CHICAGO HOCKEY FANS LOYAL TO MORE THAN ONE TEAM

          The IHL Wolves are debunking the old line that "there
     are only 20,000 hockey fans in the Chicago area," as the
     team is enjoying "stellar crowds" this season, according to
     Jeff Vorva of the DAILY SOUTHTOWN.  On February 28, the two
     teams had head-to-head home games and the Blackhawks drew
     16,475, while the Wolves drew 13,101.  This past weekend, a
     Wolves game drew 13,612, while the Blackhawks had an
     announced a crowd of 17,566 (DAILY SOUTHTOWN, 3/16).  In a
     sidebar, Vorva reviewed the atmosphere at the games, as the
     Blackhawks present "more traditional entertainment," while
     the Wolves pull out "a few tricks."  Wolves Exec VP/
     Business Operations Adam Fox, whose team played on green ice
     last weekend for St. Patrick's Day: "I know it's hard to say
     this -- since we're using green ice -- but we're not going
     to gimmick up the game.  We try to gimmick up everything
     else.  We try to bring an NBA major-league entertainment
     value at the minor-league level" (DAILY SOUTHTOWN, 3/16).