OT: 2017 Frozen Four in Chicago | 4/8 | Minnesota-Duluth vs Denver

[IU Hawks fan]

Chris Kuc ‏@ChrisKuc 2m
Chicago will host the 2017 NCAA Frozen Four.

WOO!!

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[Kurtosis]

Awesome!!!

 

[Sevanston]

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Just saw that. Already planning to take a mini vacation to attend.

3+ years is enough notice, right?

 

[Sevanston]

Just saw that. Already planning to take a mini vacation to attend.

3+ years is enough notice, right?

Hopefully it works out better than my 3-year plan to get tickets to the World Cup in Rio, which I started in 2011.

Spoiler alert: I still don't have tickets.

 

[Teemu]

Awesome. Now only if there was a team in the state to root for.

 

[Gurth]

Awesome. Now only if there was a team in the state to root for.

Notre Dame?

From all the coverage they got when I lived there, I assume they're in the Chicago metro area?


Myself? Hope the Badgers can make it although it'd also be fun to go without a rooting interest although there are a few teams I'd root against.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Notre Dame?

From all the coverage they got when I lived there, I assume they're in the Chicago metro area?

Didn't realize Indiana was in Illinois.

 

[Gurth]

Didn't realize Indiana was in Illinois.

Didn't say it was. Regardless, Notre Dame is Chicago's favorite college.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

He said a team in the state, and you brought up Notre Dame.


And no, it's Chicago's favorite college to hate.

 

[Gurth]

He said a team in the state, and you brought up Notre Dame.


And no, it's Chicago's favorite college to hate.

You must have missed the sarcastic "metro area" portion.

Never mind.


It was a jab, nothing more.


Chicago press LOVES Notre Dame... or at least it did. And I don't buy that Chicagoans en masse hate Notre Dame. Not for a second.

 

[AmericanDream]

awesome news!

maybe this will finally lead to Loyola, UIC, UofI, etc to finally getting D-1 hockey teams!! ahhh who the hell am I kidding!

 

[IU Hawks fan]

The press covers them because everyone else around here sucks.

Growing up, you were either the 20% of kids who loved in ND, you were the 80% of kids who hated the 20% of kids that loved ND.

 

[Gurth]

The press covers them because everyone else around here sucks.

Growing up, you were either the 20% of kids who loved in ND, you were the 80% of kids who hated the 20% of kids that loved ND.

Grew up in Joliet. Went to Joliet Catholic.


Always hated Notre Dame... mainly because of how much we always had to hear about them.


Personally, I believe that the press covers them because Chicago is (or at least was) such a huge Catholic area. In no other place that I've lived is the doings of the Bishop covered like it is on Chicago news.

Then you have about 600 (estimate) Catholic schools in the area...

There are a lot of reasons for the area to like Notre Dame although it's probably fading since the heyday when they were actually great at football.

 

[Gurth]

Anyway, back to the subject at hand...

As a Badger season ticket holder and a HUGE fan of college hockey, I love this announcement and hope to attend whether Bucky is there or not.

 

[MTP]

Grew up in Joliet. Went to Joliet Catholic.


Always hated Notre Dame... mainly because of how much we always had to hear about them.


Personally, I believe that the press covers them because Chicago is (or at least was) such a huge Catholic area. In no other place that I've lived is the doings of the Bishop covered like it is on Chicago news.

Then you have about 600 (estimate) Catholic schools in the area...

There are a lot of reasons for the area to like Notre Dame although it's probably fading since the heyday when they were actually great at football.

Any coke busts at JCA when you attended?

 

[Kurtosis]

ESCC in the house.

 

[Gurth]

Any coke busts at JCA when you attended?

Has that happened recently?




Nope. Most boring high school EVAH when I attended in the late 80s.

 

[hisgirlfriday]

awesome news!

maybe this will finally lead to Loyola, UIC, UofI, etc to finally getting D-1 hockey teams!! ahhh who the hell am I kidding!

Sorry. Only matched 2 numbers at most on my Mega Millions tickets last night to buy U of I a D-1 ice hockey program.

I'll try again in a couple of days.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

All I know is that I just hope that I don't have to attend a Michigan/Notre Dame championship in 2017, as I'm definitely be going and I'd like to think that at least one of the teams will be remotely rootable for me.

 

[hawksfan50]

Actually...Notre Dame is a co-host with the Chicago Sports Comission for the event...Maybe that means some games played at ND and some games at the UC? But are the Hawks still in reg season or playoffs by then? If playoff time then it could get dicey as to fittimg in the Hawks to a UC date if booked up for several days on a weekend. BUT they will figure it out if required? Perhaps a double use day with an afternoon and evening game if that is what needs to happen?

 

[hawksfan50]

Our current freshmen...Hinostroza at Notre Dame...Johnson at North Dakota or Motte at Michigan if they all stay in school through their Senior year of 2016/17...all have a chance to make this big dance as would any draftees from the 2014 2015 and 2016 drafts that go the NCAA route.

 

[Kurtosis]

All I know is that I just hope that I don't have to attend a Michigan/Notre Dame championship in 2017, as I'm definitely be going and I'd like to think that at least one of the teams will be remotely rootable for me.

Root for whatever team has the most Hawks prospects on it (if that is applicable).

 

[ChiGuySez]

Chicago becoming the center of US amature hockey. I think the USHL has its headquarters based in Chicago.

 

[massivegoonery]

Hawks fans are historically Badgers fans.