Compare and Contrast

Thank you fans from @UNDmhockey, @DU_Hockey, @UMDMensHockey and @SCSUHUSKIES_MH for an outstanding #FrozenFaceoff pic.twitter.com/F07lwYbBIR

— Josh Fenton (@Fenton_JC) March 20, 2016

These pictures will tell you all you need to know. The Big Ten Conference Tourney, attendance was light. The NCHC actually drew pretty well.

The Big Ten, with power schools Minnesota and Michigan in the championship game of the Big Ten Championship game at the Xcel Energy Center, drew a grand total of 6,180 fans.

For those keeping track, the Univesity of Minnesota's Mariucci Arena is roughly about 8 miles from the Xcel Energy Center. This should be a home game for Minnesota and they can't draw better than this.

Let's compare and contrast, on Saturday, the NCHC drew 11,643 fans for the consolation and championship games at Target Center. On Friday, the Big Ten drew 5,423. Across town at the grungy, run down Target Center, the NCHC drew 10,926. Basically, in two days, the NCHC doubled the attendance of the Big Ten Hockey Conference.

Finally, two mid-majors and a couple of division II schools outdrew five of the biggest schools in division I hockey. I am dead serious. Think about this, the big five conference schools with all of the advantages, can't outdraw the small schools.

Tell us how you really feel! pic.twitter.com/HD96z6szrn

— Tom Chorske (@hockeylogic) March 19, 2016

Good seats still available for Michigan-Penn St Big Ten hockey semifinal at Xcel. UM 2, PSU 0, end of first. pic.twitter.com/s38yAT8hQ8

— Rachel Blount (@BlountStrib) March 18, 2016