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Illinois is the first to have their needs to be evaluated. Link
From the article:
The news doesn't mean that Illinois, or any of the other four schools, will join Division I, but the study should give those schools a framework as to what will be needed in order to make the jump, including financials. Of course, it was only Pegula's $102 million donation to Penn State which made that program possible.
"There are many questions yet unanswered, the biggest being funding for such an ambitious project," Whitman said. "But by engaging in this evaluation in such a public manner, our hope is that it helps us identify those from the hockey community who might have an interest in supporting this initiative. We believe it could be transformative for our athletic program, our university, and our community."
The other four schools to have the their frameworks set up by the NHL haven't been named yet.
From the article:
The news doesn't mean that Illinois, or any of the other four schools, will join Division I, but the study should give those schools a framework as to what will be needed in order to make the jump, including financials. Of course, it was only Pegula's $102 million donation to Penn State which made that program possible.
"There are many questions yet unanswered, the biggest being funding for such an ambitious project," Whitman said. "But by engaging in this evaluation in such a public manner, our hope is that it helps us identify those from the hockey community who might have an interest in supporting this initiative. We believe it could be transformative for our athletic program, our university, and our community."
The other four schools to have the their frameworks set up by the NHL haven't been named yet.
