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Craig P. said:
Houston might be an interesting warm weather destination as well. The arena was built to handle hockey (the Aeros played there until they moved to... Iowa, was it?). The downtown area is decent, although there isn't much right near the arena. Early April weather is usually pretty nice (like Tampa).
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In the past 25 years, has the FF been at a venue/city that didn't at least have a minor league team? (Ford Field in Detroit being the circus show)
Going to a hockey-less Houston would be a disaster IMO
 
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billmich88888 said:
In the past 25 years, has the FF been at a venue/city that didn't at least have a minor league team? (Ford Field in Detroit being the circus show)
Going to a hockey-less Houston would be a disaster IMO
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Cincinnati in 1996 and Lake Placid in 1988 are the last 2 times?
 
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CLS said:
Kids who go up to Canada for hockey tournaments generally are accompanied by their parents. Below a certain age, they don't need their own documentation. So just because they've been up to Canada for a youth tournament doesn't mean that there'd be no problem to go up with their college team.

But more to the point about Canada. Why would any Canadian venue want the FF? Canadians generally view US College hockey as competitive with, and inferior to, their Junior Leagues. They venues do have to bid. The NCAA doesn't just go wherever they want.
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Below 16 children don't need a passport if traveling with their parents, unless they travelled by air and then all ages need a passport. If they have traveled to Canada for any reason after 16 they need one. However, for convenience reasons these days its nice to have a passport if you live near the border, so our 3 year old has one. Just makes life easier.
 
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ecbrevik said:
Below 16 children don't need a passport if traveling with their parents, unless they travelled by air and then all ages need a passport. If they have traveled to Canada for any reason after 16 they need one. However, for convenience reasons these days its nice to have a passport if you live near the border, so our 3 year old has one. Just makes life easier.
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I remember the hassle of going to Saskatchewan with just my father as a 12-year-old for a hunting trip...all the questions directed at me to make sure my dad was actually my dad and that he wasn't trafficking me across the boarder or running away from my mom to keep custody of me or something...
 
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chickod said:
Hockey is "non-fighting?" :D :D :D
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I can't remember the last time I saw a fight during an NCAA game that didn't involve a UND player sucker punching an opponent during the post-series handshake. So for most of teams, yes, I'd say so.
 
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billmich88888 said:
In the past 25 years, has the FF been at a venue/city that didn't at least have a minor league team? (Ford Field in Detroit being the circus show)
Going to a hockey-less Houston would be a disaster IMO
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Shirtless Guy said:
Cincinnati in 1996 and Lake Placid in 1988 are the last 2 times?
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Cincinnati had minor pro hockey at the time; they just played at a different venue. The Cincinnati Cyclones of the IHL played at the Cincinnati Gardens. We attended one of their games on the off-day at the '96 FF. FWIW, the Minnesota Moose were the opponent.

Perhaps more relevant, Miami is located no more than a long commute away in Oxford, Ohio. As for Lake Placid, let's just say some significant hockey games have been played there and leave it at that. ;)

Maybe all of this supports bill's point; I dunno. But even Houston has minor pro hockey in its history. (Aeros)
 
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pgb-ohio said:
Cincinnati had minor pro hockey at the time; they just played at a different venue. The Cincinnati Cyclones of the IHL played at the Cincinnati Gardens. We attended one of their games on the off-day at the '96 FF. FWIW, the Minnesota Moose were the opponent.

Perhaps more relevant, Miami is located no more than a long commute away in Oxford, Ohio. As for Lake Placid, let's just say some significant hockey games have been played there and leave it at that. ;)

Maybe all of this supports bill's point; I dunno. But even Houston has minor pro hockey in its history. (Aeros)
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Lake Placid wouldn't have been a bad venue at the time either because that town breathes hockey. You're talking about filling a much smaller venue. Adding in that the Skating Aints (only a 70 minute drive) were there I'm sure it was a sellout.
 
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billmich88888 said:
to be honest, why would the NCAA want to put their hockey championship at a venue that treated their local hockey team so poorly?
Basically forcing the team out of town.
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Much less when there's a more suitable alternative in an easier to fly destination with an NHL team a few hours up the road?
 
scoreboard said:
Boston in the summer is going to be expensive. It is a relatively small city with a large influx of international tourists. Prices are high. FWIW, the highest prices I've paid for a Frozen Four were the ones in Tampa. We paid just over $400 per night a room. They obviously raised them for the event but we wanted to be close to the arena. We paid around $250 in Boston and were one block from the Commons.
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My room at the Embassy Suites one block from Amalie Arena was $229/night.
 
Tater said:
My room at the Embassy Suites one block from Amalie Arena was $229/night.
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Did you go through the travel agent who posted on USCHO? That is a good rate. Personally, I'm not a fan of Embassy Suites. My group viewed it as a vacation so we were not that sensitive about price.
 
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