Quoting "Hampton, Nathan E." <[log in to unmask]>:

>  but new tournaments can be developed which require  no interlocking  
> schedules. Someone out-East can attempt a "Hockey  East Shootout"  
> and invite any WCHA teams they want, and someone  out-West can  
> attempt a "Big West shootout" in Denver, Minneapolis,  or Grand  
> Forks by inviting their eastern cousins. By having the  tournament  
> in larger arenas you convert the "fan interest" into  revenue.  
> Unfortunately this favors the bigger schools with the  bigger names,  
> but so what.
>
> Nathan Hampton
There is going to be an awesome new tourney in Grand Forks, ND on  
Thanksgiving weekend; UND, OSU, BSU and Miami play in a two day  
invitational at the RALPH.



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