First and foremost who mentioned anything about Boston? My contention was (and still is) that the Atantic Hockey Association is a conference clearly on the rise and that perhaps the conference might benefit by staging its conference championship tournament at a venue within close proximity to the six (6) league members located within or close to New England.
There was no suggestion that the conference should forever forgo Rochester, N.Y. as a host city. All that was suggested was (and is) that maybe on an every-other-year basis the championship tournament be moved east to accommodate those schools (and their fans) who are not located within the Rochester, N.Y. area.
I know that perhaps to those who like Rochester, N.Y., what with its train station, hotels, and some place called "Dinosaur BBQ", that my words might seem blasphemous (for who would not want to go to a place that is best described as being "[not] such a bad place" <--- talk about ****ing a place with faint praise). However, AHA members here in New England (especially here in Massachusetts) are up against some stiff competition. UMass-Amherst, UMass-Lowell, B.U., B.C., and UNH all play in modern high capacity venues while AHA members continue to "slum it" in antiquated rinks. I realize that attendance at AHA games here in the east is modest (at best), but unless you start sharing the wealth a bit and start cultivating some interest in the league the AHA will continue to play "third fiddle" to Hockey East and the ECAC here in New England.
