UConn Hires Consulting Firm

[RSTuthill]

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UConn has a high level club team in Alpine Skiing that competes in the McConnell Division of the USCSA, toughest in the east. The McConnell Division has all the USCSA varsity programs in the east. The UConn Invitational is January 12-13 at Jiminy Peak this year.

UConn also has a past national championship or two in Equestrian, I believe.

[Spydey629]

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Pardon me if this is a dumb question... how many scholarships does UConn offer for women's hockey? The full 18 alloted to the sport?

If it's any less that that, I would think they'd be in line for additional scholarships too.

[Patman]

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UConn has a high level club team in Alpine Skiing that competes in the McConnell Division of the USCSA, toughest in the east. The McConnell Division has all the USCSA varsity programs in the east. The UConn Invitational is January 12-13 at Jiminy Peak this year.

UConn also has a past national championship or two in Equestrian, I believe.

I believe that the UConn paintball team also won a national title in my later years of grad school... but I don't think there are any schollies in that

[kingdobbs]

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Pardon me if this is a dumb question... how many scholarships does UConn offer for women's hockey? The full 18 alloted to the sport?

If it's any less that that, I would think they'd be in line for additional scholarships too.

My understanding is that the full 18 are offered, as an offset to the extra 20 needed when football was upgraded to Division I-A.

[TonyTheTiger20]

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My understanding is that the full 18 are offered

That's my guess, especially considering that their women's team is pretty decent (runner-up for the Hockey East title a couple years back).

[RSTuthill]

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http://animalscience.uconn.edu/equin...strianteam.php

http://www.varsityequestrian.com/universities.html

http://www.ncaa.com/sports/skiing/d1

http://www.skiing.uconn.edu/about.html

[goldy_331]

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UConn has a high level club team in Alpine Skiing that competes in the McConnell Division of the USCSA, toughest in the east. The McConnell Division has all the USCSA varsity programs in the east. The UConn Invitational is January 12-13 at Jiminy Peak this year.

UConn also has a past national championship or two in Equestrian, I believe.

But how are the bowling and badmiton teams doing?

[RSTuthill]

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But how are the bowling and badmiton teams doing?

Hehehe ... goldie_331, I am guessing you are a couch potato making fun of people actually who are up off their asses and doing a sport. But nonetheless you may be surprised to learn that bowling is actually an NCAA sport. Badminton I think is not, but it is an Olympic sport.

[goldy_331]

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Hehehe ... goldie_331, I am guessing you are a couch potato making fun of people actually who are up off their asses and doing a sport. But nonetheless you may be surprised to learn that bowling is actually an NCAA sport. Badminton I think is not, but it is an Olympic sport.

I am a couch potato because I'm old and broken down, not by choice. If I wasn't so broken down I'd be playing old guy hockey (badly).

I'm making fun of the fringe sports, because they are fringe sports, like equestrian. I played a fringe sport in college as I was on the men's volleyball club (B team, not A). Yes, I'm well aware of bowling being NCAA and remain surprised that badminton is not yet. It's a varsity sport in Minnesota State High School League and much more physically demanding than bowling.

[4four4]

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I am a couch potato because I'm old and broken down, not by choice. If I wasn't so broken down I'd be playing old guy hockey (badly).

I'm making fun of the fringe sports, because they are fringe sports, like equestrian. I played a fringe sport in college as I was on the men's volleyball club (B team, not A). Yes, I'm well aware of bowling being NCAA and remain surprised that badminton is not yet. It's a varsity sport in Minnesota State High School League and much more physically demanding than bowling.

I played men's USVBA BB at Minnesota and enjoyed it. Good times.

[RSTuthill]

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I am a couch potato because I'm old and broken down, not by choice. If I wasn't so broken down I'd be playing old guy hockey (badly).

Sorry to hear about that. I am kinda in the same boat but still able to compete as an age grouper in a couple of sports. I think it is important to push yourself to compete as long as possible in life. It's a lifestyle choice which is why there is so much adult hockey going on.

[Jim]

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UConn has a high level club team in Alpine Skiing that competes in the McConnell Division of the USCSA, toughest in the east. The McConnell Division has all the USCSA varsity programs in the east. The UConn Invitational is January 12-13 at Jiminy Peak this year.

UConn also has a past national championship or two in Equestrian, I believe.

Over the years their polo team has won a few national championships, too, although it isn't an NCAA sport.

[Jim]

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Good point. And the Friends had it a good two or three days before they gave it to the press. Jim, Patman, and Kingdobbs, it looks like it may be shortly time for us to open our wallets. If it is to move to HE, I hope you will be joining me.

Oh yes.

[Matt75]

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The only way I see Uconn in Hockey East is if they play the Hockey East games at Hartford. The Uconn rink is too small and too far away from the fan base.

[RSTuthill]

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Not at all sure that this is good news.

Link to new AD story.

The only way I see Uconn in Hockey East is if they play the Hockey East games at Hartford. The Uconn rink is too small and too far away from the fan base.

Obviously the current rink is too small. But if they can draw 9,000 to Gample, they should be able to draw 4,000 - 5,000 to a campus rink with a nationally competitive program playing HE and big name OOC opponents.