TD Garden installing new scoreboard.....finally

[ODAAT]

But they kept those shitty seats, right?

what about the crap ice?

 

[BMC]

what about the crap ice?

They installed a dehumidifier system that is supposed to help. We'll see.

 

[Ladyfan]

The new board is big. It seems not as sharp as the old one. Also the colors were off. Orange was glowing and the B's gold on their jerseys looked orange. Hopefully they can make adjustments.

Maybe it looks better from the balcony ?

The plexiglass near us needs to be replaced. It is very scratched .

@GahdenRinkRat and I both thought ...meh....Wish the ice was better.

 

[RustyBruins72]

Any chance of a new goal song to go with it???

 

[Fenway]

The new board at TD Garden has been a letdown

The graphics are basic and I know they have the software to improve it.

The Celtics do a far better job The team logos are embedded and it looks nice.

The old board looked so much better and the new one can do it - but the B's don't care about the fan presentation.

The new Islanders board uses the same Daktronics software and it is very well done.

We accept they lost a lot of money last year but this they are one of only 6 NHL teams reporting 100% capacity. The road telecasts are frankly terrible because Jack and Brick can't see the entire ice and just about every team now has announcers on the road.

They didn't produce a media guide this year - not even as a PDF.

2021-22 Attendance	Home	Road	Overall
RK	TEAM	GMS	TOTAL	AVG	PCT	GMS	AVG	PCT	GMS	AVG	PCT
1	Tampa Bay	24	458,208	19,092	100.0	25	15,478	84.2	49	17,248	92.1
2	Washington	27	501,471	18,573	100.4	25	15,401	84.8	52	17,048	92.9
3	Minnesota	20	371,435	18,571	97.7	25	15,698	88.7	45	16,975	92.8
4	Vegas	27	488,073	18,076	104.1	22	15,810	86.5	49	17,059	96.0
5	Dallas	25	449,652	17,986	97.1	22	15,019	83.1	47	16,597	90.6
6	Chicago	23	413,311	17,970	91.1	27	16,578	92.3	50	17,218	91.8
7	Boston	26	464,100	17,850	100.0	22	15,379	83.7	48	16,717	92.4
8	St. Louis	26	455,885	17,534	96.9	22	15,149	79.4	48	16,441	88.7
9	Pittsburgh	25	435,857	17,434	95.9	26	15,664	86.0	51	16,532	90.8
10	Colorado	26	447,727	17,220	95.6	22	16,775	91.3	48	17,016	93.6
11	Seattle	27	463,077	17,151	100.3	23	16,247	91.3	50	16,735	96.1
12	Nashville	23	394,417	17,148	100.2	26	16,414	89.9	49	16,758	94.6
13	NY Islanders	23	392,394	17,060	99.7	21	14,626	79.6	44	15,899	89.8
14	Detroit	27	457,661	16,950	86.9	24	16,169	87.6	51	16,583	87.2
15	Carolina	22	370,946	16,861	90.3	25	14,455	79.4	47	15,581	84.6
16	Philadelphia	24	401,934	16,747	85.7	25	15,053	83.1	49	15,882	84.5
17	NY Rangers	23	375,541	16,327	90.7	26	16,228	88.4	49	16,274	89.4
18	Vancouver	22	352,397	16,018	84.7	27	14,918	81.8	49	15,412	83.1
19	Columbus	23	363,760	15,815	87.2	25	13,766	74.5	48	14,748	80.5
20	Los Angeles	26	374,927	14,420	79.1	22	15,898	87.3	48	15,097	82.9
21	Toronto	23	329,552	14,328	76.1	24	15,210	84.3	47	14,778	80.2
22	Florida	26	364,067	14,002	82.2	22	14,716	80.8	48	14,329	81.5
23	Edmonton	24	331,480	13,811	74.1	24	13,570	75.3	48	13,691	74.7
24	Anaheim	25	319,354	12,774	74.4	26	13,992	76.2	51	13,395	75.4
25	New Jersey	26	327,130	12,581	76.2	24	14,547	79.8	50	13,525	78.0
26	Montreal	24	300,875	12,536	58.9	25	15,818	87.1	49	14,211	72.2
27	Calgary	20	246,536	12,326	63.9	27	15,061	82.2	47	13,897	74.2
28	San Jose	23	278,679	12,116	69.0	24	16,027	87.7	47	14,113	78.7
29	Winnipeg	23	275,175	11,964	79.7	25	16,151	89.4	48	14,144	85.2
30	Arizona	23	267,053	11,611	67.8	25	15,126	84.3	48	13,441	76.6
31	Buffalo	25	214,577	8,583	45.0	24	13,956	77.7	49	11,214	60.5
32	Ottawa	24	164,641	6,860	35.8	23	14,361	78.5	47	10,531	56.2

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[chizzler]

They are clueless when it comes to this stuff. Both in Boston and in Providence. Fenway, it’s obvious they need a different voice there. Can believe the difference in presentation. It’s NHL vs NBA thing. NBA is far superior.

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

I don't go to enough games to really be able to chime in on the overall "presentation", but I will say that for someone who goes to a game or two a year at the Garden (went to the first two games of the Beanpot a couple weeks ago), the bigger board made a difference on the rare times that looking up at the board to see gameplay made sense. I really don't pay attention to it any other time. I guess I should mention that the presentation during those Beanpot games was little more than showing the game and then panning the crowd at every stoppage. I liked that.

I will also say that I sat front row balcony directly below a stairwell so I had no one in front of me and no one behind me. There is also a piece running the balcony facade that intentionally or unintentionally acts as a shelf for food and drinks. Pretty sure it's as cushy as it gets at the Garden.

 

[Fenway]

They are clueless when it comes to this stuff. Both in Boston and in Providence. Fenway, it’s obvious they need a different voice there. Can believe the difference in presentation. It’s NHL vs NBA thing. NBA is far superior.

The maddening thing is they have both the hardware and software to do it but....

This simply looks cheap compared to other NHL venues and yet they paid top dollar for the board.

Even the college boards around Boston just look more professional

 

[the negotiator]

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Fenway

thanks for this...have been to most games this year and the in game product is really weak....it lacks imagination and is a retread of aged and tired segments that have been running unchanged for years

that said - first, next and last the Jacobs family are business people....and if a lame and weak product produces 100% capacity why on earth would they see the need to spend more

and to add.....if they won't upgrade the ice, going cheap on the new board is consistent- do as little as possible

 

[Fenway]

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Fenway

thanks for this...have been to most games this year and the in game product is really weak....it lacks imagination and is a retread of aged and tired segments that have been running unchanged for years

that said - first, next and last the Jacobs family are business people....and if a lame and weak product produces 100% capacity why on earth would they see the need to spend more

and to add.....if they won't upgrade the ice, going cheap on the new board is consistent- do as little as possible

It is not even a case of being cheap - it is being creative.

They could easily reach out to local colleges who have graphic design programs and see what they come up with.

But obviously if the scoreboard had compelling material between periods you might not go to the concession stands.

 

[Fenway]

The Celtics do a great job with the board - the Bruins' presentation is an embarrassment

 

[The National]

The Celtics do a great job with the board - the Bruins' presentation is an embarrassment


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Lazy? Passionless? Cheap?

 

[Fenway]

Lazy? Passionless? Cheap?

All of the above

 

[the negotiator]

It's a good thing for the Bruins that Boston a hockey town because the Celtics in-arena presentation and overall communication is light years better

excellence starts at the top of an organization and it is easy to see what organization drives for excellence and which organization drives for good enough.

and this is from a life long Bs fan who is an intermediate Celtics watcher

 

[Ladyfan]

Wasn't there talk of them getting a new (this is not going to be the right term...) ice system/center installed a year or two ago and it kept getting delayed?

They decided to add 400-500 more seats instead

 

[smithformeragent]

Until the organization feels it in the wallet, they will have zero motivation to improve the product at any level; be it on the ice or off it.

 

[Hookslide]

Part of me likes it, and part of me thinks it's way over the top.

Seeing as how I'll likely never see it in person, guess it doesn't matter lol

You are at a hockey game , if I wanted to read I would go to a library..........

I miss the old boards

Memories ............ now that is a scoreboard

 

[Therick67]

The Jacobs family sees Bruins fans as dollar sign and could care less about giving them anything other than the bare minimum..

 

[CrazyMonkey1208]

You are at a hockey game , if I wanted to read I would go to a library..........


Memories ............ now that is a scoreboard

Haha, I was going to say the same. Whenever I go to a game, whether it's the Garden or Fenway, I spend my time watching the players and occasionally check the scoreboard for basic stuff, score, time, replay if there's a questionable call..other than the basics I really don't care about the scoreboard. The old original 1995 Shawmut Center one was fine with me

On a side note, can we change the goal horn and maybe use a real horn and not a cheapo recording?