Robert Svec wrote:
>
> Friday was a great day to watch hockey on TV...  BU vs Northeastern,
> Michigan State vs Western Michigan and Minn vs Alaska  Ank.  I was surprised
> at the sparse crowd at Walter Brown Arena for the BU game.  Roughly half of
> the 3684 seats were empty.  The announcer blamed it on the 1 vs 8 format.
> When I checked the CCHA and the WCHA 1 vs 8 matchups, there was a
> cpompletely different picture.  In Minneapolis, over 9800 fans jammed
> Mariucci Arena and at Michigan 6319 fans paccked the Arena for the 1 vs 8
> matchup.
 
You always have to take attendance figures at Minnesota with a grain of
salt.  Sure, the tickets were sold (they're part of the season ticket
package), but fannies in the seats are a different matter.
 
J. Michael Neal
 
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