At 11:11 PM 3/29/98 -0500, Cheryl A. Morris wrote:
>On Sun, 29 Mar 1998, Eeyore wrote:
>
>> So, from an attendence standpoint, campus sites are the only option for the
>> West Regionals.  There just is no other choice.
>
>How about St. Paul Civic Center?  The new arena in Columbus, Ohio.
>Cincinnati,...OK forget that one, Chicago?  an attendan$e risk initially,
>maybe it would grow into something, and why not Detroit occaisionally.  I
>still cannot understand why a game between Michigan and Michigan State
>during the regular season in Detroit draws a big crowd, but one
>post-season draws nothing.
>>
 
Just a follow-up on the Cincinnati comment. Since the forgettable frozen
four was held in Cincy in 1996 the Riverfront Coliseum was purchased by a
group led by the IHL Cincinnati Cyclones front office executives.
 
They poured something like $14 million into renovations. It is now the
full-time home of the IHL Cyclones. It actually is now a fully functional
hockey rink. It's pretty nice.
 
I would like to see the frozen four, or the regionals as a test, come back
to Cincy for another try. Of course I live fairly close so I am biased.
 
The new Value City arena in Columbus would be fine with me too. The new
home of the Ohio State hockey team is supposedly state-of-the-art in all
respects and will seat over !7,000 for hockey as I understand.
 
Lee Hubbard
 
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