To run the Regionals in one location, you'd need a minimum of two arenas.
In Pittsburgh, Robert Morris' rink isn't big but it is nearby, and Erie is
only a couple of hours away and just finished hosting the women's FF.
Johnstown (which currently hosts a Junior team) isn't super-far away
either. So, to me there would have been options even if PPG Paints arena
wasn't available.

John

On Fri, 26 Mar 2021 at 16:15, Mark Lewin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Penguins have home games on Thursday 3/25 and Monday, 3/29 but
> Friday-Saturday-Sunday is open.
> Might be tough to have sanitized locker facilities for 16 teams with only
> 3 days to finish the "regionals".  I'm sure they could have done it if they
> started planning early enough.
>
> I'm guessing Bridgeport, Albany, Fargo and Loveland are taking a financial
> hit on the regionals given the reduced capacity in their arenas.  I'm
> guessing the NCAA is just trying to muddle through and crown a champion
> rather than missing a tournament for two years in a row.
>
> On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 4:02 PM John Edwards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> They had teams on standby for 24 hours, but we're well past that now.
>> Bball did run into something similar, with Virginia Commonwealth having to
>> pull out just before their game, although the tournament had started by
>> that point. Personally, I think Notre Dame should have been replaced, but
>> there's probably nothing you could do about Michigan if the positive only
>> came up this morning.
>>
>> This is why I'm totally confused that the NC$$ didn't send everybody to
>> Pittsburgh and do a single bubble there. Getting teams in might have been a
>> challenge (it always is with the bubble environment), but you could also
>> have sent somebody (Providence and/or Lowell) to be standby and there
>> wouldn't be an issue getting them there.
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 26 Mar 2021 at 14:27, Michael R. Patten <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> I wonder why they didn’t have teams on standby like bball did
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: - Hockey-L - The College Hockey Discussion List <
>>> [log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Doug Peterson
>>> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2021 2:22 PM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: Things were going too smoothly....
>>>
>>> I feel bad for all the team members that had to travel all the way to
>>> their regional site only to be told they could not play, sort of insult to
>>> injury.
>>>
>>> Doug Peterson
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> >From: Bob Griebel <[log in to unmask]>
>>> >Sent: Mar 26, 2021 1:48 PM
>>> >To: [log in to unmask]
>>> >Subject: Re: Things were going too smoothly....
>>> >
>>> >That must be devastating news for all the opposing fans who had their
>>> >hearts set on listening to The Victors.
>>> >
>>> >There's always next year.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >On 3/26/2021 1:16 PM, Mark Lewin wrote:
>>> >> I just heard that Michigan had to withdraw and had to forfeit their
>>> opening game against Minnesota Duluth.  As I did yesterday, I will change
>>> all entries for that game to UMD 1-0.
>>> >>
>>> >> For those who chose Michigan in their bracket, you may change your
>>> >> entries In the northeast regional and the national semifinals and
>>> finals.  You have until 4PM to make your changes since that should have
>>> been the starting time of the first Michigan game.
>>> >>
>>> >> Yes, I know that’s not a perfect solution but. It’s Thebes I can do
>>> on the fly.
>>> >> So says the guy who chose Michigan to win the national championship.
>>> >> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> John Edwards
>> "You can insure against the weather, but you can't insure against
>> incompetence, can you?" - Phil Tufnell
>>
>

-- 
John Edwards
"You can insure against the weather, but you can't insure against
incompetence, can you?" - Phil Tufnell