Within the hour I went to, and have returned from, the Coors Fitness Cneter in the Ricthie Center on the DU campus. The fitness center was essentially empty owing to the fact that students are finishing exams in order to get outta town ASAP to start spring break.
The weather outside as I drove home was sunny with the temps hovering near sixty degrees.
On my way to the parking lot I stopped at the ticket office and asked how many tickets were available for this evening's game. I was told in excess of two thousand are still on hand.
The "crowd" tonight at the game--actual bodies in the building, not some fictitious number of tickets distributed and/or sold--will be somewhere in the vicinity of thirty five hundred to four thousand, in a building which holds rtight at sixty two hundred when full. It's a shame for the players, coaches and fans of both teams that nothing about the atmosphere surrounding this series shouts "playoff hockey."
It's too bad that Denver seniors will play their final home games in an atmosphere which does nothing to rival the season they have helped author. Still, I'm looking forward to the games this weekend.
