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33 minutes ago, cberkas said:

I hate they put everything behind a paywall. 

I hate that you don't know how to bypass the paywall with show reader on a Mac computer or show reader function on an Apple iPhone ;-)

You're welcome!

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17 hours ago, cberkas said:

I hate they put everything behind a paywall. 

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UND has the rights to the 2026 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game. It will use that to play another showcase event away from Grand Forks.

Secondly, UND and Ralph Engelstad Arena officials have started to zero in on a location.
 

The current frontrunner is Austin, Texas, the Herald has learned from multiple sources.

 

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They have not signed a contract for an opponent yet, but UND has communicated with Michigan State about the possibility. The Spartans are currently experiencing a revitalization under second-year coach Adam Nightingale.

UND has played a hockey game in 28 states, but it has never played one in Texas.

 

 

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cberkas Grand Master

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Might as well have the game in Ottawa with how far the arena is from Austin.

For College Hockey Inc. this could be a good opportunity to get two ACHA Texas schools like Texas and Texas A&M to play before the game. Good way for College Hockey Inc. to try and expand the game.

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1 hour ago, cberkas said:

I hate they put everything behind a paywall. 

Why shouldn't he put his articles behind a paywall? Subscriptions are how they stay in business. Besides, $14 per month is worth it for great coverage of all things UND and local news. I think we're lucky to have the writers we have. 

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5 minutes ago, SiouxHawkGuy said:

I’d rather have the conference put on a game than the Engelstads. New York > Vegas, Nashville imo.

I bet the Steaming Service would be first-rate, too. I'd rather have UND put the game together. 

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Seems like this arena would be a at too small. I’ve been to NYC and Vegas and both had a lot more attendance than 6 or 7K. Must be some GOBC thing going on here. 

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2 hours ago, cberkas said:

For College Hockey Inc. this could be a good opportunity to get two ACHA Texas schools like Texas and Texas A&M to play before the game. Good way for College Hockey Inc. to try and expand the game.

Hockey Day Texas

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2 hours ago, Goon said:

Why shouldn't he put his articles behind a paywall? Subscriptions are how they stay in business. Besides, $14 per month is worth it for great coverage of all things UND and local news. I think we're lucky to have the writers we have. 

Agreed.  I gladly pay the monthly fee for the Herald subscription, even though I live in AZ now.  UND's hockey coverage & content is the envy of every NCAA school...I hope that continues.

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12 hours ago, brianvf said:

Agreed.  I gladly pay the monthly fee for the Herald subscription, even though I live in AZ now.  UND's hockey coverage & content is the envy of every NCAA school...I hope that continues.

By paying the monthly fee, you get access to all of the Forum Communications sites, which includes BSU's and UMD's beat writers and the Rink Live. 

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5 minutes ago, UNDBIZ said:

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......might then lead to finding out some of us have gas stoves too.

AlphaMikeFoxtrot Veteran

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San Diego has a nearly 13k arena close to the airport and relatively close to Hotel del Coronado, which is a bucket list hotel. Hopefully this sells out quickly and demonstrates that the sweet spot is a little larger than they are aiming for here.

Palm Springs has a nice new arena as well with 10k seats. They also just opened the first surf park in the western US.

Florida is littered with arenas in the size range too:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_indoor_arenas_in_the_United_States

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16 hours ago, dden3 said:

Seems like this arena would be a at too small. I’ve been to NYC and Vegas and both had a lot more attendance than 6 or 7K. Must be some GOBC thing going on here. 

Keeping the people that aren’t und boosters out!

 

or making people join champions club so they get a shot at the tix

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29 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

Keeping the people that aren’t und boosters out!

 

or making people join champions club so they get a shot at the tix

Keeping a demand.   With the last two games there were empty seats and I think it would have been better for some to just hold off on purchasing tickets from those who ordered too many and they could probably have better seats as well.  I know I considered just waiting to purchase seats from those who overbought, but with the smaller arena that might be risky.   Hopefully we would have already had a destination game earlier in 2026, if they could manage to make the Frozen Four in Las Vegas at TMobile.

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