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Regionals - An argument for a one city, multi rink host

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58Hollow

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Format - All 16 teams in one city over 4 days
2 rinks with decent capacity (8,000+)

The top 10-12 teams will know weeks in advance that they are going to quality for the tournament. Fan can easily make plans to travel to a city like Detroit, Chicago, Las Vegas, Pittsburg, Minneapolis, Boston, St Louis, Dallas, etc. that have plenty of rink and lodging options.

Round 1 - Saturday 4 games staggered between the 2 rinks
Round 1 - Sunday 4 games staggered between the 2 rinks
Round 2 - Monday 2 games in prime time at 1 rink
Round 2 - Tuesday 2 games in prime time at 1 rink

Fans/Teams/Parents/Event Coordinators all win with predetermined location for all teams that qualify, no last minute wondering if your team is going to Sioux Falls or Albany.
TV wins with all production in 1 city and only 2 rinks

This can generate an atmosphere similar to the Frozen Four and the first 2 rounds of the NCAA basketball tournament. If I'm traveling from New England to watch my team, I'm definitely going to take the time to go watch Duluth vs Penn St on my teams off day.
 
58Hollow said:
Format - All 16 teams in one city over 4 days
2 rinks with decent capacity (8,000+)

The top 10-12 teams will know weeks in advance that they are going to quality for the tournament. Fan can easily make plans to travel to a city like Detroit, Chicago, Las Vegas, Pittsburg, Minneapolis, Boston, St Louis, Dallas, etc. that have plenty of rink and lodging options.

Round 1 - Saturday 4 games staggered between the 2 rinks
Round 1 - Sunday 4 games staggered between the 2 rinks
Round 2 - Monday 2 games in prime time at 1 rink
Round 2 - Tuesday 2 games in prime time at 1 rink

Fans/Teams/Parents/Event Coordinators all win with predetermined location for all teams that qualify, no last minute wondering if your team is going to Sioux Falls or Albany.
TV wins with all production in 1 city and only 2 rinks

This can generate an atmosphere similar to the Frozen Four and the first 2 rounds of the NCAA basketball tournament. If I'm traveling from New England to watch my team, I'm definitely going to take the time to go watch Duluth vs Penn St on my teams off day.
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58Hollow said:
Format - All 16 teams in one city over 4 days
2 rinks with decent capacity (8,000+)

The top 10-12 teams will know weeks in advance that they are going to quality for the tournament. Fan can easily make plans to travel to a city like Detroit, Chicago, Las Vegas, Pittsburg, Minneapolis, Boston, St Louis, Dallas, etc. that have plenty of rink and lodging options.

Round 1 - Saturday 4 games staggered between the 2 rinks
Round 1 - Sunday 4 games staggered between the 2 rinks
Round 2 - Monday 2 games in prime time at 1 rink
Round 2 - Tuesday 2 games in prime time at 1 rink

Fans/Teams/Parents/Event Coordinators all win with predetermined location for all teams that qualify, no last minute wondering if your team is going to Sioux Falls or Albany.
TV wins with all production in 1 city and only 2 rinks

This can generate an atmosphere similar to the Frozen Four and the first 2 rounds of the NCAA basketball tournament. If I'm traveling from New England to watch my team, I'm definitely going to take the time to go watch Duluth vs Penn St on my teams off day.
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The problem with your suggestion is logistics. Las Vegas, St. Louis, Pittsburg and Dallas do not have alternate rinks (assuming you are counting the pro rinks as one of the choices). Boston has college rinks but parking is a problem for more than 3,000 fans, especially if you are talking about Harvard's Bright Landry Center or BU's Agganis (Lowell's Tsongas Arena could handle the fans but again, parking is an issue).
 
Skate79 said:
The problem with your suggestion is logistics. Las Vegas, St. Louis, Pittsburg and Dallas do not have alternate rinks (assuming you are counting the pro rinks as one of the choices). Boston has college rinks but parking is a problem for more than 3,000 fans, especially if you are talking about Harvard's Bright Landry Center or BU's Agganis (Lowell's Tsongas Arena could handle the fans but again, parking is an issue).
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Lots of cities have 2 large buildings capable of hosting hockey.

Las Vegas - NHL rink, Orleans Arena 7,800
Omaha - Downtown arena 17,000, Baxter Arena 8,000
St Louis - NHL rink, Family Arena St Charles 10,000
Boston - NHL rInk, Conte Forum 8,000
Minneapolis - NHL rink in St Paul,Target Center in MPLS 17,500
Chicago - NHL rink and AHL Rink in Rosemont 18,000
Dallas - NHL rink and Dickies Arena Ft Worth 12,000
Atlanta - State Farm Arena downtown and ECHL arena in Duluth 13,000

Plus Indianapolis, NYC, Los Angeles, Columbus
 
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