I thought the reason that the ECAC's have stayed in Lake Placid had to do
with agressive marketing by Ned Harkness and the Lake Placid people to
the ECAC. I'm a little skeptical that it has to do with the Ivies
anti-RPI sentiments -- and I've heard Ivy coaches express the opinion that
Lake Placid is too far to travel. But please correct me if there is
evidence of the anti-RPI feelings...(actually, RPI has benefited: when the
NC$$ first round was held in Albany last year, they didn't have to
travel; of course that wasn't determined by the ECAC's, but I still
suspect the Lake Placid deal has some other parameters...)
 
 On Fri, 24 Mar 1995, Michael A. Willen wrote:
 
> I would agree that Albany is the ideal host for the ECAC playoffs.
> It is centrally located and probably the easiest site to get to relative
> to the ECAC teams.  There are plenty of hotels, motels and restaurants.
> It's only the political wishes of the Ivy League that keep it at LP.
> The anti-RPI feelings prevail and can be the only locgical reason
> for the games being in that out of the way place.  The NCAA has used
> common sense and placed several tournaments; more recently the first
> round of the BB tourney there and have been quite pleased with the
> results.  Let's see what happens at LP if a tourney ever is without
> RPI, Clarkson or SLU.  Would anybody show up?
>
> M. Willen
>