GLI to be January 1st & 2nd
On this Hockey season eve/Mel Pearson era eve, some news on the GLI that has ominously been TBA for months.
Scheduling was always gonna be an issue with now having the Pistons to work around.
January 1st attendance is gonna be pretty bad.
Great Lakes Invitational is slated to be Jan. 1-2 at @LCA_Detroit
— George Sipple (@GeorgeSipple) October 5, 2017
It'll switch back to lte December in future years. @umichhockey @mtuhky
October 5th, 2017 at 11:57 PM ^
October 5th, 2017 at 11:59 PM ^
Yeah. There's no NYD bowl games on 1/2. Plus it's the GLI championship day.
October 6th, 2017 at 12:00 AM ^
October 6th, 2017 at 12:03 AM ^
LOL that's funny, you suggested they have fans that would show up to a hockey game that's not against us.
October 6th, 2017 at 12:16 AM ^
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October 6th, 2017 at 7:14 AM ^
I think this may have more to do with the Pistons making the decision to move to LCA so late. I think the NBA officially approved the move only a couple weeks before the 2017-18 NBA schedule was announced. It is possible the GLI dates were not blocked off when the NBA was making the schedule, or LCA/Olympia had already booked events prior to the Pistons decision that complicated the schedule.
There are other shared NBA/NHL buildings that accommodate events like this. The Beanpot, for example.
October 6th, 2017 at 1:23 PM ^
I hope you're right; certainly a plausible explanation for why things are compressed this year.
Your counter-example isn't perfectly analagous, though. The Beanpot takes place on consecutive Monday nights, a much easier arrangement to schedule around than two days in a row later in the week.
October 6th, 2017 at 12:14 AM ^
October 6th, 2017 at 12:21 AM ^
I'm a little worried that WD is not 100% focused on beating state. There is no time right now to be looking up hockey schedules !
October 6th, 2017 at 12:24 AM ^
Hockey season begins Friday night!
October 6th, 2017 at 1:21 AM ^
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October 6th, 2017 at 11:51 AM ^
I have three jobs as of a couple days ago.
October 6th, 2017 at 11:29 AM ^
Hockey game streaming can be found: HERE
October 6th, 2017 at 12:18 AM ^
October 6th, 2017 at 12:24 AM ^
CFP is on NYD this year. Hence, my attendance comment.
Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl are the semifinal games.
October 6th, 2017 at 12:30 AM ^
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October 6th, 2017 at 10:05 AM ^
BAMBI!