At 8:55 PM 3/18/96, Sean Pickett wrote:
>Mike Machnik wrote:
>> Only a huge Maine contingent saved the Sat turnout from being below
>> what LP drew.
>
>I disagree completely.  This year attendance for the final only
>increased by 731, which, assuming every one was a Maine fan, is
>hardly a "huge contingent".
 
Well, Saturday night, Lake Placid drew 8,300, and the FleetCenter drew
8,969.  I do think that the difference of 669 was due mainly to more Maine
fans than the night before.  There seemed to be many more people from
Maine, which makes sense since I had surmised that if Maine made the
championship game, more Maine fans would have gone than on Friday.
 
>I am sure some Boston Univeristy and Lowell fans did not attend the
>second night, however, I am also sure that there were more Providence
>fans than the night before.
 
I'm sure there were too, but Maine seemed to have a much bigger contingent
than they had Friday, thus my comment above.
 
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