DERON WROTE: >Just imagine what 1500 students in the balcony might have been able >to do Sunday. I totally disagree with having the students take over the balcony. Its not necessarily the location of the students that is the problem. The students, for the most part, aren't making the noise they used to make 5-8 years ago. Students used to be able to stand in line on a Monday or Tuesday with 8 or 10 student ID's and pick up a group of tickets and those 8 or 10 students would sit together and yell and scream together. TKE used to practically reserve a whole section of seats behind the goal, get to the game just as the puck was dropped and make all kinds of noise...I don't see much of that anymore. Back to the balcony issue- I say give the back 3 rows of the balcony to the students but don't move the season ticket holders out of the balcony - many of these people have been diehard supporters since the late seventies who fully understand the game of hockey and truly deserve to have the best seats in the house. Here's another possible suggestion to help get Alfond rocking again... Put half of the band and half of the Blue Line club on the other side of the ice - then the 2 bands could play off of each other and get both sides of the rink to cheer more. Or what about FoMH sponsoring a couple of student spirit contests at the first game or 2 next year ( something like the loudest section of 25 students or most outrageous group, etc.).