Couple of pieces by Matt Coxford in today's Townsman here.
Highlites are up right here.
Some more on the attendance. Here's a thought, are the Canucks now in the realm of the Saskatchewan Roughriders in terms of provincial support in this city? I can't believe how many people I've ran into or talked to that made the call to stay home for game seven last night between the Canucks and the Hawks.
Here's a question: how many times have the Regina Pats either delayed their game or scheduled it entirely away from any conflict with the Riders? The answer is many. I'm probably going to get accosted by Rider Nation for the comparison but I think it's a serious consideration.
The Federal Election goes Monday, May 2. I wonder if Elections Canada will ask the NHL to schedule Game 3 of the Nashville-Vancouver series a day later to foster voter turnout?
Seen at the rink: Former Captain Dustin Sylvester, fresh off his tour in the German ExtraLiga 2 with Freiburg where he lead that team in scoring, and former D-man Ryan Molle. Sylvester stopped by the media booth and said that he's looking to catch on with in North America next year but failing that will return to Europe next season.
Tiger Forward Cole Grbavac will return tonight for Game 4 after serving his second of a two-game suspension. That will likely make a difference.
F Drew Czerwonka walked out of the hospital last night after a thorough check following the scary fall into the boards. He won't play tonight.
2 comments:
Hopefully BP doesn't air the game again tonight. There'd be a few extra fans. Kind of not really too good of move!
Regarding attendance... I know I'm not the only person who made the long drive to Cranbrook for game 3 BECAUSE of the Canucks game. Not that I didn't want the Canucks to win - I did! I just couldn't bear to watch.
Maybe the Ice could increase attendance by offering seats in the lowest 8 row for half price. They're always empty, even with 3000 in attendance, and really detract from the atmosphere.
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