On Thu, 8 Dec 1994, Eric Rickin wrote: > It seems that at U-M ever since the UM/MSU game there have been sell > outs. I think this is because of the hockey lock out. > Any clues at any other arenas? Not here, but there are two major reasons for that. One, the team is not playing that well, (perhaps playing well, just not winning) and the other is the fact that we are well over 400 (Is this right?) miles to a pro hockey team (Chicago). Actually, now that I think about it, Winnipeg is probably closer, but still, we don't have a "pro loyalty" here in Duluth. The Numbers: 1994 11 home games 54266 fans 4933 fans per game 1994-95 projected 19 home games 93732 fans 4933 fans per game 1993-94 20 home games 102709 fans 5135 fans per game 1966-94 546 home games 2662649 fans 4877 fans per game The Bulldogs have averaged over 5000 fans for 12 consecutive years, and 15 of the last 16, but I think that string is in jeopardy. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony J. Frolik University of Minnesota Duluth Go Bulldogs! 3-8-2 WCHA, 4-9-2 Overall My views are not representative of the University. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------