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Yeah, that was easily the best period I've seen EP play. They finally looked like the top 5 team we all thought they were at the start of the year. Fantastic puck movement from that first unit, with Snuggerud ringing a few pipes, and the lower lines got in on the act some, too.tonkafan77 wrote:EP has had many very good scoring chances. Could easily be 5-6 to 1 right now.
finally some life out of the eagles!!!karl(east) wrote:Yeah, that was easily the best period I've seen EP play. They finally looked like the top 5 team we all thought they were at the start of the year. Fantastic puck movement from that first unit, with Snuggerud ringing a few pipes, and the lower lines got in on the act some, too.tonkafan77 wrote:EP has had many very good scoring chances. Could easily be 5-6 to 1 right now.
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EP is going to need him to play solid all year. When he is on his game, it's very tough for teams to get pucks by him.newtendy29fan wrote:#1 Goalie had some nice saves for EP too.hockey4ever wrote:IMO key tonight was getting scoring from other than the top line, plus defensively EP did a great job in minimizing odd man rushes.
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Rapids seats 2500 and they've had sellouts already. Edina being #1 and having a half empty arena on FSN is an embarrassment to the State of Hockey.Sunsetcliffs98 wrote:You have to remeber their rink seats 2-3x the average HS venue. Close to 3000 capacity.salol44 wrote:Yes Edina is good but their rink is full of empty seats.
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There wasn't a seat to be found during the Edina/EP game. Their student section was great all 3 games. What more can you ask from them?TheHockeyDJ wrote: Rapids seats 2500 and they've had sellouts already. Edina being #1 and having a half empty arena on FSN is an embarrassment to the State of Hockey.
I'd say the score of that Rapids game is more of an embarrassment
there side was almost full... grand rapids side though however was quite empty yes. so if thats the edina fans fault for not filling in the opponents side then i apologize for all edina fans. if the camera was on the other side though im sure you woudn't be complaining as much or maybe if they put the edina EP game on fsn but neither of those happened so maybe Rapids should travel better to fill out that side... yeah that seems about as fair as blaming the edina fans for a empty opponents sectionTheHockeyDJ wrote:Rapids seats 2500 and they've had sellouts already. Edina being #1 and having a half empty arena on FSN is an embarrassment to the State of Hockey.Sunsetcliffs98 wrote:You have to remeber their rink seats 2-3x the average HS venue. Close to 3000 capacity.salol44 wrote:Yes Edina is good but their rink is full of empty seats.
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Rapids fans are impossible to please. I remember them complaining about Pagel at hockey day last year, calling it a practice rink. The Rapids rink is one of the best, and they usually get a good turnout, but that doesn't mean everything else is bad.
One thing that might have led to decreased attendance was the fact that Rapids isn't really a big draw this year. There are much better teams in the metro than Rapids. Casual fans don't want to spend $7 to watch a blow out, especially when it's on TV for free. When you add to the fact that its a late start (8:30) on a week day, I think most would rather watch on TV.
Last thing: the design of Braemar lends itself to looking more empty on TV than it really is. The home seating is on the same side as the cameras, and the concourses are at the top, which leads fans to sit towards the top. The rows that the cameras catch most are the last to be filled.
And as was previously stated, the place was probably 95% full on Saturday, most likely over 2500.
One thing that might have led to decreased attendance was the fact that Rapids isn't really a big draw this year. There are much better teams in the metro than Rapids. Casual fans don't want to spend $7 to watch a blow out, especially when it's on TV for free. When you add to the fact that its a late start (8:30) on a week day, I think most would rather watch on TV.
Last thing: the design of Braemar lends itself to looking more empty on TV than it really is. The home seating is on the same side as the cameras, and the concourses are at the top, which leads fans to sit towards the top. The rows that the cameras catch most are the last to be filled.
And as was previously stated, the place was probably 95% full on Saturday, most likely over 2500.