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Originally posted by J.D. View PostBack in the early 90s when on campus sites were used, I am wondering if those arenas were more readily available to remain open for a regional weekend and didn't have other commitments booked like newer multi purpose facilities do now.
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Originally posted by John J. MacInnes View PostThis has been covered ad nauseum before. "Super regionals" don't work in hockey because of practice/pregame ice time and locker room space. Four teams at a site is the optimum number.
This is not out of the box thinking. Two regionals in decent sized arenas near metropolitan areas (Manchester, Worcester or Providence in the east, Twin Cities or Detroit in the west), emphasize geographical placement, and attendance would be better. Worth a try in my book because what we have now is not working.
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Originally posted by Greg Ambrose View Post"Ad nauseum?" I doubt it. You bring up practice and pre-game ice time. On practice, how long do teams get to practice at the Frozen Four? I think they get one hour on Wednesday, a total of four hours of ice occupancy as sit were. Assuming that first round games would be played at campus rinks, how would four teams per super regional be any different than four teams at the FF? And, continuing that logic, how would four teams occupying four locker rooms at a regional be any different than four teams occupying four locker rooms at a FF.
This is not out of the box thinking. Two regionals in decent sized arenas near metropolitan areas (Manchester, Worcester or Providence in the east, Twin Cities or Detroit in the west), emphasize geographical placement, and attendance would be better. Worth a try in my book because what we have now is not working."The use of common sense and logic will not be tolerated and may result in fine and/or suspension."- Western Professional Hockey League By-laws. 1999-2000.
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Originally posted by GB Puck Fan View PostWould it consider bids in the same city as an institution, but not in the home rink, in order to satisfy the neutral ice requirement?
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Originally posted by LtPowers View PostThey frequently do this. Very frequently. This year alone, the NE regional was in Manchester, home to UNH; and the East regional was in Providence, home to Brown and Providence. And, hell, the Frozen Four was in Buffalo, home to Canisius.
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Originally posted by LTsatch View PostActually, UNH is in Durham NH.If you want to be a BADGER, just come along with me
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Originally posted by ExileOnDaytonStreet View PostAt least the home rink is. Per Wikipedia, that’s a campus that’s split around a few cities in the area."Through the years, we ever will acclaim........"
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Originally posted by Split-N View PostWikipedia is wrong on that count. I'm not a UNH grad but I've been there enough times to know that the UNH campus is in Durham. There may be things like associated farmland and the odd satellite facility that are in other jurisdictions but UNH itself is indeed in Durham. And depending how you measure, Manchester may actually be a few miles closer to UMass-Lowell than it is to UNH.
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Originally posted by s11r9seat8Sorry to have an opinion here folks - consider the source...
Two regionals is plenty. 2.00001 or more is too many.I wanna go fast!
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Subscribed because I guess we need another thread to discuss regionals.Code:As of 9/21/10: As of 9/13/10: College Hockey 6 College Football 0 BTHC 4 WCHA FC: 1
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It’s the off-season, and I guess this is what we’re getting instead of “Syracuse/Iowa/USC should toooooootally start a program, guys and why don’t the Ivies break away from ECAC and kick PROVICED out of HOCKEY RAST” threads.If you want to be a BADGER, just come along with me
BRING BACK PAT RICHTER!!!
At his graduation ceremony from the U of Minnesota, my cousin got a keychain. When asked what UW gave her for graduation, my sister said, "A degree from a University that matters."
Canned music is a pathetic waste of your time.
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Originally posted by ExileOnDaytonStreet View PostIt’s the off-season, and I guess this is what we’re getting instead of “Syracuse/Iowa/USC should toooooootally start a program, guys and why don’t the Ivies break away from ECAC and kick PROVICED out of HOCKEY RAST” threads.
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Thank You to all for such a spirited response to "Campus Sites" for the regionals. It clearly is something we all think about as we see many, many more "empty" seats, particularly at the regional finals.
Like all NCAA (except D-I MBBall) and Pro sports, the teams that do the best in the regular season have earned the right to host their playoffs rounds.
For years we hear the East does OK with attendance, while the West does not....hello???
I am looking forward to seeing more empty seats, more expenses, less revenue and more disrespect to the regular season games in 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Let's keep this discussion going for one of the best NCAA Sports!
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Originally posted by Jack McDonald View PostThank You to all for such a spirited response to "Campus Sites" for the regionals. It clearly is something we all think about as we see many, many more "empty" seats, particularly at the regional finals.
Like all NCAA (except D-I MBBall) and Pro sports, the teams that do the best in the regular season have earned the right to host their playoffs rounds.
For years we hear the East does OK with attendance, while the West does not....hello???
I am looking forward to seeing more empty seats, more expenses, less revenue and more disrespect to the regular season games in 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Let's keep this discussion going for one of the best NCAA Sports!
For my part, I have done some more calculations, and found this:
Let's suppose we do a different system:
We make the NCAAs 3 weekends.
Weekend 1: Home sites for the Top 8 in the PWR, or for the Conf Tourney Champs + however many at-large rinks you need to make 8 sites.
Weekend 2: 2 Regional Sites, each hosting 2 games. These would be Saturday, Sunday and would be bid for.
Weekend 3: Frozen Four
I'm not sure how to fit on the calendar, but this is what I found:
For the home sites week, this year's field would have had a home capacity average of 5250 for the top 8 seeds, and 5575 for the Conf Tourney Champs method.
The Regional Semis this year actually averaged: (5033, 4220, 7180, 3763) 5050.
I think it's safe to say that home sites would have done better. Most would have been full, I believe.
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