So are season ticket prices reduced given the two games in Portland? If they are not I would imagine that the proceeds from the ticket sales from the CCCC will more than make up for the cost of travel from Orono to Portland and back. PS: I knew I should have left the 'taxpayer' issue out of my previous diatribe. However there are almost certainly more Maine hockey fans within traveling distance to the CCCC than there are season ticket holders. Come on Nonni, give us a break down here. You can still travel to Portland to see the games. Most of us can't go to games in Orono because the season ticket holders have almost all of the seats tied up! It's only two games! Don't be so selfish! -----Original Message----- From: The Maine Hockey Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dan Doucette Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 11:28 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: never hurts to try Let me see, Nonni...your central point in this thread seems to be that Maine's "home" games should be played at Alfond on every occasion possible because: 1. game atmosphere is the most intense at Alfond, thereby imparting extra advantage toward our players and winning results on the ice for each game 2. travel to other venues is a significant burden on the total UMaine athletic budget and should be avoided 3. fewer paying fans attend the games held away from the Alfond Arena Therefore, I ask again...why is it that Maine now plays in a holiday tournament in FLORIDA each year ? Maine for many years hosted a Dexter holiday tournament at the Alfond Arena, Orono, Maine 04469...why did it stop ? nonni daly wrote (clipped): >Travel costs alone are an incredible part of the budget, since -- to quote Jack Cosgrove -- "Orono isn't a place you go THROUGH, it's a place you go TO!" It's also a place you go FROM and at the competitive levels at which Maine now competes, it is very costly to cover all this travel. > >is Maine supposed to take teams away from that all important cash cow to >play in a totally different venue where no such support is forthcoming, >sometimes even simply in the form of ticket sales?