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Future Frozen Four sites

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tape said:
My guess is because, as a joke, it's not actually funny.



Not sure about the relevance of New York here.
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Its not a joke, why is one ok? The NCAA acts all superior and a name is name...its ok in one instance but not another? Its all about the same thing. Not to mention the NCAA chooses to base its operations in Indianapolis, Indiana...
 
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The Sicatoka said:
New York City to Portland, ME: 315 miles
UND campus to Sanford Premier Center ("Hawks" Falls): 320 miles.

And how many DI programs do you drive past from NYC to Portland?
I guess easterners can't be bothered with more than a 100 mile drive. < shrug >
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Make the drive from Manhattan to Portland, Maine then come back and talk about it in comparison to Grand Forks to Sioux Falls.
 
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brassbonanza said:
Make the drive from Manhattan to Portland, Maine then come back and talk about it in comparison to Grand Forks to Sioux Falls.
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Heck, I've made the drive from Manhattan to Portland, Maine, in one day. I've also driven from Manhattan to Grand Forks in one day. :)
 
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Scarlet said:
Is it arenas that make the bids or the schools/leagues that host? Isn't there an arena in Rochester NY where the AHL teams play? Or the Mass Mutual center in Springfield?
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Springfield is definitely west. Ask anybody who lives east of Needham.
 
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ZedLeppelin said:
Why would Penn State be considered host in an arena almost three hours away from Penn State? And why wouldn't they be hosting at an arena like Pegula Ice Arena?
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because some schools or conference needs to be host and if possible bids should be from off campus facilities, if on campus was allowed, PSU wouldn't be the only one.
 
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ZedLeppelin said:
Why would Penn State be considered host in an arena almost three hours away from Penn State?...
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The proximity of the host to the venue is irrelevant. Alaska-Anchorage hosted the 1999 FF in Anaheim; Alabama-Huntsville and Wisconsin (separately) hosted the two FFs held in Tampa
 
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Split-N said:
The proximity of the host to the venue is irrelevant. Alaska-Anchorage hosted the 1999 FF in Anaheim; Alabama-Huntsville and Wisconsin (separately) hosted the two FFs held in Tampa
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Generally though regionals are relatively close to the host but 4 hours in the west/Midwest isn't unusual for distance from host to regional.
 
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Do we even know if certain bids were denied? Under the current 4 neutral site regional system, i don't see why anyone cares that Pennsylvania is the "midwest" regional. It's just a name, semantics. If you want a new system like campus games, fine. But if we don't know who bid then I don't know how you can complain. Is there a "western" bid that was laughed at by the committee?
 
J.D. said:
Do we even know if certain bids were denied? Under the current 4 neutral site regional system, i don't see why anyone cares that Pennsylvania is the "midwest" regional. It's just a name, semantics. If you want a new system like campus games, fine. But if we don't know who bid then I don't know how you can complain. Is there a "western" bid that was laughed at by the committee?
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We should ask the Futile Four committee.
 
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J.D. said:
Do we even know if certain bids were denied? Under the current 4 neutral site regional system, i don't see why anyone cares that Pennsylvania is the "midwest" regional. It's just a name, semantics. If you want a new system like campus games, fine. But if we don't know who bid then I don't know how you can complain. Is there a "western" bid that was laughed at by the committee?
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the point is that the system is broken if no one in the west/Midwest is except for UND and PSU.
 
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the big10 is a midwest conference. psu is in the big10. ergo they host a midwest regional.
 
Shirtless Guy said:
the point is that the system is broken if no one in the west/Midwest is except for UND and PSU.
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Traditional west/midwest bids would be somewhere in Minnesota and Michigan. Are venues in those states putting in bids? Is there something scaring off potential bidders?
 
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