HB> The Avalanche sell out all of the time.  They are very popular.
 HB> On the other hand, we have both Colorado College 
 HB> (People don't mind the 
 HB> distance to Colorado Springs), and University of 
 HB> Denver which are perennial 
 HB> college powerhouses, but don't draw big audiences.
As I said, I don't know a lot about how college hockey works down there, as 
we don't have a lot of college hockey here. College hockey deliveres far 
fewer NHL players than, say, Canadian Major Junior, or Russian Junior. As for 
the Avelanche, I have been a fan of the club ever since they were in last 
place playing in Quebec. I was always the only Nord fan I knew, and since 
they won the cup, there are hundreds of fans al over the place. That should 
die down though as all of those people become Red Wings fans.
--- Maximus 2.01wb
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