As a fan of UND, who lives nowhere close (except Omaha) to any NCHC campus, MSP gives chances to some for attending games when the trip wouldn't happen if it were on a home site. There's not great attendance at the Faceoff tho which kinda stinks. However, I think that aspect changes every year based on who makes it. UND brings fans, UMD I would assume would show up, was SCSU well represented?
Omaha will likely bring fans if they ever make it. But having two Colorado schools didn't help the situation at all.