That changed recently to get more West/Midwest bids because you don't have as many AHL/ECHL arenas in the West. Also, NHL arenas are no longer used for regionals (seen this from the main college hockey writers saying this).
I'm not worried about not getting Pohlkamp, you either had to not bring someone in or tell one of the current guys there is no room. Either believe in who you got or you don't.
I would have rather taken a goalie that has more than a year, so Heil doesn't rush his development. I thought they would go after the other ASU goalie, Henry Levy, that didn't play but was part of the 2022-23 Penticton title team.