Local organizers to host NCAA® Frozen Four ® selection show viewing party
March 17, 2010 12:38 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts: Kurt Kosmowski/The Kosmowski Group (248-345-4360)
DETROIT (March 17, 2010) -- The Detroit Local Organizing Committee (DLOC) for the 2010 NCAA® Men’s Frozen Four® today announced that a Frozen Four® Selection Show viewing party will be held at Bookies Bar & Grille in Detroit on Sunday, March 21, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bookies is designated by the NCAA® and the DLOC as one of four Frozen Four Fan Gathering Restaurantsthat will serve as home base for fans of the four teams who will compete in Detroit for the championship of Division I college hockey.
The NCAA Division 1 Men’s Ice Hockey Championship Selection Show will air on ESPN2 at 11:30 a.m. local time and feature the seeding of the 16 college hockey teams that will be headed to four NCAA Regional Tournaments the weekend of March 26-28. The regional champions will determine the four teams that will compete in the Frozen Four at Detroit’s Ford Field April 8-10.
Fans who head to Bookies at 2208 Cass Avenue in downtown Detroit on March 21, will have an opportunity to win Frozen Four tickets and tickets to FRIDAY at the Frozen Four® to be held April 9 at Ford Field featuring the NCAA Skills Challenge and the announcement of the Hobey Baker Award to the top collegiate hockey student-athlete. There is no admission to the event at Bookies and parking is free. The restaurant will feature a special themed menu for the event.
The Fan Gathering Restaurants: Bookies; Angelina Italian Bistro; Detroit Beer Co.; and Hockeytown Café, will adopt fans from each of the Frozen Four teams during the championship week in Detroit. Specific designation of Frozen Four teams by region to restaurants, and other special events to take place at the restaurants will be announced in the coming weeks. The DLOC urges fans to make these establishments your headquarters to meet old friends, new friends and fellow alumni.