Not very much, when it comes down to it. Certainly attendance could have been better. But it's not the fans' or the community's fault that the CBA moved on, or that the Topeka ScareCrows professional hockey team is in the process of ending its association with the Central Hockey League. Minor league sports are problematic to begin with. They're not as flush with cash, obviously, as the major leagues are.
Players tend to come and go, making fan loyalty difficult.
Throw in the fact that Topeka is a small market among small markets, and you've got a tough row to hoe. Topeka fans have given it their best. And they don't seem ready to stop, either. A growing number of people in the community figure they've got nothing to lose by doing the classy thing and coming out tonight and Friday and Saturday nights to cheer on the 'Crows louder than ever. Fisher, who has written magazine articles on the team, is like many fans who may only be more determined than ever to show the Central Hockey League what this town is made of.