To h.e. double-hockey sticks with having a great ice surface to play your
championship on.  It's all about the $$$$$$.  Sad.

-Deron


On Sun, December 26, 2004 11:06 pm, Wayne T Smith said:
> Some of you may recall discussions on whether/how the NCAA would treat
> banners and ice logos at the FleetCenter in Boston last April.  Kudos to
> anyone that actually *can* remember!   ;-)
>
> NCAA management has since decided ...
>
> If the hosting venue is holding a National Hockey League playoff game
> within the week of the NCAA Championship and the professional team's
> logo cannot be removed from center ice without compromising the quality
> of the playing surface, the center ice professional team logo can remain
> on the ice but will be covered with NCAA marks in the television
> broadcast through virtual technology.  The host institution/venue would
> bear the cost of such virtual technology
>
>
> At the same meeting, all six men's conferences were granted an automatic
> qualifier to the 2005 NCAA D-I tournament. ECAC, HEA and WCHA were
> granted an automatic qualifier to the 2005 D-I Women's tournament.
>
> Finally, at the same meeting, the following was approved ...
>
>     the semifinals and final of the championship be conducted Friday and
> Sunday prior to regional competition of the NCAA Division I Men's Ice
> Hockey Championship, effective with the 2007 championship.
>
> I'll note that its *not* the Friday and Sunday of the Frozen Four, but
> *prior* to the men's *regional* tournament.
>
> Happy New Year!
> wayne
>
> P.S. 3 of the 4 Everglades Classic games are on CSTV Tuesday and
> Wednesday (28/29 Dec 2004).
>