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NCAA hockey committee praises Tampa as Frozen Four host (St. Petersburg Times)

**By Laura Keeley, Times Staff Writer**

Saturday, April 7, 2012

TAMPA -- Would the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Committee consider a
return Frozen Four trip to Tampa?

"Absolutely," Sean Frazier, the head of the committee, said Saturday.

"(This year's has) been outstanding. It has exceeded every expectation that
I've had. The attention to detail has been off the hook."

Frazier, also the deputy athletic director at Wisconsin, cited the signs
around town, events at Channelside and overall hospitality. And he wasn't the
only impressed member of the committee.

"I've played in a Frozen Four. I've coached in one, and I've attended several.
And Tampa has done an excellent job," Vermont coach Kevin Sneddon said. "The
community certainly showed everyone that hockey is special here."

From the minute teams stepped off the plane, the Tampa Bay Sports Commission
made them feel welcome. They passed through a tunnel of youth hockey players
and were handed Florida oranges as a band played tropical music.

"It was pretty exciting when we first got off the plane," Minnesota defenseman
Nate Schmidt said.

Wednesday's players reception took place on a yacht, and each team walked down
a red carpet into the Tampa Bay ...

St. Petersburg Times