On Fri, 29 Jan 1999, Pete Dauphinais wrote:
 
 
Well as a resident of North Dakota, if I'm going nearly 1000 miles for a
regional, I would much rather go to Denver than Grand Rapids or Detroit.
I would just like to see a West regional in the part of the country
considered the west (ie. west of the Mississippi).  When North Dakota and
Cornell played in Grand Rapids, I would bet that those traveling from
Ithaca didn't come much farther than those from Grand Forks.
 
Brian
 
 
> As much as there is debate over how college hockey is received by the media
> and the general public in Colorado... it is likely (reliable source in DU
> athletics dept...sorry, can't go public with a name) there will be a bid by
> either Denver, Colorado College, or the two combined to host a regional event,
> starting with a WCHA Final Five in the not-so-distant future once the Pepsi
> Center is up and running (as far as Denver is concerned), and as a potential
> tuneup for an NCAA-host bid (regional or national). Judging from past Western
> efforts, it's easy to poo-poo that something like a regional tournament could
> work financially out here in the Rockies. I don't think that's going to stop
> the Front Range folks from giving it a shot...all the power to them.
>
> Pete Dauphinais
>
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