I wonder what attendence was when they played the Baby B's. As Icecats or Sharks?
Seemed like a good size crowd to me those nights.
Seemed like a good size crowd to me those nights.
I wonder what attendence was when they played the Baby B's. As Icecats or Sharks?
Seemed like a good size crowd to me those nights.
I wonder what attendence was when they played the Baby B's. As Icecats or Sharks?
Seemed like a good size crowd to me those nights.
That capacity wouldn't be bad at all for the ECHL though.
I agree with you however that UMass-Lowell is unlikely to share the arena, though I don't think a Lowell ECHL team would be a big competitor for them. If they had the ECHL team playing on the weekends when Lowell was on the road, and vice versa, they could conceivably co-exist without much issue. The ECHL team would be able to play some midweek games too since HE doesn't do that very often.
Just hate to see so many New England cities losing teams with such little hope of new ones. This is maybe the most hockey-mad region in the country, there should be plenty of options to choose from that succeed.
It's too bad, Lowell's the size city that the ECHL is made for.
Maybe if the right ownership group came along UMass Lowell would reconsider the matter. I'm sure New Jersey left a bad taste with the Tsongas people.
I have no doubt. Like I said before New Jersey is notorious for being a terrible partner.
I think the talk about ECHL teams in New England is going to slow until the league can see how Manchester does this season.
They're in an interesting situation having just won the AHL title and now dropping down a league. Will the support still be there? If they fall flat this season then other teams in the region will never get off the ground IMO. I do hope the people of Manchester aren't so angry they'd avoid going.
It's also doubtful you'll be seeing any more incursion of the ECHL AS Manchester is the furthest East, & Adirondack's (Stockton) Thunder is closest, unless Renfroe steps up his pursuit of another franchise.
I wonder what attendence was when they played the Baby B's. As Icecats or Sharks?
Seemed like a good size crowd to me those nights.
Last 3 season avg
2012-2013 7275
2013-2014 6584
2014-2015 5959
I work in Worcester, and while the city is trying to improve it's downtown is a pit. They have talked for years of trying to renovate it but everything the city does fails.
Worcester never had a vibrant downtown night life but this is the worst I can remember it being.
For a team at any level to work here they would need to clean up downtown, put some business' in that stay open after 5 o'clock and have someplace you could go before or after games. Shrewsbury street has some nice restaurants but it really isn't downtown near the centrum.
I don't see Worcester getting a team back anytime soon, and as a city I have visions of Worcester becoming downtown Lawrence.