I had the same question, but I figured I just missed a post.
>
> From: Bob Woodbury <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2003/10/19 Sun PM 02:58:26 EDT
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: U-18
>
> Just going by what Nonni Daly wrote earlier, copied below. We don't have
> the money to bring top Division I talent to Maine.
>
> Perhaps a lesson in Tournament Economics 101 would be in order, very
> much in order.
>      Most of the top tournaments have a sponsor, thereby providing the
> host school with the cash to provide a "guarantee" -- this means that
> travel costs, hotel and meal costs and incidental expenses of the
> visiting teams are borne by the host school, using the sponsorship
> money.  For the host school to bus or fly three teams with travel
> parties of 28-30 people each and house and feed them is very costly.
> And, this is money that Maine just doesn't have available.  The top
> schools expect the guarantee and don't accept an invitation without it.
>
> Nonni Daly wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 10/18/03 8:22:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > [log in to unmask] writes:
> >
> >     And I'm really sorry to hear we will never see a WCHA or CCHA team
> >     at Maine again. That's very disappointing.
> >
> > Why do you say that, woody?  Do you know something none of the rest of
> > us do?  I mean that in all sincerity.
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