College Hockey Expansion

[ClassB]

14 hours ago, jdub27 said:

Well there is that whole education aspect of college as well...

Don't make me look up the percentage of our hockey players that go on to be employed in their respective fields. 

[SiouxVolley]

On USCHO, WCHA commissioner Robertson said he'said hoping they expand by two western teams and go to two divisions.  Mentioned Ariz St, but won't mention the other.

Guess that rules out the AHA teams joining the WCHA.

[cberkas]

25 minutes ago, SiouxVolley said:

On USCHO, WCHA commissioner Robertson said he'said hoping they expand by two western teams and go to two divisions.  Mentioned Ariz St, but won't mention the other.

Guess that rules out the AHA teams joining the WCHA.

That NCHC to add 4 AHA teams rumor was shot down by Motzko.

[cberkas]

Miami looking at NCAA D1 hockey hummm.

Justin Emerson‏@J15Emerson 7h7 hours ago

Plus rumors of UNLV, Miami and unnamed Pac-12 schools looking to make the jump to NCAA D1. Fun time for #cawlidgehawkey

 The University of Utah is moving up to ACHA D1. 

[tnt]

10 hours ago, cberkas said:

Miami looking at NCAA D1 hockey hummm.

Justin Emerson‏@J15Emerson 7h7 hours ago

Plus rumors of UNLV, Miami and unnamed Pac-12 schools looking to make the jump to NCAA D1. Fun time for #cawlidgehawkey

 The University of Utah is moving up to ACHA D1. 

That's all the sport of college hockey needs is a team that has shown a win at all costs history in other sports. Don't want college hockey to have a mentality "If you're not cheating, you're not trying", which in turn leaves the programs that follow the rules at a disadvantage.  Don't want it to be like college football where a guy that verbally commits early is still a big question mark on signing day. 

[cberkas]

The Minot State article about them going NCAA D1 (you might have to pay to see it).

http://www.minotdailynews.com/page/content.detail/id/631842/Why-not-Minot-.html?nav=5016

[UND99]

19 hours ago, cberkas said:

The Minot State article about them going NCAA D1 (you might have to pay to see it).

http://www.minotdailynews.com/page/content.detail/id/631842/Why-not-Minot-.html?nav=5016

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Edited March 24, 2016 by jimdahl

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[siouxnami]

So Hypothetically what if I did this? 

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[SiouxVolley]

On 7/2/2015 at 9:19 PM, SiouxVolley said:

So they moved to DII to get the football program higher? No. Hockey is the name of the game in Minot, just like Bemidji. The AD there even said it once, that want hockey at DI, but recanted it because it got them in trouble with the Northern Sun. Going DII gives them an option for DI hockey. Their club teams operate at ACHA Div I, the same level as Arizona State and their a power team at the level.

I got some serious grief for this in this thread.  Sometimes my predictions do come true.

[UNDBIZ]

39 minutes ago, SiouxVolley said:

I got some serious grief for this in this thread.  Sometimes my predictions do come true.

They said it's 10-20 years out, so I'd hold off on the back-pats for a bit.

On another note, could this be retribution from Shirley, trying to take a bite out of UND's market? (I'm sure it's not, but the timing is interesting to me)

[SiouxVolley]

47 minutes ago, UNDBIZ said:

They said it's 10-20 years out, so I'd hold off on the back-pats for a bit.

On another note, could this be retribution from Shirley, trying to take a bite out of UND's market? (I'm sure it's not, but the timing is interesting to me)

You are missing the big picture.  If one knows the strategic vision, one knows what the President will do given the resources.

Minot St needs DI hockey for recruiting students, including from Saskatchewan and Manitoba.  There revealed that DI hockey is part of the plan all along, whether you admit that or not.

UND and all the other XDSU's and USD want to be higher in research and that means FBS football.

U Mary wants to be a DI school eventually in a low conference like Oral Roberts and serve Bismarck in an even greater capacity.

Jamestown U wants to be a DII school in the Northern Sun to attract more Minnesotans.

All of the school's are doing things that conform with their visions.  Shirley doesnt have a beef with UND.  He's just responding as expected to Minot State's long term vision.  Minot St will be much more successful that Moorhead in fundraising, because it's more of a civic deal for Minot and because there are a lot of local people sitting on oil royalties that don't have plans for their money.

[ArchyAlum11]

Its either going to be the NCHC or WCHA, my money is on the NCHC, NCHC would love to have the Pac12 and western states connection, especially with UNLV looking to add D1 hockey in the next few years. The thing that may bode well for the WCHA is that AZ state has a fighting chance to win against Fairbanks, Anchorage, Lake State, and Huntsville. That said when AZ took on the Beavers then lost 6-0 so their would be some difficulty when they start to play the middle and Top of the pack WCHA teams.But other than maybe CC I think ASU would have a very difficult time in the NCHC,

[cberkas]

Rutgers talking about B1G hockey again.

http://www.onthebanks.com/2016/3/23/11290468/notre-dame-big-ten-hockey-rutgers-hockey-frozen-four

And their insider claiming that there are B1G schools looking to add hockey (in the comments).

[GFG]

19 hours ago, cberkas said:

Rutgers talking about B1G hockey again.

http://www.onthebanks.com/2016/3/23/11290468/notre-dame-big-ten-hockey-rutgers-hockey-frozen-four

And their insider claiming that there are B1G schools looking to add hockey (in the comments).

Supposedly Iowa is seriously looking at hockey and building an on campus arena. Some guy on Reddit has been saying it over and over for a few weeks and a Notre Dame fan said there were a few people from Iowa's athletic department visiting Notre Dame earlier this year to check out their arena. 

I'm still skeptical about it. I've heard from a lot of Iowa people that it will almost surely never happen without a donor like Pegula.

Edit: And that insider is the coach of their club hockey team. He's been very outgoing and public about trying to make Rutgers DI and he's probably a good source. If he says there are other schools looking at the idea he's probably not wrong.

[SiouxVolley]

47 minutes ago, GFG said:

Supposedly Iowa is seriously looking at hockey and building an on campus arena. Some guy on Reddit has been saying it over and over for a few weeks and a Notre Dame fan said there were a few people from Iowa's athletic department visiting Notre Dame earlier this year to check out their arena. 

I'm still skeptical about it. I've heard from a lot of Iowa people that it will almost surely never happen without a donor like Pegula.

Edit: And that insider is the coach of their club hockey team. He's been very outgoing and public about trying to make Rutgers DI and he's probably a good source. If he says there are other schools looking at the idea he's probably not wrong.

Google Coralville and Iowa Arena.  Supposedly Coralville, which is Iowa City western suburb, is building the arena for a new USHL team and the Iowa club team.  A club team doesn't need a 6200 seat arena.  Something is up.  Iowa doesn't need an arena donor, just scholarship endowments like Ariz St.

[cberkas]

30 minutes ago, GFG said:

Supposedly Iowa is seriously looking at hockey and building an on campus arena. Some guy on Reddit has been saying it over and over for a few weeks and a Notre Dame fan said there were a few people from Iowa's athletic department visiting Notre Dame earlier this year to check out their arena. 

I'm still skeptical about it. I've heard from a lot of Iowa people that it will almost surely never happen without a donor like Pegula.

Edit: And that insider is the coach of their club hockey team. He's been very outgoing and public about trying to make Rutgers DI and he's probably a good source. If he says there are other schools looking at the idea he's probably not wrong.

He's actually not a coach at Rutgers, he's the general manager.

He's been very vague on everything he says he knows. I can't say he's been right about anything yet. I'll listen to what he says, but until he's right about something I'll take it with a grain of salt.

[cberkas]

Rutgers AD on adding hockey.

http://www.nj.com/rutgers/index.ssf/2016/03/rutgers_ice_hockey_pat_hobbs.html

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"The honest answer is not in the short run,'' he said. "I don't want to kid people about the challenge of doing that. You have to keep an eye toward your finances. And we're not in a financial position to do that here right now.''

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"I actually have a proposal on my desk that I haven't had a chance to look at yet, from folks who want to support hockey,'' he told the students. "But it's a very, very expensive proposition. And as I've said to anybody we've talked to about this, before we add sports, we have to make sure that the sports we have are fully supported. We're not doing that. I'm open to anything long-term. But first let's make sure the sports that we have are supported.''

 

[cberkas]

Trine University planning to add NCAA D3 men's and women's hockey and build a 1,000 seat arena in 2017.

http://www.uscho.com/2016/04/07/trine-planning-to-add-division-iii-programs-in-2017-build-1000-seat-arena/

[UNDBIZ]

Hockey in Angola eh? 

[cberkas]

This could get the Arizona Wildcats to jump to NCAA D1.

http://arizonasports.com/story/629294/coyotes-likely-to-move-ahl-affiliate-to-tucson-next-season/

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LeBlanc has long coveted Tucson as the site of the team’s AHL franchise because it is the second-largest market in Arizona. The proximity of Tucson would make it far easier to call up players in the event of injuries. The team also hopes to expand hockey’s footprint across the state and this move is seen as a step in that direction.

The City of Tucson has no ice sheets for youth hockey other than the part-time ice available at the Tucson Convention Center, but this move could spur the construction of rinks for a local youth program to continue hockey’s growth in Arizona.

 

[MafiaMan]

On March 25, 2016 at 9:49 PM, GFG said:

Supposedly Iowa is seriously looking at hockey and building an on campus arena. Some guy on Reddit has been saying it over and over for a few weeks and a Notre Dame fan said there were a few people from Iowa's athletic department visiting Notre Dame earlier this year to check out their arena.

Iowa wants a D1hockey program?

Groan... now I suppose Minnesota will want one too.

[fightingsioux4life]

12 minutes ago, MafiaMan said:

Iowa wants a D1hockey program?

Groan... now I suppose Minnesota will want one too.

[siouxfan512]

58 minutes ago, MafiaMan said:

Iowa wants a D1hockey program?

Groan... now I suppose Minnesota will want one too.

Mafia Wins!