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For Immediate Release

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

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Deidre Carey
Kel & Partners
deirdre@kelandpartners.com
617/904-9393 x.123

Gail Dent
NCAA
gdent@ncaa.org
317/917-6117

ATLANTA – St. Paul, MN will be the backdrop for this year’s 2011 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four, as four powerhouse teams converge onto the city to battle it out on the ice for the championship title.

As the Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs and North Dakota Fighting Sioux compete in the Frozen Four, fans and companies are turning to the NCAA and its official ticket and hospitality package provider, PrimeSport, for ticket, travel and hospitality packages.

The Frozen Four will be played at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN on April 7 and April 9, 2011.  Through its relationship with the NCAA, PrimeSport can offer guaranteed seat locations, official hospitality, and the assurance of buying directly from the NCAA’s only approved ticket and hospitality package provider.

“Primesport provides our fans with a safe and reliable way to obtain tickets and hospitality packages for the NCAA Frozen Four, which helps to ensure fan protection and provides them with everything they need to have an enjoyable experience,” said Joni Comstock, NCAA senior vice-president of championships.  

The NCAA, through PrimeSport, is offering official NCAA Frozen Four packages for fans and groups, which can include game tickets in the Club Corner or Center Ice, as well as merchandise gift cards.

“This year’s NCAA Frozen Four promises to be an exciting and entertaining event for fans to experience,” said Sam Soni, President of PrimeSport.  “Through our partnership with the NCAA, fans and companies can enjoy the games knowing they have secure tickets, and are buying directly from the NCAA’s only approved ticket and hospitality package provider.”

About PrimeSport

PrimeSport is the leader in providing access to the biggest sporting events on the planet, offering tickets, corporate and fan travel packages, and hospitality events for corporations, professional sports teams and fans. Official partnerships with professional and college sports organizations include multiple NFL teams and the Rose Bowl Game^®. The company is the official ticket and hospitality package provider for selected NCAA Championships, including the 2011 NCAA^® Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, 2011 NCAA Men’s Final Four^®, 2011 NCAA Women’s Final Four^®,  2011 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four^® and the 2011 NCAA Men’s College World Series^®. PrimeSport is a privately-held company, headquartered in Atlanta, GA.  For more information, visit www.primesport.com or call 1-800-591-9198.

About the NCAA

The NCAA is a membership-led nonprofit association of colleges and universities committed to supporting academic and athletic opportunities for more than 400,000 student-athletes at more than 1,000 member colleges and universities. Each year, more than 54,000 student-athletes compete in NCAA championships in Divisions I, II and III sports. Visit www.NCAA.org and www.NCAA.com for more details about the Association, its goals and members and corporate partnerships that help support programs for student-athletes.  The NCAA is proud to have the following elite companies as official Corporate Champions — AT&T, Capital One and Coca-Cola — and the following elite companies as official Corporate Partners — Buick, Enterprise, The Hartford, Infiniti, LG, Lowe’s, Planters, Reese’s, Unilever and UPS.

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