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I heard very good reviews of Mel's overall performance last night from some parents of some players. He's as hockeysmart as advertised. Shields as well, wish he could stay on full time.
Attendance should be higher tonight. I just heard on WKMJ it is Family Night and tickets are reduced for up to 10 per group. Hope the Mac is rockin' tonight. Wish I could be there.
It all boils down to having a winning program as far as attendance goes. If you look historical records on Tech's website CC and DU were well attended during the mid to late 70's when Tech was a powerhouse (Over 4,000 showed for games). The administration has really dropped the ball over the last how many years to get the right coach in place, until now. Credit must be given to Suzanne Sanregret for persuading Mel to come back and coach here. I think the casual fan does like to see talented teams come to play at the Mac no matter where they are from.We like good competitive hockey. We just need to compete on their level. I believe we may have finally turned the corner. It is a shame these teams now have formed a new league of their own. I don't like it, (old school) but I guess this is the new landscape of college hockey. If our program continues on an upward climb, some of the elite teams will definitely schedule us nonconference. Hopefully the administration will stipulate one year here next year there and it would be agreed upon.
