Good luck John.

Looking forward to a DC FF.

--- "Mackinnon, John" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> As many of you know, DC made the down select as a finalist for the
> 2009-11 Frozen Four.  We entertained Committee Chair Wayne Dean of Yale
> and Tom Jacobs of the NCAA with a facility tour, hotels, Hobey location
> among other areas two weeks ago-as did every other competing city.  Next
> Wednesday, all the finalists (WDC, Philly, Tampa, Detroit, Boston and
> St. Paul) will present to the Committee next Wednesday in Indianapolis.
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> As part of our bid, I will speak to the Fan Experience portion of the
> bid, partly from experience as a fellow Priority 9 and mainly from
> Hockey-L and USCHO.
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> Thank you to fellow Hockey-L'rs who aided me with my impromptu survey of
> Fan Experience: What Makes a Great Frozen Four.  I will speak especially
> to the top 5 responses and why Washington, DC satisfies them more than
> the competition.  We believe that St. Paul and Boston remain pretty
> strong locks.  The 3rd (maybe 4th choice, too) remain up for grabs
> between Philly, Tampa, Detroit (2010 and 2011 only) and Washington, DC.
>
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> Tom Jacobs, Director of Championships, additionally asked me to inquire
> about other ways you would improve the Phrozen Phour.  If you've got any
> suggestions, please email me privately.
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> Selfishly, I do not want to give any lurkers involved with competing
> cities opportunity to steal thunder ;)
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> Thanks again for all your help!
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> 'til then. Carpe Diem.
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> Make it a Great Day.
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> --John MacKinnon
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