JESUS,family,rutgers Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 There is an article about Robert Morris,the Pittsburgh Penguins, and the city trying to get the 2013 Frozen Four at the new Pittsburgh Arena in today's Pittsbughlive.com,but for some reason it won't link. Anyway, they seem very enthusiastic about it. Maybe those of you with more computer skills(that would be everyone who isn't Amish) can get the link to work. Quote
NorthDakotaHockey Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 A Frozen Four in Pittsburgh makes perfect sense, and would be real cool. Quote
LeftyZL Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Just for you JFR: Pittsburgh 2013 Frozen Four At the bottom of the article, it talks about other cities wanting it in 2013, including St. Louis, Kansas City, and Omaha. If those are my 4 options, including Pittsburgh, it's a no-brainer that Pittsburgh gets it. I was in St. Louis and I didn't enjoy it immensely. Quote
HaksHomey Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Just for you JFR: Pittsburgh 2013 Frozen Four At the bottom of the article, it talks about other cities wanting it in 2013, including St. Louis, Kansas City, and Omaha. If those are my 4 options, including Pittsburgh, it's a no-brainer that Pittsburgh gets it. I was in St. Louis and I didn't enjoy it immensely. I cant think of a better city to host a NCAA national championship than Omaha, Nebraska. Quote
farce poobah Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 I cant think of a better city to host a NCAA national championship than Omaha, Nebraska. Considering how many Sioux fans basically drove through Omaha on the way to St Louis and Denver (well, almost) stopping halfway in Omaha would be very good. Quote
BudLight Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 I'm game for having a Frozen Four that is a drivable length But I'm also game for having the Frozen Four in a city that is a good hockey/sports city... And those usually aren't within driving distance lol Quote
keikla Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Actually Omaha IS a good sports city, regardless of the sport. UNO and the Omaha Lancers both have a decent following, people pack the stands for the College World Series year after year, and they basically sold out a huge arena for the Olympic swimming trials last summer. AND it's a short driving distance. So, really the only problem would be that there's no big brewery to tour! Quote
Siouxmama Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Actually Omaha IS a good sports city, regardless of the sport. UNO and the Omaha Lancers both have a decent following, people pack the stands for the College World Series year after year, and they basically sold out a huge arena for the Olympic swimming trials last summer. AND it's a short driving distance. So, really the only problem would be that there's no big brewery to tour! But the Bass Pro Shop is right across the river! Quote
siouxjoy Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 But the Bass Pro Shop is right across the river! And they have a cool zoo! Quote
jloos Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 And they have a cool zoo! I try and make the drive to Omaha once a summer mainly to see the zoo. If you like zoo's the one in Omaha is worth the 6 hour drive (from Fargo). The riverboat casinos are also fun. Quote
JESUS,family,rutgers Posted February 14, 2009 Author Posted February 14, 2009 Thanks for the help, Lefty. GO FIGHTING SIOUX! GO SCARLET KNIGHTS! Quote
Goon Posted February 14, 2009 Posted February 14, 2009 I cant think of a better city to host a NCAA national championship than Omaha, Nebraska. Straight down I-29 seems like a good idea. Quote
OneT Posted February 16, 2009 Posted February 16, 2009 Omaha would be a nice short drive from GF but I am going to say is that Kansas City just built a new Arena and are trying to get a pro hockey team. I know Missouri is not a big hockey state but it is growing. Quote
siouxweet Posted February 16, 2009 Posted February 16, 2009 I think omaha would get a regional before a frozen four. Quote
UND in Ohio Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 A Frozen Four in Pittsburgh makes perfect sense, and would be real cool. The event would certainly draw a crowd bigger than pretty muchany previous frozen 4. Great arena(hopefully), Great town, Great idea Quote
jimdahl Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 Philly was one of the rejected applicants in the last round, right? (When D.C., Ford Field, Mpls, and Tampa were awarded). While Pittsburgh is drivable for me, it's much less accessible to the East Coast at large than Philly would have been. I'm not sure if the added convenience to the Eastern Midwest is enough to offset that, but I would still guess it an easy sellout and an amusing place to visit. Good luck to them! Quote
roper1313 Posted February 25, 2009 Posted February 25, 2009 Philly was one of the rejected applicants in the last round, right? (When D.C., Ford Field, Mpls, and Tampa were awarded). While Pittsburgh is drivable for me, it's much less accessible to the East Coast at large than Philly would have been. I'm not sure if the added convenience to the Eastern Midwest is enough to offset that, but I would still guess it an easy sellout and an amusing place to visit. Good luck to them! I'd love to see it in Omaha. If four years my boys would be 11 and 7, perfect age for their first Frozen Four!! Plus Omaha's my old stomping gound (spent a couple of years at Creighton), and the weather can be very nice in april. It can also be crappy, but you should be able to get a couple of rounds of golf in April!! Go Omaha, Go!! Quote
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