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Thanks To Mike Healey and Tom Lauzon
Heaves move two games to Barre
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By Anna Grearson TIMES ARGUS STAFF - Published: November 17, 2009
Vermont Frost Heaves fans in central Vermont can rest a little easier after the team reworked the location of two of its home games, giving the Premier Basketball League franchise a total of nine home games in Barre and four in Burlington this winter.
When the schedule was announced last week, the team was slated to host six games at Burlington's Memorial Auditorium and four regular-season and two Champlain Cup preseason, non-league games in Barre, and some fans were upset with the low number of games planned for Barre.
"We got it to nine and four, though we almost got it to 10 and three," said Barre Mayor Thomas Lauzon. "Which is quite a bit better than what we started with."
The two games directly involved with the switch are the Feb. 2, 2010, contest against Manchester and the March 5, 2010, game against Oklahoma.
Both games were to be played in Burlington and will now be played in Barre.
"It was in response to doing what we thought was best for the Frost Heaves," Vermont general manager Michael Healey said on Monday.
The team worked with officials at the Barre Auditorium to find dates when the building would be available, having to work around the Division II, III and IV Vermont Principals' Association boys and girls state championship basketball tournaments, which will be played over the last week of February and the first week of March.
The team tried to move the March 27 game against the Maryland GreenHawks to Barre, but that date is a snow date for the VPA basketball tournaments.
"We agonized over that one," Lauzon said. "We wouldn't know until 24 hours before the game if the Aud was available."
Vermont will also host Puerto Rico (Feb. 6), Manchester (March 16), Halifax (April 2) and Rochester (April 8) in Barre.
Halifax (Feb. 28), Buffalo (March 6), Maryland (March 27) and Quebec (April 9) will all face Vermont in Burlington. The Quebec game on April 9 will wrap up the regular season. Vermont, entering its fourth season as a franchise, has never lost in Burlington.
In all, Vermont will face rival Manchester five times, including one game in the Champlain Cup tournament and in the league-opener at Manchester on Jan. 3. Vermont will play Halifax and Maryland three times and the rest of the league – Quebec, Puerto Rico, Oklahoma, Buffalo and Rochester – twice.
Heaves move two games to Barre
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By Anna Grearson TIMES ARGUS STAFF - Published: November 17, 2009
Vermont Frost Heaves fans in central Vermont can rest a little easier after the team reworked the location of two of its home games, giving the Premier Basketball League franchise a total of nine home games in Barre and four in Burlington this winter.
When the schedule was announced last week, the team was slated to host six games at Burlington's Memorial Auditorium and four regular-season and two Champlain Cup preseason, non-league games in Barre, and some fans were upset with the low number of games planned for Barre.
"We got it to nine and four, though we almost got it to 10 and three," said Barre Mayor Thomas Lauzon. "Which is quite a bit better than what we started with."
The two games directly involved with the switch are the Feb. 2, 2010, contest against Manchester and the March 5, 2010, game against Oklahoma.
Both games were to be played in Burlington and will now be played in Barre.
"It was in response to doing what we thought was best for the Frost Heaves," Vermont general manager Michael Healey said on Monday.
The team worked with officials at the Barre Auditorium to find dates when the building would be available, having to work around the Division II, III and IV Vermont Principals' Association boys and girls state championship basketball tournaments, which will be played over the last week of February and the first week of March.
The team tried to move the March 27 game against the Maryland GreenHawks to Barre, but that date is a snow date for the VPA basketball tournaments.
"We agonized over that one," Lauzon said. "We wouldn't know until 24 hours before the game if the Aud was available."
Vermont will also host Puerto Rico (Feb. 6), Manchester (March 16), Halifax (April 2) and Rochester (April 8) in Barre.
Halifax (Feb. 28), Buffalo (March 6), Maryland (March 27) and Quebec (April 9) will all face Vermont in Burlington. The Quebec game on April 9 will wrap up the regular season. Vermont, entering its fourth season as a franchise, has never lost in Burlington.
In all, Vermont will face rival Manchester five times, including one game in the Champlain Cup tournament and in the league-opener at Manchester on Jan. 3. Vermont will play Halifax and Maryland three times and the rest of the league – Quebec, Puerto Rico, Oklahoma, Buffalo and Rochester – twice.