Scott wrote:
>        First of all, this was my first trip to Munn Arena so I will
>start there. My impression of the arena itself ws of a small, dungy hole
>in the wall.  The lighting was horrible and that probably was the basis
>for my decision. The others in my group liked Munn but I had heard it
>was like a small version of The Joe. IMO it was not one of the best
>arenas I have seen a college hockey game in, but it was certainly not
>the worst either.(The Rink at OSU comes to mind)
 
You sure you were in the right city?  East Lansing, take 23 to 96, get off at
127?  I'll admit, the lighting isn't like standing outside a 7-11, but a
small dungy (or dingy?) hole in the wall?  Come on!
 
>        Secondly, Where was the student section? Is there one? Most of
>the fans seemed to be about 45 and over. I guess that the alums will pay
>more to see a game but come on! If it wern't for the students, we would
>be playing minor league hockey. The fans however were pretty loud (
>Interstate rivalry and all) given the age range. We had standing room
>only seats(the only ones MSU deemed fit to give to the U ticket office)
>and the fans in front of us finaaly figuered out that if they stood up,
>it would be impossible for us to see the game (Iwould have done the same
>if I was in their position). Thus I only saw one of MSU's goals but
>overall I would say they treated us with respect.
 
Student section goes from Section T over to Section C (basically, three sectionson either side of the band) and includes the Slapshots (sorry about the Sieve
chant, we had to teach them one word they could pronounce reasonably well,
which at least gets them off their seats sometime during the game).  And
Michigan actually had a small group of seats (somewhere between 50 and 100,
I'd guess) in Section E or F and some behind the Michigan bench.  There aren't
too many teams that get a large allotment of tickets to Munn, considering
the fairly high demand.
 
Offhand, I couldn't tell you what alumni shell out for games (beyond the ticket
price).
 
G. M. Finniss
Michigan State University 8-2-0, 11-4-0
 
For not-so-hot arenas, try Ewigleben (or Igwebuike, take your pick) in Big
Rapids.
 
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