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Message: [QUOTE="huskymedic, post: 2903986, member: 549"] I'm not gonna start another thread on the topic but here is an Editorial by the Hartford Business Journal w/ why [U][I][B]they[/B][/I][/U] think this is misguided: [URL='http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/20181105/PRINTEDITION/311019943']UConn hockey rink investment wrong-minded[/URL] >>At a time when Hartford officials and boosters are angling for as much as $250 million from the state for an XL Center renovation, the pending school/donor-funded investment by Connecticut's flagship university, which has been complaining about state funding cuts, is misguided. UConn men's hockey already plays the majority of its games in Hartford and would likely continue to do so even after the new Storrs arena is built. Therefore, it would be wiser for UConn to co-invest in a renovated XL Center arena. State lawmakers, which have so far rebuffed the XL Center renovation investment given Connecticut's fiscal crisis, will likely be even less inclined to foot that bill — particularly if Republicans take control of the House, Senate or governor's mansion — if UConn is building its own new, expensive hockey arena. << >>However, UConn and the state should have pushed harder to scrap the on-campus arena requirement altogether, and instead committed to renovating the XL Center into a top college hockey venue. UConn's co-investment in the XL Center could make it more palatable for lawmakers to finance a large-scale renovation. << >>I'm not saying UConn hockey or the Storrs arena are headed toward a similar fate (UConn says multiple other revenue-generating uses are planned for the facility). But Connecticut and its top state university should not invest in two separate facilities for the partial benefit of a college hockey team, even if being in the Hockey East conference means the school can attract more donor funds. How about convincing those donors to help rebuild XL Center instead?<< More in article... [/QUOTE]

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