Brian writes:
>Being an Easterner I have great difficulty understanding why there only seems
>to be three sites available in the West: Joe Louis, St. Paul and sometimes
>Bradley.  Isn't there another possible venue which has a couple of BIG arenas--
>Chicago?  Or are the selections the result of these three sites being the only
>ones which ever bid for hockey.  (Any insights Mark?)
 
        Good question.  I don't know the answer.  Chicago seems like a
        good venue: big city, local host school(Ill-Chicago), strong
        interest in hockey(at least on the pro level).  But what arena
        could be used?  It seems like the Chicago Stadium schedule is
        quite full with both the Hawks and the Bulls as tenants.
 
        Other western sites for the NCAA hockey "semifinals and finals"
        might include:  Denver, Columbus, and Cleveland with host schools
        DU, Ohio State, and Kent.  Do any of these cities have large arenas
        suited for hockey?
 
Re: Native American nicknames
 
        Bill Fenwick seems to have answered it all.  Interesting but utterly
        trivial fact:  Wisconsin has one school district that is
        predominately(90%-100% ?) Native American, the Menominee Indian
        school district.  The nickname for the high school sports teams...
        ...the Eagles.
 
---mg
[log in to unmask]
 
 
From the Onion: "What do you think?"
The Midwest has been experiencing extensive flooding the past few weeks.
How are you coping with the flooding?
"This is a great opportunity for the long oppressed Sea Monkeys to claim
their own homeland."    ---Mary Lyn Pzaarski
                           Senior