April 9, 2017

Mayor Emanuel Announces Record Attendance at NCAA Frozen Four Collegiate Hockey Championship

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Over the past three days the University of Denver, Notre Dame, Minnesota-Duluth and Harvard put on an unforgettable show for a record number of Chicagoans and fans of college hockey. The series of three games set a new record for attendance at the site of the Frozen Four Championship.

"Last week's NCAA Frozen Four hockey tournament shattered previous attendance records and brought fans from around the world to the city of Chicago to root for their favorite teams and witness world-class hockey," Mayor Rahm Emanuel said. "The Frozen Four was the latest event to draw visitors from across the globe to Chicago as we continue to set tourism records and welcome more travelers than ever to the greatest city in the world."

The tournament's strong performance, combined with last week's announcement of record tourism at Millennium Park, keep Chicago well on our way to breaking another tourism record after bringing in more than 54 million people last year.

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