UMaine and Portland unsuccessful in 2019 NCAA Regional bid

by **TAL1957** » Wed Apr 19, 2017 8:48 am

It's Done and Decided.

And Nobody Really Cares. Get Over It !

by **dunbar** » Wed Apr 19, 2017 9:40 am

Maine never bid for the 2019 regional. Their intent was to bid for the 2020-22 regionals.

by **turkeyman** » Wed Apr 19, 2017 10:38 am

Jeez, don't you just hate it when the kid is right?

Bob Neal
New Sharon

by **thebam** » Wed Apr 19, 2017 11:10 am

mainejeff wrote:
Tom Nolette wrote:NCAA announces hockey regional sites; UMaine bid unaffected

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So WTF??? The super secretive UM athletic dept. now says that it didn't bid on these reigionals....despite the fact that everyone thought that they did. Does it really matter what these buffoons in Orono do at this point? Hockey in Orono is dead.

What are you talking about????? A guy at the BDN told me Red will have them in the NCAA tournament NEXT YEAR!!! 8-)

by **mainejeff** » Wed Apr 19, 2017 12:14 pm

So Portland Press Herald writers/headline makers don't know what they are talking about.

TAL...GFY...."dude".

by **wmtwsportsprod** » Wed Apr 19, 2017 4:35 pm

From August....
We have submitted a bid to host a regional in the 2019-20, 20-21 and 21-22 seasons,” said Seth Woodcock, UMaine’s senior associate athletic director for development. “If the NCAA chooses us, it could be for one of the three years, two of them or all three

When the bids for those years are announced i would be suprised if Portland received one. Not with that building and design. I know people may point they dont understand how other arenas get bids when they believe those arenas are subpar, but knowing a little of what needs to be done beyond the on ice product and seating availability the Portland facility just is not up to par.

But maybe the NCAA will see it otherwise in the coming years.