Niagara IceDogs 2021-22 (Week 17)

[Moderator]

Only two games this week and none of them at home:

Thu, Feb 10 NIAG @ NB 7:00 PM

Fri, Feb 11 NIAG @ SBY 7:05 PM

The IceDogs remain in 20th place overall (10th in the Eastern Conference) and the gap to 19th place has expanded to 7 points.

[OlDawg]

Originally Posted by Moderator

Only two games this week and none of them at home:

Thu, Feb 10 NIAG @ NB 7:00 PM

Fri, Feb 11 NIAG @ SBY 7:05 PM

The IceDogs remain in 20th place overall (10th in the Eastern Conference) and the gap to 19th place has expanded to 7 points.

More to come as we all see the 'excellence' in our coaching staff. Very sad...

[buck53]

with 72 losses in the last 100 games..I know Billy Burke is not qualified to coach this team nor is Joey is the GM leader needed to right the ship..Daddy and Mommy have given them a playground to use and it shows how incompetent they are at running a key club. I am very seriously considering if the Burke's stay..mine and other season ticket holders will find another form of entertainment for our buck!!
Bill and Denise..are you listening!!

[dogs777]

Originally Posted by buck53

with 72 losses in the last 100 games..I know Billy Burke is not qualified to coach this team nor is Joey is the GM leader needed to right the ship..Daddy and Mommy have given them a playground to use and it shows how incompetent they are at running a key club. I am very seriously considering if the Burke's stay..mine and other season ticket holders will find another form of entertainment for our buck!!
Bill and Denise..are you listening!!

They don’t care if you and others go cause you’d eventually if not immediately be replaced that might be harsh but it’s a reality as for the losses thing two years ago was the start of a rebuild (after the deadline) im not counting before cause our team had some decent players before it and this year is just what last year would’ve been which at best is an 8th place team which it could still be I doubt it happens but it’s possible people won’t agree or like it but I’m just being honest just look before the season a lot if not all of the “knowledgeable” around the league had us 8-10th expect for fans or people around the team

[5 for fighting]

Originally Posted by dogs777

They don’t care if you and others go cause you’d eventually if not immediately be replaced that might be harsh but it’s a reality as for the losses thing two years ago was the start of a rebuild (after the deadline) im not counting before cause our team had some decent players before it and this year is just what last year would’ve been which at best is an 8th place team which it could still be I doubt it happens but it’s possible people won’t agree or like it but I’m just being honest just look before the season a lot if not all of the “knowledgeable” around the league had us 8-10th expect for fans or people around the team

I disagree that if fans stop going they will be replaced. Even before Covid the Icedogs did not sell out that often. If fans stop going attendance will decline.

However I think people are frustrated because last season was terrible and this season is just as bad. But I think we just need to forget last season and look at this season as the first year of the rebuild. Mistakes were made (trading away too many young players and draft picks, bad draft years, etc.) but you can’t go back in time and I do think they have a good group of young players now. I think the team will be decent next season and push for a championship the year after that.

[dogs777]

Originally Posted by 5 for fighting

I disagree that if fans stop going they will be replaced. Even before Covid the Icedogs did not sell out that often. If fans stop going attendance will decline.

However I think people are frustrated because last season was terrible and this season is just as bad. But I think we just need to forget last season and look at this season as the first year of the rebuild. Mistakes were made (trading away too many young players and draft picks, bad draft years, etc.) but you can’t go back in time and I do think they have a good group of young players now. I think the team will be decent next season and push for a championship the year after that.

I don’t remember the attendance numbers exactly from 2 years ago but I don’t think they were that bad considering we usually don’t start getting crazy good crowds until around January-February (meaning sellouts) because football is over unless it’s the specialty games as for the bad trades and draft picks pretty much every team can say that except maybe London for some obvious reasons �� I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again I think missing last year like it or not has had a big impact on the way some guys have looked this year

[three dog night]

Here a memory refresh of our attendance https://www.hockeydb.com/nhl-attenda...h.php?tmi=7121

[three dog night]

Of course this year an asterisk with crowd restrictions of late.

[dogs777]

Originally Posted by three dog night

Here a memory refresh of our attendance https://www.hockeydb.com/nhl-attenda...h.php?tmi=7121

So only slightly down from the year when we “going for it” that’s still pretty good IMO for a team that was going to start a rebuild

[Dogs Enthusiast 104]

The fans will come back. I think that eventually(5 or 10 years), the Ice Dogs will be an automatic sellout. The City and Region are growing and the people moving here have money. As soon as covid is truly over attendance will return to where we left off 2 years ago.