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team. Twenty-five of the away teams <br />came from a distance of 80 plus miles, <br />26 teams came from a distance of <br />between 26-79 miles, and 26 teams <br />came from a distance of 25 miles or <br />less. <br />For the Onalaska rink in the <br />1999 — 2000 season there were 97 non - <br />tournament home games played. This <br />also includes teams from the Mite level <br />to the High School level in boys and <br />from the Squirt level to the High School <br />level for girls. In addition to the 97 home <br />games, due to the lack of available ice <br />time, the boys played 37 home games in <br />La Crescent and the girls played 8 home <br />games in La Crescent. Of the 97 home <br />games there were 37 games against <br />teams traveling a distance of 80 plus <br />miles; 28 games against teams from a <br />distance of between 26-79 miles and 32 <br />games against teams from 25 or less <br />miles. There were 2,595 individual <br />visiting team participants in the non - <br />tournament week time games <br />conducted at both the La Crosse and <br />Onalaska rinks. <br />For these single non - <br />tournament games the vast majority of <br />individual participants travel to and from <br />the game the same day and do not stay <br />overnight. The number of fans for each <br />game varies greatly. Most of the fans <br />consist of friends and family of the <br />participants. High School game fans <br />consist of youth and adults from the <br />communities involved in the game. <br />Attendance ranges from 50 or less for <br />some younger youth games to up to <br />1,000 for certain High School games <br />Tournament registration fees <br />average $350 per tournament per team. <br />Tournament gate fees are $5 per non- <br />participant. While these dollars stay <br />within the Hockey Associations they are <br />funds that go to pay for ice time, <br />referees, trophies, and other incidentals <br />associated with the tournaments. The <br />tournaments are a fundraiser for the <br />associations through concessions and <br />sales of hockey related items. Referees <br />are paid per game and involve both <br />adults and youth depending upon the <br />level of play that they are officiating. <br />A copy of the questionnaire is <br />included as Appendix 1 of this report. <br />The last three questions were; What <br />have you enjoyed most about your visit? <br />What have you enjoyed least about your <br />visit? What else could we do to make <br />you trip more enjoyable? These results <br />are available upon request and will be <br />used by the associations to better <br />conduct tournaments, games and <br />activities as well as serving the needs of <br />out-of-town guests. In general the <br />individuals completing the survey were <br />very obliging in providing time to <br />complete the survey. There were a <br />number of requests from visiting teams <br />for the results of this survey. <br />II. Visitor Profile <br />Not surprisingly, the majority of <br />youth hockey tournament participants at <br />the La Crosse and Onalaska facilities <br />are from Wisconsin. As depicted in <br />Figure 1, 66.6 percent of the surveyed <br />participants are from Wisconsin, but one <br />in four (25.4 percent) are from <br />Minnesota and 4.1 percent travel from <br />Iowa and 3.9 are from Illinois. <br />Figure 1: Residency of Tournament <br />Participants <br />Wisconsin <br />Minnesota 25.4% <br />3.9 <br />.1% <br />Source. University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension <br />Given the location of the <br />facilities the high percentage from <br />Minnesota and more modest number <br />from Iowa is not surprising, but <br />