Difference between revisions of "Blackout"

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Blackout, formerly called Black Friday, started during the 2003-2004 season to honor the passing of women's hockey coach Bill Cahill and equipment manager Tom Cavosie. This game now takes place on the first home ECAC Hockey game of the season. Free admission is given to all students wearing black, and members of the band are given black t-shirts which they wear over their regular rugby shirts. The team also wears special black jerseys for the game which are raffled off for charity afterwards. In 2010, Black Friday was replaced with Black Saturday due to the home-and-home weekend with Union being the first ECAC weekend involving a home game. With the start of the 2018-19 season, this event was named Blackout. It is often considered the second biggest game of the year, behind Freakout.

Being the first home men's game, Blackout tends to be against Union College, with each year swapping between being held on Friday or Saturday.

Past Opponents and Results

2024-2025: Union L 3-6
2023-2024: Union L 1-5
2022-2023: Union W 2-1
2021-2022: Union W 3-0
2019-2020: Union L 1-2
2018-2019: Union W 5-3
2017-2018: Union L 2-4
2016-2017: Union L 1-4
2015-2016: Union W 3-2
2014-2015: Union W 6-1
2013-2014: Harvard T 3-3
2012-2013: Union L 2-4
2011-2012: Yale L 0-2
2010-2011: Union W 4-3 OT
2009-2010: Yale W 5-2
2008-2009: Harvard W 3-2
2007-2008: Yale T 1-1
2006-2007: Princeton W 4-3 OT
2005-2006: Quinnipiac W 4-2
2004-2005: Clarkson W 5-3
2003-2004: Vermont W 7-1

Traditions

Songs

Because the game often falls right before Halloween, it is common for specific songs to be called by the conductor during the game. These songs are, but not limited to:

Clothing

Any students wearing black is granted free admission to the game, so the band tends to follow suit with the custom. The managers however wear special Blackout rugbies during the game. These are older rugbies with a certain message directed to Union ironed onto the front side.

Blackout T-shirts

Every year for Blackout, the band is given a set of Blackout t-shirts by the Athletic Department. It has been tradition since the first Black Friday to wear the t-shirts over the band's usual rugby shirts to match the crowd which is also encouraged to wear black for the game. Starting in the 2014-2015 season, the band stopped receiving T-Shirts. As of the 2018-19 season, the band again gets Blackout t-shirts once again.

Past Shirt Designs

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-Black Friday started during the [[2003-2004]] season to honor the passing of women's hockey coach Bill Cahill and equipment manager Tom Cavosie.  This game now takes place on the first home [[ECAC Hockey]] game of the season.  Free admission is given to all students wearing black, and members of the band are given [[Black Friday T-shirts|black t-shirts]] which they wear over their regular [[Rugby Shirts|rugby shirts]].  The team also wears special black jerseys for the game which are raffled off for charity afterwards. In [[2010-2011|2010]], Black Friday was replaced with Black Saturday due to the home-and-home weekend with [[Union College|Union]] being the first [[ECAC Hockey|ECAC]] weekend involving a home game. RPI is 9-2-2 all-time in Black Friday games.
+Blackout, formerly called Black Friday, started during the [[2003-2004]] season to honor the passing of women's hockey coach Bill Cahill and equipment manager Tom Cavosie.  This game now takes place on the first home [[ECAC Hockey]] game of the season.  Free admission is given to all students wearing black, and members of the band are given [[Black Friday T-shirts|black t-shirts]] which they wear over their regular [[Rugby Shirts|rugby shirts]].  The team also wears special black jerseys for the game which are raffled off for charity afterwards. In [[2010-2011|2010]], Black Friday was replaced with Black Saturday due to the home-and-home weekend with [[Union College|Union]] being the first [[ECAC Hockey|ECAC]] weekend involving a home game. With the start of the [[2018-2019|2018-19]] season, this event was named Blackout. It is often considered the second biggest game of the year, behind [[Freakout]].
+Being the first home men's game, Blackout tends to be against [[Union College]], with each year swapping between being held on Friday or Saturday.
 ==Past Opponents and Results==
+[[2024-2025]]: [[Union College|Union]] L 3-6 <br>
+[[2023-2024]]: [[Union College|Union]] L 1-5 <br>
+[[2022-2023]]: [[Union College|Union]] W 2-1 <br>
+[[2021-2022]]: [[Union College|Union]] W 3-0 <br>
+[[2019-2020]]: [[Union College|Union]] L 1-2 <br>
+[[2018-2019]]: [[Union College|Union]] W 5-3 <br>
+[[2017-2018]]: [[Union College|Union]] L 2-4 <br>
 [[2016-2017]]: [[Union College|Union]] L 1-4 <br>
 [[2015-2016]]: [[Union College|Union]] W 3-2 <br>
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 [[2003-2004]]: [[University of Vermont|Vermont]] W 7-1<br>
-==Black Friday T-shirts==
+==Traditions==
-Every year for Black Friday the band is given a set of Black Friday t-shirts by the Athletic Department.  It has been tradition since the [[2003-2004|first Black Friday]] to wear the t-shirts over the band's usual [[Rugby Shirts|rugby shirts]] to match the crowd which is also encouraged to wear black for the game. Starting in the 2014-2015 season, the band stopped recieving T-Shirts.
+===Songs===
+Because the game often falls right before Halloween, it is common for specific songs to be called by the [[Conductor|conductor]] during the game. These songs are, but not limited to:
+*[[033 - El Cumbanchero]]
+*[[142 - Gimme Some Lovin']]
+*[[423 - Ghostbusters]]
+*[[431 - Thriller]]
+*[[479 - Paint It Black]]
+===Clothing===
+Any students wearing black is granted free admission to the game, so the band tends to follow suit with the custom. The [[Manager|managers]] however wear special [[Blackout Rugbies|Blackout rugbies]] during the game. These are older rugbies with a certain message directed to [[Union College|Union]] ironed onto the front side.
+===Blackout T-shirts===
+Every year for Blackout, the band is given a set of Blackout t-shirts by the Athletic Department.  It has been tradition since the [[2003-2004|first Black Friday]] to wear the t-shirts over the band's usual [[Rugby Shirts|rugby shirts]] to match the crowd which is also encouraged to wear black for the game. Starting in the 2014-2015 season, the band stopped receiving T-Shirts. As of the 2018-19 season, the band again gets Blackout t-shirts once again.
 ===Past Shirt Designs===