Frozen Four Proved To Be Another Successful Event For Tampa Sports Commission

Rand Pecknold would like for the Frozen Four to be played in Tampa more frequently. That is not just because his Bobcats’ last two Frozen Four appearances, and lone championship, took place at Amalie Arena. Rather, as somebody with more than three decades in college hockey, including serving as the ECAC’s representative on the NCAA Division-I men’s ice hockey committee, he knows what cities work best for the sport and its premier events.

“I think it’s one of the best sites,” said Pecknold, whose Bobcats lost the championship game in Tampa to North Dakota in 2016 and defeated Minnesota this year. He was on the committee in 2012, the first year the city hosted the event. “I’d put it top three, probably, we have for the Frozen Four. We should try to get it (in Tampa) on a four-year rotation. I’d love to see the committee do that.”