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Being a graduate of Oswego State, a Div III school with a history of
occasionally making it into the NCAA playoffs, I thought I would drop
a couple of reasons why the playoffs should NOT be at a neutral site.
Just a disclaimer - I am writing this from the Oswego State frame of
being that we are a state college belonging to SUNYAC and ECAC-West.
- I think most Div III schools draw their students from a smaller
geographical area and more alums stay within this area.
- After 3 years of witnessing fans at Lynah Rink at Cornell as compared
to 2 years of seeing fans at Romney Fieldhouse at Oswego - I think
that most fans at the DIV III level ARE the students - not locals.
- At Oswego, I think that a large number of the students would be
unable to afford a trip out to a neutral site - unless it was
relatively close.
- At the Div III level, we play in older rinks, with smaller budgets.
Even though we would never trade them, the players are from the "TOO"
squad (a step too slow, a little too light) and the play isn't alway
crisp (and God knows the officiating never is). So the thought of
having the playoff at your rink is just a little compensation.
- If it isn't broke don't fix it.
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