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    Still think the Ralph needs

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    12 minutes ago, ChrisUND1 said:

    Students aren't even showing up for UND games.  Another section will likely be taken from them this offseason per reports by Schlossman.  GF doesn't have the population to support another team.  Attendance would be similar to womens hockey or the U18 games.

    Thats fine.. price it right and tarp the upper bowl (block it off) like other teams do and sell cheap tickets to families who cant afford und games. If the ralph staffs it like whky they could even turn a profit. 

    Still think the Ralph needs

    in Non-collegiate sports

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    If youre gonna do a team, schedule games on the off weeks of und hockey.. you have 2 levels, also you can play echl hockey and get in the division with rapid city or play ahl puck. ECHL is cheaper and with more control. Sell cheap tickets, sell tickets to students, have cheep beer nights, cheap merch nights and sell 5 dollar group tickets in order to drive turn out. ECHL hockey is good hockey and does not require a membership fee like the ahl.. heck maybe winnepeg would move their affiliation to us since they could bus their prospects between us and Manitoba (vs flying them from jacksonville!) and winnepeg  could maybe kick in some of the costs. The team practices at another rink in town when there is a home and home weekend, UND still gets first priority. There is nothing wrong with the REA trying to work with an NHL squad and make some money on the periphery, have one dollar pack the house nights, donate tickets to charities in the area. My juniors team i worked for (the Indiana Ice) got 14,100 people to show up for pack the house night where the pacers play because we worked with local businesses and helped them donate tickets to local charities and we still made money. Get 5 ticket sales people and have them sell to every group from here to fargo and beyond. Minor league hockey can co-exist with UND and maybe there could be some co-branding opportunities. Just some thoughts to run minor league hockey well here from someone whose worked in hockey for a bit. 

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    UND to cut women's hockey

    in Women's Hockey

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    32 minutes ago, petey23 said:

    I know it is coming back....should have never been cut in the first place.

    Agreed, and the same argument some have made for cutting whky (1-2 dominant nations) is the same reason why it and baseball were(badly)cut in the first place. 

    UND to cut women's hockey

    in Women's Hockey

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    46 minutes ago, petey23 said:

    Well amazingly. They are actually adding 2 more teams to make it even less competitive and yet they cut women's fastpitch which has at least 3-4 teams that have a shot in world competitions.

    Softball is coming back in 2020 along with baseball. Also the more teams thing is good imo, countries around the world are more likely to invest in Women's sports and sports in general when it is an olympic sport. 

    NORTH DAKOTA vs. denver - SATURDAY Gameday

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    A better game from UND with the same result. Tied for 11th in the PWR with likely two non top 16 teams winning their tournaments. Could be a lot worse given the injuries. Could be better too. 

    seamoresports.com/2018/01/28/better-game-same-result-und-settles-for-second-three-on-three-ot-loss-in-two-nights/ (Copy and paste the link)

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