Mike, I've got no comment on the game itself, but I noticed that there were less than 1000 fans in attendance. If this is the baseline for fan support this leads to a question about Merrimack's viability as a Hockey East school. I know you can comment on this. On a related issue, I have always wondered why, on both the pro and college level, no thought has been given, and no discussions I have noticed, ever suggest adopting the system of divisions European soccer leagues use which provide *both* upward and downward mobility, moving up 2-4 teams and dropping the same number. This causes fan interest to be just as intense, perhaps more, for the teams fighting to stay in the top flight. It also increases fan interest in the lower divisions because the move up can happen with a successful season. Lest people think that this comment comes from an arrogant BU fan, in the pros I have followed the Mets, Jets, Knicks, and Rangers. The only Boston pro team I root for is the Red Sox, indicating the masochist I truly am. BU has always been a tonic for me :-) Arthur Berman [log in to unmask] GO BU!!!