College Hockey Expansion

[MafiaMan]

On 2/20/2022 at 1:51 PM, Blackheart said:

Not true Mafia...Mariucci counts the players on the bench as paid spectators.

 

On 2/20/2022 at 1:55 PM, Goon said:

Don't forget the workers and press box people. 

Points taken.  I was there several weeks ago for the 2nd game against Michigan. There were several dozen folks walking around with hand-held signs reminding people to wear your mask.

[Oxbow6]

36 minutes ago, MafiaMan said:

 

Points taken.  I was there several weeks ago for the 2nd game against Michigan. There were several dozen folks walking around with hand-held signs reminding people to wear your mask.

I thought Jan Malcolm was banned from Mariucci?

[farce poobah]

38 minutes ago, MafiaMan said:

 

Points taken.  I was there several weeks ago for the 2nd game against Michigan. There were several dozen folks walking around with hand-held signs reminding people to wear your mask.

Pretty stupid way to keep attendance up. 

[cberkas]

Starman promoting college hockey in the south.

[fightingsioux4life]

On 2/20/2022 at 11:59 AM, MafiaMan said:

REALLY?  What’s LIU’s secret?  Maybe Minnesota needs to call them and ask how to double their usual attendance at Mariucci.  

[cberkas]

Tennessee State news:

https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/2022/02/25/tennessee-state-fundraising-campaign-start-ice-hockey-team-ncaa-hbcu-nashville-predators-nhl/6850388001/
 

https://firstandpen.com/tennessee-state-nashville-predators-to-raise-funds-for-hbcu-ice-hockey-program/

[cberkas]

Not a bad game between UNLV and Oregon 

UNLV Rebels vs. Oregon Ducks - College Hockey | 7:30pm PST | 3/5/2022 - YouTube

 

[cberkas]

Talks about following teams like UNLV, Utah and Arizona State on moving up.

There is also one with the UCLA coach 

[cberkas]

UNLV club hockey sees winning as key to going Division I | Las Vegas Review-Journal (reviewjournal.com)

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“If we’re gonna do anything with adding, we’re gonna do strategic planning,” Harper said. “You have to do feasibility studies and make sure that you’re meeting all the parameters that you can support. Again it all goes back to the funding.”

 

[cberkas]

I've heard it was being pushed back and the Interview with their AD really didn't give anything and was at the last few minutes of the interview.

[nodak651]

8 hours ago, cberkas said:

I've heard it was being pushed back and the Interview with their AD really didn't give anything and was at the last few minutes of the interview.

And didn't he just get fired?

[cberkas]

3 hours ago, nodak651 said:

And didn't he just get fired?

Looks like he did

[cberkas]

 

[cberkas]

In ACHA news:

Lindenwood and Central Oklahoma play tonight for the ACHA D1 National Title at 7:00.

Lindenwood going for their 4th and Central Oklahoma going for their 3rd. Central Oklahoma building themselves into a ACHA powerhouse team. 
 

Rocco’s sister set up a zoom meeting with the Central Oklahoma hockey team and Rocco to talk about balancing school and hockey. 

[cberkas]

Navy is mentioned. 

[cberkas]

 

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“We were two weeks away from announcing that we were going to add varsity hockey and move forward with the downtown facility and then COVID hit,” Illinois Associate Director of Athletics Kent Brown said. “And so everything was put on hold and just recently, within the last few months, discussions have again kind of started with the different parties that were involved with that to indicate where everybody was at from a funding standpoint, from a programmatic standpoint, from a property and development standpoint.

https://herald-review.com/sports/hockey/university-of-illinois-hockey-still-in-the-discussion-stage/article_b1d8c5c4-28f0-5725-8d0b-29f6fa91e2ab.html
 

They do talk about Illinois State, who could easily move to NCAA D1 with Grossinger Motors Arena, where they play at.

[SiouxFan100]

I am for expansion 

[cberkas]

Me too

I don’t buy the whole COVID kept us from adding hockey, that Illinois is putting out. 

[Blackheart]

1 hour ago, cberkas said:

Me too

I don’t buy the whole COVID kept us from adding hockey, that Illinois is putting out. 

Maybe they have someone from University of Michigan helping them with their press releases.

[cberkas]

1 hour ago, Blackheart said:

Maybe they have someone from University of Michigan helping them with their press releases.

[cberkas]

Zombo and Lindenwood win their 4th ACHA title 8-3

[nodak651]

9 hours ago, cberkas said:

Navy is mentioned. 

They were reportedly really close to announcing before covid.. I think it happens.

[cberkas]

Looks like they are getting the floor ready to pour in the AHL arena. It's amazing how long it has taken them to get the AHL arena this far, granted they were working on 3 other rinks at the facility. San Jose State would have a nice looking arena to use.

 

Classic Center in Athens Georgia will have a ground breaking on April 28th.

 

Photos: Exclusive view inside Acrisure Arena construction near Palm Desert, Calif. (desertsun.com)

The one arena in a place I'm surprised they are putting a AHL team has been coming along pretty fast.

 

The Dollar Loan Center is now open (a possible place for UNLV)

 

F&M Bank Arena's 3 main sections coming into focus in downtown Clarksville | ClarksvilleNow.com

This is the most I can find on the F&M Bank Arena. Looks to be coming along with the redesigns that have happed during construction.

 

[nodak651]

Bucci said official announcement is tomorrow.

[northernraider]

Yikes. Dollar Loan Center

Hopeful UNLV doesn't join just because that sponsorship is terrible but fits with Vegas life I suppose.