BEANPOT TV RATINGS
Today's Boston Globe reports that the Beanpot final between BC and BU
Monday night drew a 1.9 rating on WABU-68.  That translates to 40,000
households out of 2.1 million.  Last year's final drew a 2.4 rating on
WSBK-38, and in 1993, it drew a 3.0, also on WSBK-38.
 
The low rating is interesting since the amount of media present and
apparent on the ice after the game was probably greater than I have
ever seen it.  Former Boston Herald and current Sports Illustrated
writer Gerry Callahan may have a point when he says that the Beanpot
is an event that for the most part is only followed by people from
the four schools.  There are those outside the scope of the four
schools who are interested, but for the most part, I do think that the
average area sports fan simply doesn't care.
 
As a comparison, the weekly UMass hoop coach's show with John Calipari
drew a 3.0 rating, and that was Sunday night at midnight.  The Beanpot
was played at 8 pm Monday night.  But the Calipari show was shown on
WBZ-4 and the Beanpot was on WABU-68...how available the latter was to
all 2.1 million households is not known.
 
PANDOLFO OUT 3-4 WEEKS
Elsewhere, it is said that BU junior forward Jay Pandolfo, who had his
left hand cut badly in the Beanpot final by the skate of BC's Ryan
Haggerty when Pandolfo tried to grab a loose puck without a glove on,
took 30-40 stitches in the hand and will miss 3-4 weeks.  The Hockey
East playoffs begin in 3 weeks.
 
Pandolfo, not having a good year health-wise, also missed much of the
first half of 1994-95 due to an injury suffered in the preseason.
He's played well when he has been able to get out there, from what
I've seen.
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Mike Machnik                                            [log in to unmask]
Cabletron Systems, Inc.                                    *HMM* 11/13/93