You bring up some valid points. You may be more right than you realize, rumor has it that the Pepsi Center in Denver (where the Avs play if you didn't know), is making a strong bid to host the Final 5 in future years. I think they award it by 5 year increments (correct me if I'm wrong)? DU and CC would be loving that, but anybody from the north would probably have to fly 3 or 4 hrs - instead of driving for 3 or 4. Personally, I'm not in favor of that b/c I'd probably quit going. But my interests are irrelevent... I wonder what people would think if they hosted it at either the Pepsi Center in CO or Joe Louis Arena in Detroit (where the Red Wings play).