> surprised if it hasn't.  And, let's face it -- it's not as if the
> Portland people are overwhelmingly supportive of Maine athletics ...
> still can't quite believe that two games are going down there this
> year.


You can't have your cake and eat it too. You have criticized the
attempts to promote the state university's hockey team in the part of
the state with the most people and most wealth/disposable income (that
can be used to make donations to our beloved program).

Yet you also cry poverty and in other posts you explain to us (which we
appreciate, thank you!) how the financial side of things work and how
critical donations are.

To me, playing a game or two in Portland is a small price to pay if it
makes the southern part of the state feel involved and if it is done
right (as it has been in my opinion under Whitehead) you get the team
and the guys out in the community and it fosters all kinds of good
will, just like the events in the local Bangor area.

The problem is not the fans in Southern Maine, but the media who
doesn't give them the coverage.  We are starved down here, honestly, as
posts here have indicated.

Portland has packed a 6900 seat arena the last few years to see this
team since they've returned to Portland, (and I'll bet on two-sellouts
this year), so I find your comment about southern Maine not supporting
the team laughable, not to mention that if you don't ever come to
Portland, don't ever ask for those people to donate to the program.

Just my southern Maine retort.

- Signed: Life-long southern Maine resident who went to college in
Orono because of Maine hockey.