Rob writes:
 
> Division III hockey, as with many other div. III sports IMHO, is strictly
> a local sport.  I can't imagine a lot of people in St. Paul going to, say,
> a Stevens Point (well, they seem to be in every year :-) vs. Elmira game
> and actually caring who wins.  I also can't imagine a lot of fans from
> New York or Massachusetts making the trip to Minnesota.
 
> I think the NCAA would be doing Div. III fans a real disservice moving the
> Div. III Final Four to any neutral site.
 
I think you'd be surprised how many people would show up.  Consider the large
crowds that attended the Division I tournament at the St. Paul Civic Center
last spring to see Northern Michigan, Clarkson, Maine, and Boston University.
We have quite a few hockey fans here.  Still, I can see the sentiment for
keeping the tournament as an on-campus event if that is what has been done
so far.
 
-- Erik