The Utica College hockey program is set to host its third annual Pioneer Hockey Season Ticket Pick-Up Party on Monday, October 26th.
The season ticket holder pick-up party will take place in the Strebel Student Center Lounge on the Utica College campus from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. for students, faculty and staff and from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. for all other season ticket holders. At the party each season ticket holder will receive their 2015-2016 season ticket booklets. Please bring identification.
The party will feature a meet and greet with Pioneer players and coaches, and hors d’oeuvres will be served throughout the event in the Pioneer Pub, which is adjacent to the Strebel Student Center Lounge.
Season ticket holders will get 10% off their entire in-store purchase of clothing and gift items when they present their ticket package on Monday, October 26th. The bookstore will be open from 9:00am – 7:00pm.
In 14 home dates this past season, the Pioneers had a paid attendance of 51,729 fans at the Utica Memorial Auditorium. Utica’s average home attendance of 3,695 fans per game ranks second all-time for home attendance in division III men’s hockey history, just one spot behind UC’s own single season record average of 3,754 originally set by the 2012-13 edition of the Pioneers.
UC’s average attendance ranks 23rd nationally at all levels of NCAA hockey (DI-DIII). The Pioneers sold out six home games this past season. Rounding out the top five most attended programs in division III hockey this year were Oswego State (2nd, 2,280), Plattsburgh State (3rd, 1,730), Norwich University (4th, 1,528) and Geneseo State (5th, 1,173).
UC also played a part in another record breaking event this season as the Pioneers tied Oswego State, 4-4, in the Frozen Dome Classic at Syracuse University’s Carrier Dome. Utica and Oswego attracted a new NCAA Division III hockey indoor attendance record of 7,047 fans to the Dome for the contest. .
The Pioneer men finished the season with an overall record of 11-10-5 and lost to Elmira in the ECAC Men’s West Conference Tournament Quarterfinals. The UC women compiled an overall record of 11-11-5 and made its 13th appearance in the ECAC West Conference Tournament in program-history. The Pioneers fell in the semifinals of the conference tournament to nationally-ranked No. 2 Elmira College.
