Date: Sunday, 27 Mar ?4 16:40:48 MST From: JACK MCDONALD <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Attendance @ Regionals To: Multiple recipients of list HOCKEY-L <[log in to unmask]> Reply-to: JACK MCDONALD <[log in to unmask]> X-To: hockey list <[log in to unmask]> Jack McDonald (DU Athletic Director) writes: > I am curious at what the attendance was at the 1st and 2nd rounds of > both East and Western Regionals. > With the fair to poor attendance at the league championhips, I think > it is time that college hockey begin to consider ending the season two > to three weeks after the basketball (men's and women's) Final Four. Nicholas Strangas writes: > Attendance at the Knick on Friday was 10,455 and Saturday's was 9,675. According to the reports I heard, less than 2,000 fans were there for the early evening games on both Friday and Saturday. Last year, the tournament was moved up -- 1 or 2 weeks. The first week was gained by going to the regional format, and the second (if I remember correcly) by eliminating the week off between the last league tournament and the start of NC$$ play. How did the Phinal Phour end up the same weekend as basketball again? Which would be better? After the basketball tournament or before/during the early rounds? If the hockey season was all 1 week earlier, then the league tournaments would be the weekend before the basketball tourney starts, the regionals would be the first weekend of basketball, and the Phinal Phour would be a week before the basketball finals. --david -------- david parter [log in to unmask] university of wisconsin -- madison voice: 608-262-0608/262-2389 computer sciences department fax: 608-262-9777