Just for the record, it wasnt me. Someone else. And in fact, I had no
knowledge of the demographics, and doubt that the average Los Angelino
is or will be ever interested in college hockey. I think for the locals
it was a novelty. I talked to several waitfolks at teh local hotels and
they not only knew about it, but showed a lot of curiosity.... and some
even said they woudl watch it. But I doubt that is a major reason for
hllding it in nontraditional areas. I liked the plan someone mentioned.
Maybe every 2nd, 3rd, 4th (you supply your favorite number) year, you
rotate to a non-traditional place.
 
I think Mark Lewin made some good points.... and will leave it at that.
 
Tony
 
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> In an earlier post, Tony mentioned that the crowd had large numbers of (a)
> fans of the four schools and (b) Ducks season ticket holders.  Neither of
> these groups represents a new exposure to the game.  The Ducks season ticket
> holders may, to the extent that the college game is different than the pro
> game.  But these are also people who already are spending a lot of their
> money, time, and hockey attention on the NHL, and may not have much money,
> time, and emotional energy to devote to college hockey.
>
> I also doubt that holding the tournament in a nontraditional area expands
> long term interest in college hockey.  To us, the Frozen Four is about
> college hockey, but I'd guess to the people in the non-traditional areas,
> it's more of an "event", a novelty.  If they went to the tournament and
> enjoyed it, my guess is that they'd be more inclined to try to get some
> other NCAA championship to their locale, rather than to put pressure on
> their local colleges to start ice hockey teams.
 
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