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    Frozen Faceoff at the the Falls?

    in Men's Hockey

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    We all know the frustrations with having the Frozen Faceoff at the Target Center. Many issues make the tournament not as great as to what it could be. I think I had mentioned before about how the NCHC is the premier conference in college hockey and needs to showcase its conference tournament in a premier arena. Well, Can't think of a better place than the Denny Sanford PRIMIER Center. Seriously, this arena would be absolutely perfect for the Frozen Faceoff. Here are my reasons.

    1. Centrally located for more schools.

    Sure you don't get the influx of alumni from the Minneapolis area, but looking at the distance it is from each school, it is actually very comparable. Average distance from the 8 schools to Minneapolis is 507 miles. Average distance from the 8 schools to Sioux Falls is 504 miles. (Trust me, I did the math). Sure it will be farther if you want to drive for schools like Duluth and St. Cloud. But it will be much closer for Omaha and the Colorado schools.

    2. Size of Arena

    As much as people don't want to hear it, the attendance at conference tournaments this year was the lowest it has been for years. Sure having the tournament in a huge arena is great, but when you have 8,000 in a 18000 seat arena, the atmosphere is horrible. The NCHC isn't having the attendance issues quite as bad as other conferences, but it could get by with playing in a smaller arena. The average attendance for the Frozen Faceoff this year was 11563. The Sanford Center holds 10678. No sure you can say that it is already to small, but I think a lot of that can be attributed to having alum so close in Minneapolis. Now moving it out of Minneapolis may hurt attendance a little but a slight dip in attendance is worth it considering the other advantages.

    3. Hockey Arena

    The Denny Sanford Premier Center was built to host many events in Sioux Falls. But their primary tenant is the Sioux Falls Stampede. A USHL hockey team. They have experience maintaining the ice, boards, glass, etc. No more crazy bounces and slow ice to worry about. Also their staff working the game is used to hosting hockey games and they won't have people coming in and out during play. Having the tournament in an arena that is used to hosting hockey games is a huge advantage. We want the best conditions to play on and playing in a basketball arena converted to hockey is just not it. Also, the Sanford Center host many tournaments, mainly the Summit League basketball tourney at the end of the year. They have experience handling fans attending multiple sessions at one arena. There would be no wrist band debacle.

    4. Size of Community

    I understand that going to the big city of Minneapolis is a great road trip for many fans and there is a lot to do besides before and after the games. But it's not like Sioux Falls is a tiny town. Population is about 165,000. There are plenty af bars, restaurants, and hotels that could accomodate fans. Also, when the NCHC Frozen Faceoff is in Sioux Falls, it would be THE event in town. Lots of people would be talking about it. No other teams are playing in the town. (Except the Stampede, but they would be out of town that weekend, obviously.) The city would take it seriously and would deffinitely make sure that the tournament is run smoothly.

    So those are just a few advantages I can see to moving the Frozen Faceoff to the new Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls SD.

    Albiet biased, I agree. ? Sioux Falls has also done well with hosting NCAA's Summit League basketball tourneys. Sioux Falls Regional Airport offers direct flights to/from:

    Minneapolis

    Chicago

    Dallas/Fort Worth

    Atlanta

    Denver

    Tampa/Clearwater/St.Petersburg

    Las Vegas

    Phoenix/Mesa

    Orlando

    Target Center Fail

    in Men's Hockey

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    Why don't we have the tourney in Sioux falls? Nice arena and centrally located for most of the teams. I'm tired of getting felt up at the targetcenter for a dang college hockey game

    I second this! ?

    Brand new, centrally located, beautiful arena...and seats more than Scheels arena

    SIOUX vs. DU - 3:30 Gameday

    in Men's Hockey

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    So sick of smack talk from those who are nothing but fair weather fans! Don't like the Sioux? Find another team to support & then bash depending on the day. For me & likely, many other Sioux faithful, we'll just keep on keepin' on!

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    Annual Hoggsbreath Lunch Thread - Saturday March 21, 2015

    in Men's Hockey

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    That's hilarious that fans who didn't even know about it stopped in. Were they locals or stayed at a hotel near there?

    Photo sent to YaneA and tweeted to Pattyn a few minutes ago!

    Sioux Fan in Sioux Falls...sent you a PM.

    PM'd ya back, MafiaMan

    I don't tweet (yet), but my daughter does . She just tweeted it to a few more (MacMillan, Olson, O'Donnell, Johnson, Parks, N. Schmalz, Caggiula) with the hashtags #BurnTheShips #GoSioux

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