Having met Karen, I must however agree with Vicki!  In fact, I would like
to suggest some othe rwest coast venues, say once every five years?
 
Seattle perhaps,or  San Jose has a great facility and is near SF, Berkeley,
Santa Cruz (beaches) and Carmel/Monterey/Big Sur, or the new area LA is
bulding for the Kings and Lakers.
 
The fans here certainly are pro oriented, but isnt it nice to educate them?
 
Tony
 
PS: I felt just this way. I was there to enjoy the games, and just being
there, seeing live college game was a thrill.
 
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On Tue, 6 Apr 1999, Vicki Price wrote:
 
> >The NCAA should give the fans of college hockey a break and put >the
> tournament in towns where people appreciate the sport and not >force those
> who are the most loyal to travel across the country >to an area where no one
> gives a damn!
>
> In light of the outcome your remark seems understandable;  certainly though
> one conclusion does not an end make. OT seems to own Maine or Maine owns OT.
> Regardless, Hockey East showcased their talent to the Nation from an area
> that still only dreams of a west coast division 1 of their own.
> Non-appreciation and not giving a damn is so far from the truth. If you've
> lived on the west coast and had to travel hundreds of miles just to go to a
> club game, you'd understand the personal sacrifices made by parents and
> players who love hockey and dream of playing in college. These players have
> less opportunity and little exposure compared to eastern and midwestern
> players.
>
> I bumped into quite a number of these hockey starved parents in the Pond
> corridors, parents that I carpooled with just so our kids could play. No,
> they don't have tradition, no banners, no school of their own to follow...so
> they followed yours last weekend. It was a privilege to watch and be a part
> of what is still only a dream...college hockey in Southern California.
>
> For them.. just playing is winning.
>
> Maybe the real fans are the parents that never get to see a college game..
> when they do every team is their team.
>
> Vicki Price
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