NHL/D1 Hockey Feasibility Study

[huskymedic]

CHN: NHL To Sponsor Feasibility Studies On Bringing More Big Schools Into D-I Hockey

 

[huskymedic]

 

[HuskyDogArt]

USF might be looking to go D1 hockey. Jeff Vinick, the Lightning owner, might donate $$$ to them. Pasco County just built 3 hockey arenas in a sports complex.

 

[Guapo]

Any chance we can get money for an arena out of this?

 

[huskymedic]

Any chance we can get money for an arena out of this?

No... it's for program start-ups.

 

[Guapo]

No... it's for program start-ups.

Oh well

 

[Adios]

It would be interesting to know which other schools are being studied. Countless possibilities.

 

[huskymike]

Just throwing this out there, Some speculation that the Pens are working with Pitt and they have a Pegula like donor lined up.

 

[huskymedic]

Just throwing this out there, Some speculation that the Pens are working with Pitt and they have a Pegula like donor lined up.

First in on Pitt to B1G!

 

[huskymike]

First in on Pitt to B1G!

Can't do that, it won't expand the BIG footprint with Penn St already there.

 

[huskymike]

USF might be looking to go D1 hockey. Jeff Vinick, the Lightning owner, might donate $$$ to them. Pasco County just built 3 hockey arenas in a sports complex.

A dancing partner for UA-Huntsville!

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

They can study things all they want, but without major donations thees programs won't start up. Hockey's an incredibly expensive sport to start between building a rink, maintaining it, player equipment, buying and maintaining Zambonis, etc. Without an existing facility of good caliber or a $100M+ investment, they can study all they want but it won't go anywhere.

 

[freescooter]

Right. You absolutely need a facility and if you even if you use an existing arena like XL you need another for practice. I could see say Pitt doing that but do they have a practice facility? Syracuse looked into it a few years back and decided not to go forward.

 

[HuskyDogArt]

A dancing partner for UA-Huntsville!

It could be, or it could be to help UF take their club team to D1.

 

[IMind]

Right. You absolutely need a facility and if you even if you use an existing arena like XL you need another for practice. I could see say Pitt doing that but do they have a practice facility? Syracuse looked into it a few years back and decided not to go forward.

'Cuse has a D1 Women's program, which surprised me. I'm guessing the requirements are set a little lower for a women's hockey program though. The fact that Michigan doesn't have a D1 women's program is pretty surprising too.

Pitt doesn't have anything. They play their club hockey about 20 miles from campus. They don't have much of a tradition either. Pitt - Johnstown has a really strong club program and tradition. I'd see them going before Pitt. FWIW, Robert Morris has an absolutely incredible facility, the bar is set pretty high there.

It's always seemed weird that the University of Pennsylvania doesn't have a D1 ice hockey program, given how strong the rest of the Ivy's are. They used to, but dropped it in the late 70s. They have a decent on campus arena that could be upgraded. Delaware has a great on campus facility, they're almost ready to go, as is, facility wise.

 

[Adios]

Detroit-area Oakland University to add D-I men’s, women’s hockey?

Oakland University?

 

[dbmill]

Detroit-area Oakland University to add D-I men’s, women’s hockey?

Oakland University?

Nice to hear about any school thinking of adding ice hockey, or any other sport for that matter. The Detroit area is certainly a hockey hotbed, and they got the Red Wings backing the effort for now at least.

 

[kibblesnbits]

Yet Wayne State in Detroit dropped D-I hockey 8-10 years ago.