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  • #76
    Re: UConn to apply to Hockey East

    http://articles.courant.com/2012-03-...ollege-program

    My only question, If Malloy is such a big hockey fan and he wants to revitalize Hartford, why isn't he working harder to try to lure the NHL, that will be a bigger draw. Bring back the Whale!!! There's an emptyness in Hartford since the Whalers left.
    I love the idea of UConn joining Hockey East, however, IMO, I think the HCC is WAY to big. I can understand a temporary solution until Freitas is "renovated" but I think a sold out smaller arena ON CAMPUS would be better than the embarassment of seeing the HCC 25 or 50% full. Look at the NCAA regionals, very low attendance and it was very noticable. THe only way to make HCC look as if there is a lot of people there would be too close the upper bowl and force people to the lower bowl. I would love to show my support for my teams but when you add all the concessions and parking and fuel, going to games for me would be expensive. Expense wise, it could compare to an NHL game. I expect that the current $5 ticket would close to triple in a new/renovated HE approved arena.

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    • #77
      Re: UConn to apply to Hockey East

      Originally posted by css228 View Post
      ECAC Hockey... coming to you live from Atlantic City!
      High School State Championships played at casino, just saying...

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      • #78
        Re: UConn to apply to Hockey East

        Originally posted by huskymike View Post
        http://articles.courant.com/2012-03-...ollege-program

        My only question, If Malloy is such a big hockey fan and he wants to revitalize Hartford, why isn't he working harder to try to lure the NHL, that will be a bigger draw. Bring back the Whale!!! There's an emptyness in Hartford since the Whalers left.
        It's not a big enough market. I'm sorry, but Hartford's NHL days are long gone.
        If you want to be a BADGER, just come along with me

        BRING BACK PAT RICHTER!!!


        At his graduation ceremony from the U of Minnesota, my cousin got a keychain. When asked what UW gave her for graduation, my sister said, "A degree from a University that matters."

        Canned music is a pathetic waste of your time.

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        • #79
          Re: UConn to apply to Hockey East

          Hockey East will be here on Campus today!
          Like a turkey at Thanksgiving, I'm stuffed

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          • #80
            Originally posted by FlagDUDE08 View Post
            And screw up the league's travel partner schedule?
            Liberty League hockey + Colgate. Then tell the Ivies to pound sand.
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            • #81
              Re: UConn to apply to Hockey East

              Originally posted by theprofromdover View Post
              I don't trust Uconn to follow through on any construction promises they make. Look at the problems Maine, UHN, Lowell, Zoomass and Vermont have in getting funds. I'll be happy with 11 until they obtain financing and break ground on a campus rink.
              On the other hand, this is a LARGE state university with resources. Look at how quickly they went from an also-ran in the old Yankee Conference in football to a legitimate D1 school. This is not like some school like Merrimack that I would imagine does not have the resources to build a state of the art arena. UConn could do it if they make the commitment.

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              • #82
                Re: UConn to apply to Hockey East

                Originally posted by ericredaxe View Post
                If they can sell beer at the XL Center then I'm all for it... but crowds of 3000ish are going to feel pretty small in an arena that seats 15K+
                But that doesn't matter, right? Look at the regionals... (heh heh - reference to that "other" thread)

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                • #83
                  Re: UConn to apply to Hockey East

                  Originally posted by jonnyquest View Post
                  I know it's a slightly greater distance than Hartford, but is Mohegan Sun Arena a feasible option?
                  Too far from Storrs...

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                  • #84
                    Re: UConn to apply to Hockey East

                    Originally posted by kingdobbs View Post
                    There's no ice at Mohegan.
                    There's no ice in Anaheim either...OH...you meant the Arena!

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                    • #85
                      Re: UConn to apply to Hockey East

                      Link to today's New Haven Register story:
                      http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2...5156940471.txt

                      "One idea that has been discussed is for the Huskies to play Hockey East conference games against larger programs like Boston College, Boston University, Maine, New Hampshire and Notre Dame in Hartford, with the others played on campus."

                      Forget the NHL, it failed 12 years ago in a better economy. The AHL team can hardly survive there. I would travel to Hartford to see Uconn play the above-mentioned teams. It would not make sense to play every game there, it would be better to fill the rink on campus than play in an almost-empty HCC, and wouldn't hurt the AHL attendance too much.

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                      • #86
                        Re: UConn to apply to Hockey East

                        Originally posted by css228 View Post
                        For now. Not in the long run when as a conference of small name schools there's no big draws to fill the stadiums. We still have some traditional power programs in the ECAC to get everyone excited. The new WCHA doesn't really.
                        Cornell and who else? In the past 10-15 years, no other school in the ECAC has been consistently in contention for NCAA trips to the point that they could be considered a traditional power. I could maybe see Union being considered one a decade from now if they keep this up.

                        Originally posted by css228 View Post
                        In 5-10 years, the new WCHA will be as irrelevant, or worse off, than ECAC Hockey.
                        I figure that they will end up being comparable conferences. Generally good for 1-2 NCAA bids each year, and a FF trip for a member school about once a decade.

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                        • #87
                          Re: UConn to apply to Hockey East

                          Originally posted by FadeToBlack&Gold View Post
                          I figure that they will end up being comparable conferences. Generally good for 1-2 NCAA bids each year, and a FF trip for a member school about once a decade.
                          And probably a national championship in 2014.

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                          • #88
                            Re: UConn to apply to Hockey East

                            Originally posted by css228 View Post
                            ECAC Hockey... coming to you live from Atlantic City!
                            Are they playing games in a casino?

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                            • #89
                              Re: UConn to apply to Hockey East

                              Originally posted by Priceless View Post
                              Are they playing games in a casino?
                              Both buildings have a good number of panhandlers outside. Close enough.

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                              • #90
                                Re: UConn to apply to Hockey East

                                Originally posted by chickod View Post
                                On the other hand, this is a LARGE state university with resources. Look at how quickly they went from an also-ran in the old Yankee Conference in football to a legitimate D1 school. This is not like some school like Merrimack that I would imagine does not have the resources to build a state of the art arena. UConn could do it if they make the commitment.
                                Uconn could probably do well like in football if BC, BU, and Maine bolted for the ACC.

                                You see what I'm saying here?
                                Originally posted by Greg Ambrose on 3/7/2010
                                The fact that you BC fans revel in the superiority of your team in an admittedly weak league leads me to believe you will be more sorely disappointed when the end comes than we will.

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