Future D-III Championship sites

[PuckVoice]

I have long supported the idea of Norwich, Middlebury and Plattsburgh hosting at Gutterson in Burlington ... classic old barn with 4, 000 seats in a great college town!

[CARDS_rule_the_Burgh]

I have long supported the idea of Norwich, Middlebury and Plattsburgh hosting at Gutterson in Burlington ... classic old barn with 4, 000 seats in a great college town!

I could actually get behind that idea!

[spwood]

I have long supported the idea of Norwich, Middlebury and Plattsburgh hosting at Gutterson in Burlington ... classic old barn with 4, 000 seats in a great college town!

Only problem is that UVM is always counting on playing meaningful hockey during the D-III playoffs. That's the problem with any D-I campus hosting - they all plan to be playing that weekend!

[CARDS_rule_the_Burgh]

Only problem is that UVM is always counting on playing meaningful hockey during the D-III playoffs. That's the problem with any D-I campus hosting - they all plan to be playing that weekend!

Yeah, they'd be planning to play at the TD Garden that weekend. Fairly certain they could handle doing both.

[PSUChamps2001]

Yeah, they'd be planning to play at the TD Garden that weekend. Fairly certain they could handle doing both.

Yea not sure what Steve is thinking on this one....I don't think the Gut will be hosting a Conference Championship or Regional....

[joecct]

Only problem is that UVM is always counting on playing meaningful hockey during the D-III playoffs. That's the problem with any D-I campus hosting - they all plan to be playing that weekend!

They'll be on the road at an NCAA regional. Unless the state is using the Gut for a State championship, the barn is empty.

[XYZ]

I agree whole-heartedly; however, you and I aren't making the decisions.

My assumption is that some recent business school grad hacks working for the NCAA are trying to retrofit a niche sport with general business rules OR (as I've discovered first hand) someone's getting an "incentive" to award undeserving sites a bid.

If you replace "business school grad hacks" with something along the lines of "coaches and admins directly involved with d3 hockey who aren't smart enough to see the big picture"...you'd be onto something.

I've thought about going after this one in full, but alas, everyone's got a point where it's easier to just stop caring.

[lakont55]

Recently we asked if the 3000 seat Campus Center arena at the OZ could be used for a championship. We have several new hotels in the OZ, as capacity has increased. I was told that after 2018 nothing was solid. Also that you cannot apply, you have to be invited. I found that difficult to understand, but it is ptobably correct.
Also, we enjoyed our trip to Utica this year and found the Memorial Aud. a great facility.

[PrezdeJohnson09]

Recently we asked if the 3000 seat Campus Center arena at the OZ could be used for a championship. We have several new hotels in the OZ, as capacity has increased. I was told that after 2018 nothing was solid. Also that you cannot apply, you have to be invited. I found that difficult to understand, but it is ptobably correct.
Also, we enjoyed our trip to Utica this year and found the Memorial Aud. a great facility.

I feel like Oswego has a great shot at hosting one of the non-predetermined sites one year with the consistent success year in and year out.

[joecct]

If, for example the "National Seedings" were:
St. Norbert
Norwich
Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Oswego

Who hosts?

[PrezdeJohnson09]

If, for example the "National Seedings" were:
St. Norbert
Norwich
Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Oswego

Who hosts?

Probably depends on who the #1 seed of those four is and what they determine to be the criteria and minimum capacity needed to host is.