Re: NHL Edmonton vs Montreal

"Alan Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>  "Charkstar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > "Roy A. Fletcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > John Fleming ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > > with editing...
> > > : I understand it was Patrick LaForge who came up with the original
> > > : idea.  What a great idea.
> > >
> > > I thought some American college team played an outdoor game a year
> > > or two ago. Seems to me it was in Minnesota. Or some other similar
> > > state that elects washed-up wrestlers for their governor.
> > >
> > > Regards. RAF
> >
> > Minnesota...and a larger crowd, too.
> >
> >
>
> Actually, it was Michigan State.
>
> <http://espn.go.com/ncaa/news/2001/1006/1260629.html>

Hi, alan.  Great minds run in simialr circles.

It's not exactly outdoors, but I was a student at Clarkson College (now
Clarkson University) in 1965-6, when the chilling plant at Clarkson Arena
(now Walker Arena) failed and they had to keep the heat turned off all
winter.