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.
Why does there seem to be a lack of interest in the HE quarter finals at BU?
Are BU fans demoralized by the late seson spankings by Maine? Is there a
lack of interest in this HE playoff? Will the Fleet Center have a lot of
empty seats because Maine will not be in Boston?
Bob Svec
HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to
[log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.