues-last-season-It-was-so-crushing Excellent article on Joel Janatuinen and all of the health issues he struggled with while at UND. Sucks that he couldn't have remained healthy as he could have had a big impact on the team. Glad he is feeling better now.

Nobody should go to London. London is an absolutely terrible idea unless it is London, Ontario.

Didn't the AD already say there has been no discussion of moving the students? So really this is all just what is message board gurus think should happen. I doubt the students will be moved.

Also saw Bast leave the game early... Did anyone hear anything about a potential injury?

Just got back to the car from the game.... What was the extra Mankato penalty called at the end, couldn't hear the announcement but was guessing facemasking?

So any place in the Cities that will be able to show this? I heard a rumour about it being in Charter?

A different song after every goal? No thanks. Chelsea Dagger and the Beer Song after every goal has been tradition for like ten years.

What's Western Michigan got to do with this?

I'll be there Saturday night! First time in Mankato, ever.

Oh baby! Free on sight parking tonight!!!

No

People love Sweet Caroline because they get to participate and sing along....

Lighting was also upgraded with the scoreboard.

Due to weather the 2019 homecoming parade has been cancelled.

Where are people sitting?

I call BS. The UW fans start leaving as soon as the second half starts. Just like everywhere in the country. I saw a picture on Twitter this weekend, unfortunately can't find it, of a maybe half full UW student section in the fourth quarter.

It's a university, not a sports club. Academics absolutely should come first! They are student athletes... Notice how the student part comes first? The point of a university is to prepare students for getting jobs and the promote higher education... Funding for academics should also be the top priority for an alumni association... If you want to donate to athletic give it to the athletic department, not the alumni association.

Correct. It would have been a booth review...

UND and Ticketmaster worked out a way using UND email that students will be able to transfer their unused tickets to other students.

https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/2019/09/13/packers-fans-debate-when-stand-team-tries-fire-up-lambeau/1998745001/ You guys are a week behind the Packers on this sitting/standing stadium etiquette discussion... And the wave. The wave is ridiculously and needs to go away.

Move the students then we can all complain when even fewer students show up and even more leave early... You seriously can't have it both ways. You cannot force the students to the end and also expect them to show up and leave all of the cheering. If you move the students it's time for the general public to step up...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/sports.yahoo.com/amphtml/ucla-gave-away-tickets-to-oklahoma-game-but-fans-still-didnt-show-up-135550368.html UCLA gave every season ticket holder four free tickets to their game against #5 Oklahoma this weekend, the stadium was still shockingly empty and a majority Oklahoma fans. This is a nationwide problem highlighted by people not wanting to see a poor product on the field. While a "marquee matchup" increased UCLA's attendance from previous games it doesn't sustain the numbers if the product is not entertaining.

Except what would the points be for at UND? Tickets are already free and not hard to come by... You can't incentivize something that students already don't attend on a consistent basis. So unless the points go towards something related to hockey (and then we have to hear more complaining about how hockey gets all the attention and money) there is no "prize" for students.