NCAA taps Pa. for 2013, 2014 championship games
July 13, 2010
PHILADELPHIA (AP)—The NCAA is bringing the men’s college hockey championshipsto Pennsylvania for back-to-back Frozen Fours.
The Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee says Pittsburgh will host the 2013Frozen Four at Consol Energy Center, while the Wachovia Center in Philadelphiawill be the venue for the 2014 championship.
Consol, set to open next month, is the home ice for the NHL’s PittsburghPenguins, while the Wachovia Center, home of the Flyers, is no stranger tohosting NCAA tourneys, including the first and second rounds of the 2006Division I men’s basketball tournament.
The decision, announced Tuesday, means that, for the first time, NCAADivision I hockey championships will be played in the Keystone state.
