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Take away the skyboxes and that's basically Quinnipiac's rink.

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UConn's new facility would have to be bigger than the TD Bank Center because it only seats about 3,400. TDBC does have a small club area up top in the corner over the lobby, but there are no individual boxes. .
 
It's going to be significantly bigger. Seems as if UConn really wants to make build a very strong program in college hockey. About time.
 
upstater said:
An outdoor rink that the players despised as the worst ice they ever skated on. The chemical treatments they need to prevent the sun from melting ice gummed everything up.

There are outdoor rinks everywhere. Not fit for top shelf hockey however.
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I know this was said about the ice at Yankee Stadium, but on NHL radio on Sirius/XM it was reported that the ice in LA was really good. A glass roof on this new facility would not be a good idea.
 
I'm sure there are no architectural clues to be gleaned from that drawing. It's just a what-if.

I have no idea what is gonna happen in terms of hockey - we still have to deal with soccer and baseball who have facilities that are way behind the times.

Not sure where the money is coming from...
 
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Fishy said:
I'm sure there are no architectural clues to be gleaned from that drawing. It's just a what-if.

I have no idea what is gonna happen in terms of hockey - we still have to deal with soccer and baseball who have facilities that are way behind the times.

Not sure where the money is coming from...
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There was a pre-season article on baseball..I think in the Hartford Courant, and in the article Penders makes a statement that the coaches have been told that the hockey facility is next due to the requirements of the HE upgrade. As for the soccer stadium move...watch for that soon, especially with the way Diaco has been moving. The soccer stadium and ftbl practice field will swap places, with the football practice field butted up to Schenkman making it look like a T. This will allow them to go from practicing outdoors to indoors in 5-10 min tops.
 
What I had heard originally was that the new hockey barn was going more or less on the Frietas site and that soccer stadium would move but not not too far. basically closer to Shenkman. Someone posted (maybe in this thread, that the hockey rink would be built near the new student rec complex. The problem with rebuilding on the Frietas site is that you lose Freitas potentially for a couple of seasons. That would not be good for developing a program. You also have an issue with Soccer locker rooms and facilities unless they are included in any relocation.
 
FDNY99 said:
There was a pre-season article on baseball..I think in the Hartford Courant, and in the article Penders makes a statement that the coaches have been told that the hockey facility is next due to the requirements of the HE upgrade. As for the soccer stadium move...watch for that soon, especially with the way Diaco has been moving. The soccer stadium and ftbl practice field will swap places, with the football practice field butted up to Schenkman making it look like a T. This will allow them to go from practicing outdoors to indoors in 5-10 min tops.
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I have also heard from some Alumni that the soccer fields are going to move up to Hilltop where the football practice facilities are. Once concern is if there is enough room for a varsity women's/men's stadium with stands, lockers, and office and 2 full practice fields for each team. My personal concern is that I would not want to be a keeper punting into the wind up on Hilltop, which I know can be a bear.
 
Mr. Conehead said:
I have also heard from some Alumni that the soccer fields are going to move up to Hilltop where the football practice facilities are. Once concern is if there is enough room for a varsity women's/men's stadium with stands, lockers, and office and 2 full practice fields for each team. My personal concern is that I would not want to be a keeper punting into the wind up on Hilltop, which I know can be a bear.
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Here's the proposed athletic facilities layout. The softball field has to be relocated before any other development begins.

http://uconn2011report.thepitagroup.com/new-potential/athletic-development-center-campus/
 
UCONNJACK said:
Here's the proposed athletic facilities layout. The softball field has to be relocated before any other development begins.

http://uconn2011report.thepitagroup.com/new-potential/athletic-development-center-campus/
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Thanks.
That is different. I did not know that the new soccer field is slated for the location of the old field hockey field (I think soccer practice is there now) while the soccer practice facilities will be moved up to Hilltop. It’s too late now; but, I had hope that the new soccer game field could have been moved to where Memorial Stadium is and they could have simply moved the basketball practice facility back to where the new softball field is schooled to go.
I still wish that UConn just spends the money now and build a hockey/basketball comp arena on campus, call it 12K for basketball and used the bottom half (5K) for hockey. Scheduling would not be an issue as the Basketball practice facility and the current ice rink can be used for that. The XL can be used for games in the roughly 2 year period it would take to build it where Gampel is today or possibly over in Storrs Center.
 
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HuskyDogArt said:
Maybe if we join the B1G Flag football or B1G arena Football, but I think it's a longshot we'll be in the B1G.
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Any updates on the new UConn rink ? Location on campus ? Time frame for completition ?
 
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Wow, wait so playing at the XL center is a temporary solution? Or are they going to split their home games like the bball teams do.
 
Very promising and if on campus would be a huge positive for the program and school. That said, Jeff is a good reporter, but has been off on a few reports in the past.
 
Hmmm....I dunno.

I'm hopeful and we know that they're working on it, but ready for an announcement?

Call me skeptical, but curious.
 
I am interested to see what they have. I know there has been a lot of talk about putting it on the old x Lot property with the new student rec center
 
You can't put it on campus. How are you ever going to get 5000 people in and out of Storrs? It would be a traffic nightmare. The people in Mansfield will never accept it. And it's just too damn far from Fairfield County!
 
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CL82 said:
You can't put it on campus. How are you ever going to get 5000 people in and out of Storrs? It would be a traffic nightmare. The people in Mansfield will never accept it. And it's just too damn far from Fairfield County!
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How do they do it for basketball then and that is for 10,000 + fans?
 
CL82 said:
You can't put it on campus. How are you ever going to get 5000 people in and out of Storrs? It would be a traffic nightmare. The people in Mansfield will never accept it. And it's just too damn far from Fairfield County!
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Well played!
 
ATLDYKA said:
How do they do it for basketball then and that is for 10,000 + fans?
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I take it you missed the sarcasm? Think about the banter of an on campus football stadium.
 
noeynox said:
I take it you missed the sarcasm? Think about the banter of an on campus football stadium.
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You're right I did, guess I should read the full thread.
 
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