No excuse for such a small showing. Didn't they adverstise during Sabres games at least?
Ticket sales this year for the entire tournament have already surpassed the sales for last year's tournament, and last year it was IN Canada.
I'm not going to pretend that people here are flocking to the USA games, but you need to understand, that most people in the US (especially outside Buffalo) have no idea what the Junior system is all about.
There is no television coverage here, unless you have NHL Network, and that's basically just a few hardcore fans.
And you're not going to get a ton of people for the preliminary round games unless it's Canada. So, say what you will, but there is quite some excitement in this area.