>
> Carl Streeter writes in reply:
> > >
> > > I have tix for the tourney at the Dane County Colliseum. I don't know the
> > > seating arrangement and the guy on the phone at Ticketmaster didn't have a
> > > map. So, I told him I would take section 300 up high hoping it is center ice.
> > > Someone please tell me where I'm sitting!!!!!!!!
> >
> > Well, it's not center ice.  It's on an end.  If I recall correctly, it's
> > on the end.  Now, granted, I haven't been there in a week, but here's
> > how I remember it.
> >
> >
> >
> >               VP  BP
> >   /-----------  --  -------------\
> >  /                                \
> > /                                  \    X
> > |   V                          B   |
> > |   G                          G   |
> > |                                  |
> > \                                  /    Y
> >  \                                /
> >   \-----------  --  -------------/
> >               VB  BB
> >
> > VP - visitor penalty
> > VG - visitor goal (they defend first)
> > VB - visitor bench
> > BP, BG, BB, are Badger equivalents
> >
> > I think 300 is about where the X is, right next to the band.
> > Maybe down by Y.  I'm not quite sure...
> >
> > I do think it's on that side, though.
> >
> > You'll probably have an obstructed view of one or both corners on that
> > side.
 
 
> According to the Wisconsin Badger Hockey Media Guide (p.17) which I
> picked up in Madison two weeks ago, there is no Section 300.
> Section 301 is directly behind one of the goaltenders (north end if
> I'm reading this correctly).  I'm assuming that this is a reprint of
> the Dane layout before the remodeling, and that the seating scheme
> may have changed.
>
>     Good luck...you're gonna love the "sieve" chant
> if you've never heard it there before.  At least Badger fans do
> something even when the Badgers are behind.  All the Minnesota fans
> do (football, hockey, baseball, basketball, you name it) whether you
> see them at the Dome, the Decc, etc. is the "hands" chant or
> the "leave" chant.  That's the sound of Minnesota fans sitting on
> their hands or the sound of them "leaving" when any of their teams
> get behind.
>
>     The "leave" chant is particularly useful to gopher
> football fans though.  When the gophs are at home on Saturday, the
> "leave" chant allows the fans to depart in plenty of time to get back
> on Sunday for the Vikes, when they can again "leave" early when the
> pro team is getting beat...almost a 2-for-1 deal.  Quite
> economical...and who says Minnesota fans aren't thrifty.
>
> --
> John Hack, SID
> UW-Superior
>
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John Hack, SID
UW-Superior