I guess we can file this under Be It Ever So Humble . . .
I stand by my comments. The seats at Schneider are awful. It isn't just
that the angles are bad, but every section has railings by the front row
which obstruct your view. Where we were on Saturday night you couldn't see
the net because of the railings. The best seats are in the back row, which
is where we moved, but once you get there the angle of the opposite corner
is badly obstructed. Of course, being a numbers person means using your
calculator a lot, and it was Saturday night after all.
I have other beefs with Schneider. The PA announcer is an embarrassment,
and is better suited for tractor pulls than he is for hockey games. The pep
band is held in open disdain by the arena; they are allowed to play only
once every three stoppages while music is blasted over the PA system the
other two stoppages. And the number of empty seats are a particular eye
sore.
Now I am sure that Bill will defend his home rink to the end. He is
entitled, and I would do the same if I were in his shoes. Likewise I am
sure that there are plenty of folks out there with reasons to condemn Walter
Brown Arena. Fire away. So let me just say that IMHO WBA has some of the
best sight lines of any rink I've been to. The acoustics are outstanding,
making the fans and band an integral part of the game. It just doesn't have
the amenities that the more modern arena have. This will change when the
new arena is built. I am told it is being designed by the same architect
who designed Whittemore and Tsongas arenas, which are superior.
So let's hear about which arenas we love and which ones we hate. Yeesh.
Could this be the start of another thread? Perhaps there still is a pulse
here . . .
Edward N. Moller
Controller
Mount Ida College
Newton Centre, MA 02459-3323
Tel (617) 928-4515
Fax (617) 928-4746
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Schneller [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 6:52 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Student Tickets
>
>
> Come on now Ed! Only 400 decent seats? As a numbers guy I'd
> expect you to
> be a whole lot more accurate than that. Unless your seat is
> immediately
> alongside the pressbox area (in which case your view of the
> nearside far
> corner is definately obstructed) the views are generally no
> better, or
> worse than anywhere else.
>
> For those not familar with Schneider Arena, the seats are set
> "higher" than
> in most rinks (in the front row your feet are at the top of the
> boards.) This puts everyone along the side dashers "above
> the glass", and
> gives a closeness to the game not possible many other places.
> For those in
> the first two rows you not only have to watch for flying
> pucks, but the
> occasional errant stick as well.
>
> Ed, next time you're coming down let me know and I'll help you pick a
> better seat.
>
>
> At 09:45 AM 10/30/00, Moller, Edward N. wrote:
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Bill Schneller [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > > Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 10:00 PM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Re: Student Tickets
> > >
> > >
> > > Students at Providence walk in for free by showing an ID.
> > > They are free to
> > > sit wherever there is an empty seat. They then prove to
> me I have good
> > > seats (paid for) because they are the ones they usually pick.
> > > -Bill
> >
> >Considering empty seats usually outnumber the filled in ones
> at Schneider
> >Arena, it's easy to understand PC's policy here. FWIW
> Saturday night, BU
> >had greater fan support than PC did during the first period.
> As far as
> >picking the good seats at Schneider Arena, there's the rub.
> Of the 3030
> >seats in that rink, only 400 are decent. Just about
> everything else is an
> >obstructed view.
> >
> >
> >Edward N. Moller
> >Controller
> >Mount Ida College
> >Newton Centre, MA 02459-3323
> >Tel (617) 928-4515
> >Fax (617) 928-4746
> >[log in to unmask]
> >
> > >
>
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