The committee will be taking suggestions on venues until January. Right now, we're going with Fade's idea of the Futile Four in Louisiana, unless someone can top it.
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Originally posted by ShirtlessBob View PostThe committee will be taking suggestions on venues until January. Right now, we're going with Fade's idea of the Futile Four in Louisiana, unless someone can top it.CCT '77 & '78
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Originally posted by joecct View PostDoes it have to be in the USA or would Nepal qualify?.
I think the only Futile Four ever held outside of the US was at some mall rink in Mexico City, and IIRC we lost a participating team that year who never made it back to the States.
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Originally posted by FadeToBlack&Gold View PostThe BFB committee certainly can't afford to fly teams anywhere. So I would think all tournament sites must have bus access from the United States. Note, I didn't say convenient bus access.
I think the only Futile Four ever held outside of the US was at some mall rink in Mexico City, and IIRC we lost a participating team that year who never made it back to the States.Facebook: bcowles920 Instagram: missthundercat01
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Adding to the aura, Terry Nichols was from the area.
Originally posted by FadeToBlack&Gold View PostI think I've found a good prospect for a BFB Midwest Regional bid - Huron County Expo Center & Ice Arena in Bad Axe, MI. However, the clock is ticking. The next year or two is probably their last shot at a bid, before a newer, far too ritzy facility is constructed:
http://www.michigansthumb.com/news/a...na-9150076.php
http://huroncountyview.mihomepaper.c...ice_arena.html
Key selling points:
1. At 70x190, the rink is nicely undersized
2. The ice plant is a decade past its EOL date, and is currently being held together with spit and glue. It could go tits up at any time.
3. Unlike other areas of the state, Michigan's thumb is not all that into hockey. Huron County is also the least densely populated county in the southern Lower Peninsula.
4. There is no media/TV/radio setup in the rink, so the ability to deliver any sort of traditional game broadcasts will be restricted. In 2017, regardless of venue, the committee may need to consider methods of preventing social media broadcasts, as Facebook and YouTube Live continue to become increasingly popular mediums. Is there some way the BFB could use its influence to have BFB tournament games auto-flagged as inappropriate content on Facebook and YouTube? Or perhaps the committee could pay some Russians to hack and temporarily disable the cellular services within the local areas of the chosen sites?
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Originally posted by FadeToBlack&Gold View PostThe BFB committee certainly can't afford to fly teams anywhere. So I would think all tournament sites must have bus access from the United States. Note, I didn't say convenient bus access.
I think the only Futile Four ever held outside of the US was at some mall rink in Mexico City, and IIRC we lost a participating team that year who never made it back to the States.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/magneticnorth/2746522518/CCT '77 & '78
4 kids
5 grandsons (BCA 7/09, CJA 5/14, JDL 8/14, JFL 6/16, PJL 7/18)
1 granddaughter (EML 4/18)
”Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.”
- Benjamin Franklin
Banned from the St. Lawrence University Facebook page - March 2016 (But I got better).
I want to live forever. So far, so good.
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I played club hockey in the mid-80s at Carnegie Mellon. We traveled to West Virginia University for a weekend, the rink was open on three sides. And the local culture (which I'm sure could catch on) involved fans who stood behind the visiting goal and spit over the glass onto the opposing goaltender. I suggesting looking into this venue.
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Originally posted by joecct View Post
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Originally posted by model94 View PostI played club hockey in the mid-80s at Carnegie Mellon. We traveled to West Virginia University for a weekend, the rink was open on three sides. And the local culture (which I'm sure could catch on) involved fans who stood behind the visiting goal and spit over the glass onto the opposing goaltender. I suggesting looking into this venue.
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Originally posted by ShirtlessBob View PostShould the NCHC receive an auto bid, possibly taking a spot from a more deserving Atlantic Hockey or WCHA team?XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX
The reason for the talent in the west? Because MN didn't rely on Canada.
Originally posted by MN Pond HockeyMenards could have sold a lot of rope
this morning in Grand Forks if North Dakota had trees.
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Originally posted by Happy View Postof course, if they suck, they suck. Some of those high fullutin teams need to see how the other half lives.
My Far Too Early auto bids:
Michigan State
Colorado College
Alaska Anchorage
Brown
AIC
UMass
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I may have mixed up the rink at WVU and the fan behavior at Wheeling College. So long ago. Aluminum stick days.
Originally posted by Yuppie Scum View PostHowever, WVU's sweater game strong.
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Originally posted by FadeToBlack&Gold View PostArkansas Skatium in Little Rock, AR also inquired about a Futile Four bid, but after reviewing their facilities, I regretfully informed them that they were not down to the committee's standards, as the rink was too brightly lit and had too much spectator seating. Also, Little Rock has a substantial airport for relatively easy access, and a Presidential Library & Museum, so there is too much entertainment available in the surrounding area.Last edited by davyd83; 08-14-2017, 10:11 AM."The use of common sense and logic will not be tolerated and may result in fine and/or suspension."- Western Professional Hockey League By-laws. 1999-2000.
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