Nathan - you are close but missing the point I think.  The fundamental
problem for Harvard is that they have a tiny fan base, even for the biggest
rivalry game of the year. Imagine your Saint Cloud Rink more than half full
of Minnesota fans and you can see Harvard's dilemma.

It will be interesting to see if $44 a ticket (in essence) keeps out the
Cornell Crowd.


Now that I think about it, I haven't seen anyone from Harvard involved in
this discussion.  It just goes to show that the real problem is that Harvard
students, alums, etc. just don't care about their hockey team.  And it's a
disgrace for a team that's been running near the top of the league for some
time to not get that support....

Arik Marks



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Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 12:43 PM
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Subject: Re: Harvard's "new" ticket policy


I don't see the problem here. $44 for four tickets, averaging $11 a ticket
is incredibly cheap. St. Cloud does NOT play Minnesota at home this year,
but if sold, an individual ticket would be at least $35. Tickets to Wisc,
and UND are $25, to see UMD costs $20, and single tickets to the rest are
$15.

If the AD is having trouble selling Princeton, UMass and RPI tickets, just
lower their price (even below $11) and raise the price of the Cornell game
to $35 (or whatever level it takes for the Big Red to stay home).

Nathan Hampton

> ----------
> From:         John An
> Reply To:     John An
> Sent:         Wednesday, October 1, 2003 9:36 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Harvard's "new" ticket policy
>
> I suppose this is an issue for a small subset of the college hockey
> community, but I thought this was worth mentioning.
>
> This year, Harvard University has implemented a new ticketing policy.
> In order for non-season ticket holders to purchase tickets to the
> Cornell @ Harvard game, they have to buy a package costing $44.  This
> package includes the home games vs. Princeton, UMass, Cornell
> (obviously), and RPI.
>
> Apparently, the Harvard AD has gotten tired of Bright becoming Lynah
> East every year.
>
> As a Cornell fan, I am more than a bit angered by this price gauging
> policy by the Harvard AD.  Any comments from neutral observers, as well
> as those in alliance with the EVIL H?
>
>