John Buccigross Loves BU's Banner Raising and Matt Gilroy
by: Sopan Deb
Sportscenter host John Buccigross had this to say recently about BU raising its championship banners during a preseason game. More after the jump.
"Back to BU and the raising of its championship banner. The Terriers did it during a preseason game against the under-18 U.S. national team. This was a brilliant idea and I can't see why every NHL and NBA team wouldn't consider doing this in the future.
First, you guarantee yourself a sellout for a non-regular season, full-priced game. Season-ticket holders don't have to buy a ticket to the event, but would be given an option. Throw a "I was at the banner raising" T-shirt on every seat, and you got yourself that guaranteed extra gate. Also, you don't have to worry about any kind of hangover effect that almost always plagues banner-raising/ring-ceremony season-opening games. The game doesn't count.
The Miami Heat had the most over-the-top banner-raising/ring-distributing parade in professional sports history for their 2006 opener against the Chicago Bulls. They lost the game by 42 points!
This BU idea has to be copied."
Couple things - who knew Buccigross followed BU hockey? Secondly, I'll respectfully disagree here. It wasn't a sellout. The arena was about 75% full to see a championship banner raising. That's ridiculous. I do, however, love the fact that BU hockey gets some national dap from a Sportscenter anchor. I'm still waiting for the Marc Stein column about BU basketball.
He also had this to say about Matt Gilroy:
Gilroy, now 25 and with the New York Rangers, was a man among boys during the NCAA tournament. There was no doubt in my mind he could make the jump. He has good size (6-foot-1, 200 pounds) and a sense of urgency in big spots. He won't be able to take over a shift like he could in college, but he should have a confidence and fearlessness to be a solid offensive-minded defenseman. He is the patron saint of kids who aren't great skaters but are simply good, competitive and smart hockey players. Too many hockey coaches, especially in youth hockey, favor skill-less speed over smarts.
Great stuff.
Sportscenter host John Buccigross had this to say recently about BU raising its championship banners during a preseason game. More after the jump.
"Back to BU and the raising of its championship banner. The Terriers did it during a preseason game against the under-18 U.S. national team. This was a brilliant idea and I can't see why every NHL and NBA team wouldn't consider doing this in the future.
First, you guarantee yourself a sellout for a non-regular season, full-priced game. Season-ticket holders don't have to buy a ticket to the event, but would be given an option. Throw a "I was at the banner raising" T-shirt on every seat, and you got yourself that guaranteed extra gate. Also, you don't have to worry about any kind of hangover effect that almost always plagues banner-raising/ring-ceremony season-opening games. The game doesn't count.
The Miami Heat had the most over-the-top banner-raising/ring-distributing parade in professional sports history for their 2006 opener against the Chicago Bulls. They lost the game by 42 points!
This BU idea has to be copied."
Couple things - who knew Buccigross followed BU hockey? Secondly, I'll respectfully disagree here. It wasn't a sellout. The arena was about 75% full to see a championship banner raising. That's ridiculous. I do, however, love the fact that BU hockey gets some national dap from a Sportscenter anchor. I'm still waiting for the Marc Stein column about BU basketball.
He also had this to say about Matt Gilroy:
Gilroy, now 25 and with the New York Rangers, was a man among boys during the NCAA tournament. There was no doubt in my mind he could make the jump. He has good size (6-foot-1, 200 pounds) and a sense of urgency in big spots. He won't be able to take over a shift like he could in college, but he should have a confidence and fearlessness to be a solid offensive-minded defenseman. He is the patron saint of kids who aren't great skaters but are simply good, competitive and smart hockey players. Too many hockey coaches, especially in youth hockey, favor skill-less speed over smarts.
Great stuff.
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