scc wrote:I think they'll do the best they can to make the tournament a success. Mayville hosted the class B state legion baseball tournament in 2006, and they did a good job.
koozy wrote:Mayport is capable at a town, but they will need to do something about the size of the locker rooms. I thought it was required to have showers in order to host the state tourny? The ice will need some work too. When we played there, along the boards where the zam comes out is all messed up. When the doors shut, the ice is about 3-5in away from the boards, not safe for the ankles. Itll take some work, as every tourny does. Hopefully they can pull it off smoothly.
PondHockey14 wrote:Ya i agree w/ RHCP, if there is any doubt that there wont be an adequate maybe move it to a different town that is nearby???
AC-DC wrote:And what town would that be, Grand Forks or Fargo? I say give them their chance. Langdon managed it last year. They just need to sort out the shower issue. Maybe some portable buildings are the short term answer.
AC-DC wrote:PondHockey14 wrote:Ya i agree w/ RHCP, if there is any doubt that there wont be an adequate maybe move it to a different town that is nearby???
And what town would that be, Grand Forks or Fargo? I say give them their chance. Langdon managed it last year. They just need to sort out the shower issue. Maybe some portable buildings are the short term answer.
bigcityhockey wrote:AC-DC wrote:And what town would that be, Grand Forks or Fargo? I say give them their chance. Langdon managed it last year. They just need to sort out the shower issue. Maybe some portable buildings are the short term answer.
It was not in Langdon last year. But, Langdon has locker rooms and showers, Sidney has lockers and showers, same as Watford, Rugby, and yes Grand Forks and Fargo. Host it where it is capable of being held...
Portable buildings should not even be an option, that is a joke.
RedHotChiliPeppers wrote:I don't fully understand what you mean by giving the town a "chance". Grand Forks isnt that far away, the fans could still go if that is what you mean. And if your talking about the town gaining money, Mayport doesnt have much to eat or do there so all the money that they would receive would be from the concessions and from making the fans pay to get in, so have all the precedings from Grand Forks go towards Mayport. just a thought
AC-DC wrote:This is obviously turning into a Big City versus Small Town debate, but that is the essential problem with the league. It’s the same disparity you would see with Class AAA teams playing Class B in any other sport and is why it doesn’t happen.
You could come up with some economic development arguments, where the Cities (that gain a lot in sales tax from shoppers from the small towns) should be helping out nearby communities (yes, May-Port is nearby to both Grand Forks and Fargo), but that is beyond what people want to see in a hockey forum.
The bottom line is, if the facilities are good enough for play through out the season, they should be good enough for the state tournament; it should not need to be anything special. I’ve not seen any issues that can’t be fixed. If some temporary accommodations make it better, great, whatever it takes. It may not be up to your standard, but that is the reality of the league, let them get on with it.
RedHotChiliPeppers wrote:it isnt about our standards of "big towns" its about the RULES OF THE STATE TOURNAMENT. if they dont have the right facilities it CANT be there. Plain and simple.
Yes, their locker rooms are small and some teams may need 2. They should also have showers, which it looks like they are working on.
jokerttt111 wrote:this maybe a dumb question but is there a reason that it couldnt he held at the old englsted arena by memorial stadium?
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