>It is a shame that all these Bruins shirts and hats less than
>1 year old are going to have to go back into the closet.

I'm sure hockey in Boston is like hockey in your other major sports towns. The hockey fans are typically die hard. They're a unique bunch. The crowd at a B's game is different than a red sox or celtics game.

So, you're pretty off base about the bandwagon nature of the fans.