Word: olympicsized
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For four years, the Boston Organizing Committee (BOC) has worked to build a plan for holding the 2008 Olympics in Boston. And a key part in the blueprint is Harvard, which would serve as the Olympic village and host three events: judo, the modern pentathlon, and possibly the preliminary rounds...
Planners say the Olympics would bring valuable publicity, tourist dollars and community pride to Boston and Cambridge. Students and Cambridge residents say they like the idea.
Even as a staff of 200 volunteers moves forward with planning, however, leaders acknowledge that winning the Olympics will not be easy. At least six other cities are competing for the chance, but community leaders say Boston's long-term organization may tip the balance.
One rule change that the ECAC won't employ is that of the penalty shootout to settle ties after scoreless overtimes, a la the Olympics. Hockey East instituted the shootout this year, but the ECAC hasn't approved this "made-for-TV" format of deciding games.
The committee has already had an informal lunch meeting with Gerhald Heiberg, head of the Lillehammer Olympics, and Charles Brattle, head of the 1996 Atlanta summer games.