College Hockey Expansion

[nodak651]

 

[atxsioux]

58 minutes ago, nodak651 said:

My guess :

https://business.okstate.edu/departments_programs/watson/watsons.html

https://www.instagram.com/p/DSnysBPiTPl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

 

Watson seems to kinda fit the shoe of the typical donor you'd see to kick start a program

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

OSU has this kid who transfered after a year at Michigan State. Played juniors there so probably has/had a girlfriend in the area.

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/623785/kaden-nelson

[cberkas]

This is nice for them

[cberkas]

I find this interesting.  

[GeauxSioux]

Augustana is having a pretty good year, so far, for a fairly recent addition to D1 hockey.  They are currently ranked #17.  With that being said, I went over to the Sioux Falls newspaper site, the Argus Leader, to see how they are reporting it.  Maybe I am looking in the wrong places, but I don't see that they are really being covered at all.  It seems to be pretty heavy on basketball, but they have very little on Augie hockey. Kind of sad.

[FSSD]

go to:  https://www.siouxfallslive.com/

[JacksonW]

On 12/24/2025 at 12:26 PM, AlphaMikeFoxtrot said:

OSU has this kid who transfered after a year at Michigan State. Played juniors there so probably has/had a girlfriend in the area.

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/623785/kaden-nelson

They have offered junior players full rides recently 

[cberkas]

Not bad in the Tri-Cities

The stream was unwatchable as I rewatched it, audio was fine, video was god awful  

[cberkas]

The Apple Cup game in Kennewick set the PAC-8 attendance record at 4,742. The Saturday game was empty from what I saw, but Tri-Cities had a game at 7. The guys calling the Friday game said they should play it here all the time since they mostly play in Seattle. They could have it on the off nights at the 5 WHL arenas at 7 on a rotation.
 

Both are a long way from adding the sport sadly.  
 

Also, the Friday game was 10-0 Huskies. That might have kept people away from the game on Saturday.

[cberkas]

https://www.instagram.com/p/DTYxkjYjldZ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Braden McAnear Architecture - COWBOY ARENA

So, this is a student project by an OSU student. Not bad, has a CC and Sacred Heart feel.

The locker room locations are god awful. A lot of space not utilized like one would expect.

[SIOUXFAN97]

men's ice hockey actually makes money....why don't more schools especially big10 schools add em?

i know money...but you gotta spend money to make money per @gfhockey

[nascar99]

 

[nascar99]

On 1/17/2026 at 2:11 PM, SIOUXFAN97 said:

men's ice hockey actually makes money....why don't more schools especially big10 schools add em?

i know money...but you gotta spend money to make money per @gfhockey

Title 9 and cost to start & run a hockey program or programs plural. They'd rather put more money into football, lack of interest in adding hockey as a D1 sport, and other reasons

[SIOUXFAN97]

5 minutes ago, nascar99 said:

Title 9 and cost to start & run a hockey program or programs plural. They'd rather put more money into football, lack of interest in adding hockey as a D1 sport, and other reasons

if az state of all schools can do it so can other bigger schools like osu...and for smaller schools like augie too (sounds like augie hockey is on fire in the sodak state)....

[southpaw]

13 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

if az state of all schools can do it so can other bigger schools like osu...and for smaller schools like augie too (sounds like augie hockey is on fire in the sodak state)....

Because they're new and they're winning. What happens when they have a few LSSU seasons

[SIOUXFAN97]

3 minutes ago, southpaw said:

Because they're new and they're winning. What happens when they have a few LSSU seasons

shut it down...don't even try....the sky is falling.

you'd make a great ad

[nascar99]

33 minutes ago, nascar99 said:

 

 

[The Sicatoka]

12 minutes ago, southpaw said:

Because they're new and they're winning. What happens when they have a few LSSU seasons

Ask the Gophers? 

[yzerman19]

4 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Ask the Gophers? 

Heyohhhhhhhhhh!

[southpaw]

45 minutes ago, SIOUXFAN97 said:

shut it down...don't even try....the sky is falling.

you'd make a great ad

Yes, my opinions on posting anonymously on a college hockey message board would be exactly the same as if I was an AD (again?).

But if I was an AD, I certainly wouldn't use ASU or Augustana as any sort of justification for starting a D1 program in Oklahoma where there is minimal hockey connection or either minor or pro teams. 

So, yes shut it down. Or at least get a big ass donor to afford a good coach, facilities, and NIL.

[Blackheart]

7 minutes ago, southpaw said:

Yes, my opinions on posting anonymously on a college hockey message board would be exactly the same as if I was an AD (again?).

But if I was an AD, I certainly wouldn't use ASU or Augustana as any sort of justification for starting a D1 program in Oklahoma where there is minimal hockey connection or either minor or pro teams. 

So, yes shut it down. Or at least get a big ass donor to afford a good coach, facilities, and NIL.

I'd like to hear more about these ass donors...

[The Sicatoka]

27 minutes ago, southpaw said:

Or at least get a big ass donor to afford a good coach, facilities, and NIL.

That's T Boone Pickens (RIP).

Next question.

[SIOUXFAN97]

11 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

That's T Boone Pickens (RIP).

Next question.

h hamm?

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

Someone probably read how Penn State offered 700k and the next closest was 300k or whatever MSU offered for an expected generational talent and compared that to how much they spend on football bench warmers and a lightbulb went off.