Mike Machnik wrote:
 
> Tuesday night, 710 fans turned out to watch Lowell beat Merrimack, 5-3 -
> less than 20% of the typical crowds that used to come in and watch these
> teams play.  And the first time the teams ever met in HE tourney play,
the
> 1994 quarterfinals, similar crowds watched Lowell win a pair of games on
> the way to a second-place finish in HE and a double-overtime loss to
> Minnesota in the NCAA DivI quarterfinals.
 
Although, as Mike mentioned, Lowell's attendance is nowhere near what it
was during the Div II glory years, the last several seasons have seen a
return to larger crowds.  Last Tuesday's tiny crowd of 710 was mostly due,
IMO, to the crappy weather the Merrimack Valley was suffering through.
 
   - Steve
 
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