Indy's right that the Blaine (Are they also the Bears? They had similar school colors, too boot.) band playing for Maine one year.  

During the playoffs on-campus days, there was a team (Providence?) that had another college band (U-Conn?) in town for a basketball regional play for a hockey game in old Mariucci.  I recall noticing that the band seemed rather clueless about hockey and was therefore unsurprised to learn later that it was a bball pep band from a school without DI hockey.

-Pam Sweeney

-----Original Message-----
>From: Indy Rutks <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Mar 18, 2007 1:33 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: reflection on the ECAC tournament
>
>Hampton, Nathan E. wrote:
>> Someone else would remember the details better than me, but a couple
>> of years ago in a regional or maybe a frozen four in the twin cities,
>> didn't a distant school end up "renting" a high school band to play
>> for their fans? 
>
>Wasn't it Maine? I think they recruited the Blaine, MN high school band 
>to play for them at a Frozen Four in St. Paul.
>
>-Indy