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B10 Hockey Announces Tournament Sites
Welp, as if we didn't know this was coming, the B10 will be alternating between Xcel Energy and the JLA for it's tournament. This is the one thing i really dont like about our new conference, our tourament is likely to be in North Dakota or somewhere that we have no realistic chance of having a fanbase travel to.

http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-hockey/s...12aab.html
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04-19-2012 01:42 PM
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(04-19-2012 01:42 PM)SilentStryk09 Wrote:  Welp, as if we didn't know this was coming, the B10 will be alternating between Xcel Energy and the JLA for it's tournament. This is the one thing i really dont like about our new conference, our tourament is likely to be in North Dakota or somewhere that we have no realistic chance of having a fanbase travel to.

http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-hockey/s...12aab.html

NCHC should have their conf tournament in a place like Chicago. Hopefully since the B1G will have it at the Xcel that means we will never have it there. Isn't NoDak out of the question for post-season play since the Ralph has the Sioux head chiseled on every surface?
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North Dakota can't host NCAA events. Conference tourneys are still fine.
04-19-2012 02:34 PM
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(04-19-2012 01:42 PM)SilentStryk09 Wrote:  Welp, as if we didn't know this was coming, the B10 will be alternating between Xcel Energy and the JLA for it's tournament. This is the one thing i really dont like about our new conference, our tourament is likely to be in North Dakota or somewhere that we have no realistic chance of having a fanbase travel to.

http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-hockey/s...12aab.html

We were going to be a geographical outlier in any conference we were in, even ones that weren't created (CCHA remnants + atlantic hockey or ECAC non-ivy's). Once realignment began, it was going to be a step down from the CCHA no matter what we did.

We made the best of a bad situation, assuming we're not the sucker at the NCHC poker table.
04-19-2012 02:47 PM
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Chicago would be great, but North Dakota and Denver will push hard for it
04-19-2012 02:59 PM
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I've heard the Target Center in Minneapolis (meh), but I want nothing to do with being in the same city as the Big Ten tournament so I can be constantly reminded that we're second class because people in St. Paul/Minneapolis are Gopher fans first. Maybe the twin cities when the Big Ten is in Detroit and Denver the other year.
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I know a few Broncos that would be down with Denver! 02-13-banana
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(04-19-2012 04:12 PM)DesertBronco Wrote:  I know a few Broncos that would be down with Denver! 02-13-banana

Yeah, that will be a d@mn shame when it is in Denver. 03-cloud9
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The piles of 5hit in the Big 11 offices should have just had it in Chicago for a centralized location. I am NOT a fan of rotating venues for conference tournaments/championships. I wish the Super League would pick Chicago but I would bet they pick either Denver or rotate between Denver and St. Paul when the Big 11 is in Detroit.

Joe Louis is an absolute dump, can't imagine seeing that place five years from now. Welcome to the Joe, Minnesota/Wisky fans.
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