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Womens hockey will never make money. Look at The University of Minnesota Womens' team. They are one of the top programs in the country and they can't even fill a small arena. It is a complete joke! Where is the "equity"?

Wait a minute...you mean to tell me that the REA and the Betty were "donated" to the university and now you have to pay rent. (to who?) With the very little I know about the situation, it sounds more like somebody put up an investment property rather than a donated property. It is like putting up a mini-mall with guaranteed tenants for life...if it were only that easy. Are the rent checks going to a corporation that is affiliated with the Engelstad family? Does the REA make money? If so, does UND get a piece of it? Thanks! If I am way off base...let me know.

When the plans came forward for the new facility, was it planned as a practice gym or a game day arena? I find it strange that the university with the largest following in the NCC would plan things this way. SCSU has a smaller following than UND and I think The Betty would be too small even for us. Good win by the UND gals.

If you had to guess...how many people were turned away last night?

The place will be packed!

Try sitting through a game at the Nation Hockey Center...THE MUSIC IS TERRIBLE! God SCSU needs a band...we will have one next year.

They UM is definately the "most hated rival" for SCSU. You will not find one SCSU fan in Central MN and the TC Metro that hates a team more than the Gophs. UND is a rivalry for us...a respected rival. The St Cloud Times stinks...don't listen to them. Have a safe weekend.

For the percentage of people that are hockey fans, the number of season ticket holders from F-M is about right.

I think you are spoiled by the facilities that are at UND. Alerus, REA, and The "Betty"...come on. I will give it to you on the bleachers being hard in Halenbeck, but a horrible arena? My arse has never met a bleacher that it liked. The UND people that I know and have talked to really like watching games at Halenbeck Hall. Just remember that it is an old gym (with hard seats)

http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic.../101230002/1002

As a SCSU fan I will way that UND is very impressive! Physical and deep. SCSU made a game out of it but UND is the better team. I knew we would have to shoot lights out to have a chance and our outside shooting was horrible. I was also nice to see a big bunch of UND fans make the trip to Halenbeck Hall to add to the atmosphere. They were loud but very cordial in the win. It was the largest crowd that has every watched a women's game at Halenbeck. Who knows how big the crowd would have been if there was not a sold out SCSU hockey game next door. Anyway, good luck the rest of the year.

If you want to sit in the lower level when you attend today's basketball doubleheader and you have not purchased your tickets, you may be out of luck. There were about 25 lower-level tickets remaining Friday for today's North Central Conference games between the North Dakota and St. Cloud State men's and women's basketball teams. The lower level seats about 1,800, but there are plenty of upper level seats available at Halenbeck, which seats 6,451. "I enjoy it better up there," said Chad Sheetz, St. Cloud State's assistant director of athletics for business and financial operations. "You can see everything up there. If you're up too close, you can't see it as well." Sheetz said that the University of North Dakota bought "300-400" tickets to re-sell to its fans for the games. "That's a lot more than usual," Sheetz said. A big reason for the demand is the matchup in the 6 p.m. women's game, which features the undefeated Huskies, ranked No. 4 in NCAA Division II, and the second-ranked and undefeated Sioux. The men's game follows at approximately 8 p.m. The St. Cloud State men's hockey team also plays Minnesota-Duluth at 7:07 p.m. on Saturday. Fans for that game may be surprised by the parking situation when they get to campus. "The parking is going to be a little hectic," Sheetz said. "Basketball (fans) won't have a problem. "The hockey fans may run into a little trouble with all the people coming to the basketball games." Here is a link to what Ulferts had to say about UND...She said they are the best ever. http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic.../101210011/1002

I am looking forward to the large and loud SCSU and UND crowd at Halenbeck on Saturday night!

I really like the layout of Bresnan, but the atmosphere is not that good and I didnt' like the lighting at all. It takes alot of pepple in there to make some noise and the sound is kinda dead. The layiout is perfect for dealing with crowds and it is the nicest looking arena in the NCC.

Do you think there is a change that the SCSU game would be moved to the REA?

In St Cloud there is nothing but respect for UND football. We don't love to hate you we just love to beat you. (but that dosen't happen too often)

I forgot to mention that the UND crowd was incredible!

I would like the opinion about the SCSU and UND game last week. I knew UND would be tough as hell and I thought the Huskies would be tough if we did not turn the ball over. I thought the defenses for both teams were good and the UND offensive line and linebackers were much better than SCSU. Do you guys feel that the score was an indication of UND being that much better than SCSU? Or did the Huskies not bring it? I do feel the better team won the game but I was so embarrassed about our preformance. Just curious

Were ther protestors up there that made the trip from SC? I wouldn't think so because there are only 30 of them in all.

I am going to the game with a group from SC and I need to know where the SCSU fans will be sitting. Is it by the students? Is it in the corner on the west side? Can we get tickets at the door and request SCSU sections?

What was the attendance at the game? I don't think it was reported.

UND has an world class arena. But the one thing Grand Forks has going against it is the fact that it is isolated and has a small population. With the popularity of hockey on the decline, the NCAA will want to keep the Frozen Four in large media markets. I do believe that GF deserves a fair shot because of the arena and great hockey tradition. I do not think having a great arena and good fans is enough to land the championship. I have a hard time believing that the NCAA would award such a small media market the Frozen Four. Nothing against the city because I reall like GF.