Contrary to the naysayers, Anaheim was not that bad. Most of the folks
were knowledgeable and the games drew very well, and there were no major
gliches that I saw.
 
I would think Orlando would make a great venue. So would the Shark Tank
in San Jose :-)
 
Tony Buffa
RPI
 
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> I personally would welcome the NCAA final 4 to Orlando.  Then again it is 45 minutes for me to the TD Waterhouse Center (was the O-rena until last month) and 24 hours to the Pepsi Center in Albany.
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> The arena in Orlando is very nice and there are a lot of nearby resturants in the refubished Church Street area.  Of course there is more than enough hotels that all can find reasonable lodging.
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> Yes Orlando is not a hockeytown but the Orlando Solar Bears (IHL) games are well attended and the ECHL has 4 teams playing around the state of Florida, not to mention the Lightning and Panthers of the NHL.
 
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