>
> In hockey, a Wisconsin-Lowell game would likely take more effort to
> sell than Wisconsin-BC or Wisconsin-BU - all other things being equal.
> The schools that are in BCS conferences are generally going to be
> better draws than those that aren't, because they'll have greater name
> recognition in the public at large. That being said, there remains an
> opening for schools to be well-known within the hockey community -
> North Dakota was the prime example before they became full-time D-I
> last year.
>
> John
>

Again I think it depends on the school at UND the Sioux play Merrimack  
the first series of the year and the Arena will be sold out. In Grand  
Forks, ND Hockey is the only thing going on the first weekend of  
October.


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