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[Cush]

Cush, us hockey fans are a dying breed, and we're basically endangered in the DC area

I think youth hockey is on the rise here in the DC Area, last year the Caps drafted another local kid, Stephen Warner (who helped Team USA win the Gold at the World Juniors :thumb: )

I think the one reason attendance is hurting (aside from the record/prices) has been the move to the MCI Center. Tougher for the Maryland (where a lot of the support came from) folks to get there on a nightly basis.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Cush

I think youth hockey is on the rise here in the DC Area, last year the Caps drafted another local kid, Stephen Warner (who helped Team USA win the Gold at the World Juniors :thumb: )

I think the one reason attendance is hurting (aside from the record/prices) has been the move to the MCI Center. Tougher for the Maryland (where a lot of the support came from) folks to get there on a nightly basis.

Interesting, I would think that having a downtown arena with Metro accessibility would generate even more fan support. Plus...they had Jagr! I just can't believe still that for two years Jagr and Jordan were both playing at MCI Center and really we have nothing to show for it now