I still have my old college hockey newsletters down in the basement
somewhere.  I never me Birkmayer but looking back, he certainly provided a
great service for college hockey fans back in the 70's.  He also had a
pretty good PA voice that filled Houston Field House, especially on Big Red
Freak Out Night!
 
As far as Orlando as an NCAA, a campaign should be mounted to say NO, a
thousand times NO!  One trip to the Mouse in Anaheim was enough for me.
How any college hockey fan can appreciate seeing their sport marginalized
in an area of the country where no one cares is beyond me.  Last year in
Anaheim, on the day of the semifinals, the lead hockey article in the
Orange County Register was about the fact that face masks were used in
college hockey.  Duh!
 
Let's keep the sport in areas where it is appreciated.  We're not
basketball, never will be and I doubt many of us want it to be.  I like it
fine just they way it is.
 
Greg Ambrose
 
>RPI's long-time Public Address Announcer (whose name we all know is
>Birkmayer, not Duerkmayer) is retiring according to the Troy Record.
>
>http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=212585&BRD=1170&PAG=461&dept_id=31
>010
>
>Don has been the PA announcer since before I was a freshman in 64-65.
>That's a long time.  In order to get some facts straight taht are wrong in
>the article, the following is extracted from a message taht Don posted on
>the RPI Sports list:
>
>> Hope you do get back for a game sometime.  This past
>> season was my 51st with the team, the last 40 about as
>> public address announcer.  But after 75 years in Troy,
>> I may be moving to Ithaca before next season starts.
>
>Don was also the publisher of the College Hockey Newletter until 1994 when
>he sold it.  It has since ceased publsihing.
>
>The Troy Record article also mentions the possibilty of the NCAA Frozen 4
>going to Orlando in the future.
>
>Ralph Baer
>RPI '68, '70, '74
>
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