I think it was granted to Providence before the popularity blossomed in
the last few years.  If I remember correctly they were trying to get it
moved to Boston next year, but they decided not to screw over Providence,
good move?  bad move?
We'll see,
gibber
 
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On Mon, 14 Jun 1999, Eric and Jennifer Burton wrote:
 
> As for the Providence Civic Center capacity -- yes, 11,000+ (The
> Providence Journal listed last night's P-Bruins' sellout as 11,909, but
> that number may include some standees who were able to squeeze past the
> fire marshal) is quite small for the NC$$ Frozen Four which has now
> grown to such popularity as to require at least 16-17,000 seats to
>
>     It seems that the NCAA would need to keep going to the Bigger Arena not
> the smaller one to make sure that they can have the biggest amounts of fans
> present at the Arena in person. It seem a little odd after having the past
> three finals in bigger arenas.
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