58 Hollow Posted March 28 Posted March 28 Format - All 16 teams in one city over 4 days 2 rinks with decent capacity (8,000+) The top 10-12 teams will know weeks in advance that they are going to quality for the tournament. Fan can easily make plans to travel to a city like Detroit, Chicago, Las Vegas, Pittsburg, Minneapolis, Boston, St Louis, Dallas, etc. that have plenty of rink and lodging options. Round 1 - Saturday 4 games staggered between the 2 rinks Round 1 - Sunday 4 games staggered between the 2 rinks Round 2 - Monday 2 games in prime time at 1 rink Round 2 - Tuesday 2 games in prime time at 1 rink Fans/Teams/Parents/Event Coordinators all win with predetermined location for all teams that qualify, no last minute wondering if your team is going to Sioux Falls or Albany. TV wins with all production in 1 city and only 2 rinks This can generate an atmosphere similar to the Frozen Four and the first 2 rounds of the NCAA basketball tournament. If I'm traveling from New England to watch my team, I'm definitely going to take the time to go watch Duluth vs Penn St on my teams off day. 1 Quote
fightingsioux4life Posted March 28 Posted March 28 1 hour ago, 58 Hollow said: Format - All 16 teams in one city over 4 days 2 rinks with decent capacity (8,000+) The top 10-12 teams will know weeks in advance that they are going to quality for the tournament. Fan can easily make plans to travel to a city like Detroit, Chicago, Las Vegas, Pittsburg, Minneapolis, Boston, St Louis, Dallas, etc. that have plenty of rink and lodging options. Round 1 - Saturday 4 games staggered between the 2 rinks Round 1 - Sunday 4 games staggered between the 2 rinks Round 2 - Monday 2 games in prime time at 1 rink Round 2 - Tuesday 2 games in prime time at 1 rink Fans/Teams/Parents/Event Coordinators all win with predetermined location for all teams that qualify, no last minute wondering if your team is going to Sioux Falls or Albany. TV wins with all production in 1 city and only 2 rinks This can generate an atmosphere similar to the Frozen Four and the first 2 rounds of the NCAA basketball tournament. If I'm traveling from New England to watch my team, I'm definitely going to take the time to go watch Duluth vs Penn St on my teams off day. Very interesting first post. Quote
atxsioux Posted March 29 Posted March 29 23 hours ago, 58 Hollow said: Format - All 16 teams in one city over 4 days 2 rinks with decent capacity (8,000+) The top 10-12 teams will know weeks in advance that they are going to quality for the tournament. Fan can easily make plans to travel to a city like Detroit, Chicago, Las Vegas, Pittsburg, Minneapolis, Boston, St Louis, Dallas, etc. that have plenty of rink and lodging options. Round 1 - Saturday 4 games staggered between the 2 rinks Round 1 - Sunday 4 games staggered between the 2 rinks Round 2 - Monday 2 games in prime time at 1 rink Round 2 - Tuesday 2 games in prime time at 1 rink Fans/Teams/Parents/Event Coordinators all win with predetermined location for all teams that qualify, no last minute wondering if your team is going to Sioux Falls or Albany. TV wins with all production in 1 city and only 2 rinks This can generate an atmosphere similar to the Frozen Four and the first 2 rounds of the NCAA basketball tournament. If I'm traveling from New England to watch my team, I'm definitely going to take the time to go watch Duluth vs Penn St on my teams off day. Only tweak is I would have it run Friday - Monday. If you do that people likely only need to take 1 day off work (either Friday or Monday Quote
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