I'm curious what they're going to do with the ice, as the Bruins are
playing Wednesday and Friday (if they by chance have a home playoff
game) and they said they would have the advertisements up like normal
for the Bruins games.  Are they going to change the ice from the Bruins
Logo (and ad's) to the NCAA Logos?

Not a huge deal, but if they switch back and forth will that mess up the
quality of the ice by the championship game on Saturday night?  Will
they just leave the NCAA ice down for the Bruins games?  Will they leave
the Bruins ice down for the NCAA games?



-----Original Message-----
From: - Hockey-L - The College Hockey Discussion List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Clay Satow
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 7:56 PM
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Subject: Re: NC$$: Leave the Banners UP


I dunno Dan.  Much as I love the six of them that I saw play and much as
I respect the others, objectively I think that the NHL and college
hockey are two different games, and I'd just as soon the rink have a
college feel to it.  And if it means I don't have to look at those
stupid meaningless division championship banners, I'll put up with the
slight.  And as for the image police thing, it will be a pleasant change
to see the Fleet Center not outdoing bush league baseball stadiums for
tackiness.  Even the bush league basball stadiums don't have commercials
on the playing surface.

Clay

--- Dan Doucette <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Anyone think it's at all worth it to petition the NC$$ to leave the
> Boston Bruins "Honored Numbers" banners up during this year's Frozen
> Four ?
>
> Last appearance of the NC$$ at the Fleet Center, all the banners at
> the Fleet Center were taken down.  I can certainly understand (yet
> disappointed
> still) that they would remove all the Celtics banners as well but I
think it
> is a rotten shame not to acknowledge ten greats of the game of hockey
as
> recognized by an Original Six team.
>
> Nothing about the men whose names appear on the Bruins banners would
> dishonor or otherwise besmirch the integrity of the college game.
> Nor, in my opinion, is the commercial message of the underwriters of
> the NC$$ in any way compromised should those ten names remain aloft.
> Those banners won't even show on camera (unlike dasher ads).
>
> I mean, it's not "Harry Budweiser" or "Fred Toyota" whose names appear

> aloft...it's Shore, Hitchman, Orr, Clapper, Esposito, Neely, Bucyk,
> Schmidt, O'Reilly and Bourque...
>
> If any of the living members of this esteemed group were to attend any

> of the three games, NC$$ officials would most certainly welcome
> them...
>
> I think of these men as role models as to how to play the game.  What
> possible reason is there to take those names down this next time ?
>
> If the NC$$ is concerned about reputation concerning these banners,
> let me state I think LESS of the NC$$ when they become the "image
> police" and have the names removed.


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