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Message: [QUOTE="brasssbonanzaa, post: 3018759, member: 794"] Because when the decision was made to upgrade, there was a plan to build the program out correctly. That included a full-time facility on campus and the requisite resources to compete in Hockey East because the school was not in the complete financial hell that it is right now. The school also severely underestimated the negative impact to the growth of the program that playing in Hartford is. Some here will refuse to accept that this is a factor, but it absolutely is a hindrance to recruiting, and to the development of the players and the program. Now the plan involves a tiny on-campus rink for exhibition games, Sacred Heart, and Merrimack and with the school in a financial bind they don't have the money needed to build proper facilities to compete with the top tier Hockey East and national programs. And the state saw people come to the XL Center and realized it was another SAVE HARTFORD!!!!!! opportunity and seemingly is forcing UConn's hand to stay there. [/QUOTE]