MATTHEW CALDERWOOD wrote:
>
 
> would it be fair to speculate that perhaps next year with the shroud of
> post-season ineligibility removed, and with a team that will be in the Hockey
> East top three at worst, the crowd will revert to the form of the "good old
> days"?
 
I hope your right, but I think the problem runs deeper then the NCAA postseason
ineligibility.  In 1995, when Maine went to the NCAA championship game I thought there
should have been a lot more enthusiasm.  The amount of fans that came to Worcester in
1993 were not there in 1995.  Hopefully, Maine does not have to go 42-1-2 to return to
the "good old days".
 
 
>
> A fair question would be:  how were the crowds at UNH last season, when the team
> was in the middle of the HE pack?
 
I think they were pretty good, it was the first year in their new rink.
 
> In other words, does success breed more vocal
> support?
 
It cant hurt.
 
> It's a great deal easier to get into a game if you know the team
> you're rooting for is likely to win, even moreso if you know that it will earn
> your team a better position come playoff time.
 
Well, right now I think Maine has a good chance of winning most games they play.  I
think fans should be really excited about this team.  With all the off-ice problems that
this team has had, look at the quality of the Freshman that still came to to play at
Maine.  If the Freshman next year help out as much as this group has, Maine will be
solid.  I hear a lot of talk about how BC has had two "great" recruiting classes the
past two years.  I dont think Maine is that far behind them.
 
 
- Frank
 
  Class of '92