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Originally posted by Ralph Baer View PostDid anyone?
Albany
Amherst, MA
Binghampton
Boston
Bridgeport
Brooklyn
Buffalo
Burlington, VT
Campus Sites
Chestnut Hill
Durham, NH
Elmira
Glens Falls
Hamden, CT
Hanover
Hartford
Lake Placid
Lowell
Manchester, NH
Manhattan
Meadowlands
Montreal
Naussau Coliseum
New Haven
Newark
Philadelphia
Portland
Providence
Rochester
Springfield, MA
Syracuse
Trenton
Troy
Turning Stone Casino
Utica
Worcester
-and- my personal favorite, Baghdad.
But not a peep about Atlantic City. The closest was Wicked Slappaahs, who said "As fun as it would be to have the event at a casino resort, I'm not sure the league would risk holding the event in a building that sometimes keeps ice," but he was referring to Turning Stone Casino.
At least you can't accuse the league of not thinking out of the box. This will be a most interesting experiment...
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Would not have been my first choice, but definitely an upgrade from Albany!
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anyone for an ECACHL Monopoly game?
The elephant in Sea Bright is should be a definate tourist stop!
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Originally posted by CHFAN222 View PostNJ is not Nevada. Sports Gambling is illegal in NJ. Pretty much every state has a casino in it. It is more about the reputation at this point that AC has for gambling that would affect it.
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Originally posted by komey1 View PostI don't believe a regoinal could ever be in AC due to gambling in NJ.
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WOW! Atlantic City - the polar opposite to Lake Placid. I'll give it a change -hoping St Lawrence can get there in the next few years but too far (6+hr) for this northern New Englander to travel if not wearing Scarlet and Brown
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Originally posted by Jasma View PostI thought Albany was a good idea, but, the city, arena and league did not market very agressively and RPI never made the final four, so we never got to see good crowds.
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Originally posted by snwbrdr View PostCan't think of a worse place for a Hockey tournament in March. Placid was great, CT would have been fine, Manchester NH would have been workable, but AC. Awful
Although the trip will be longer for most, it is still a one-day drive and anyone travelling more than a couple of hours would need to stay in a hotel anyway.
I thought Albany was a good idea, but, the city, arena and league did not market very agressively and RPI never made the final four, so we never got to see good crowds.
Atlantic City has a lot to offer before and after the games, so it is worth a try. There is absolutely no good reason to EVER put this tournament in NH or CT. Albany was about as centrally located as you can get and it didn't work; for the reasons outlined above.
Let's see how it does for a couple of years in south jersey.
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Can't think of a worse place for a Hockey tournament in March. Placid was great, CT would have been fine, Manchester NH would have been workable, but AC. Awful
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Originally posted by Red Cloud View PostMe. But I had inside info.
My reaction: AC showed them the money, and the league was too foolish to understand the underlying reasons for attendance figures in Albany. But if they were going to move the tournament, AC was a good place to move it to, or at least better than the myriad places the Albany-haters conjured up in their tiny little minds.
EDIT: My guess is that if the underlying reasons for attendance in Albany continue, Atlantic City is only going to compound those problems. Sure, AC is more of a tourist trap than Albany (which will drive the haters wild, since this is basically what they missed about Lake Placid), but it's also much farther away from practically everyone.
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Very interesting looking arena. Seems like a good fit for the ECAC (arena-wise, not so much location-wise) and in an interesting tourist location. It will be interesting to see how it works out ... but it does seem like a better choice than a lot of others that were suggested.
Gotta love that pipe organ!!!
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On the one hand, buh-bye Albany....I won't make this mistake again, but what is up with going through the alphabet to find the worst places to have the tourney. Let's just skip to LAK......
Who did Princeton pay off???
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Originally posted by CHFAN222 View PostAC is an interesting choice to say the least. Let's see if they will be able to sell out the games there. If this goes well would the NCAA consider having a regional there since sports gambling is illegal in NJ or is that to much?
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AC is an interesting choice to say the least. Let's see if they will be able to sell out the games there. If this goes well would the NCAA consider having a regional there since sports gambling is illegal in NJ or is that to much?
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