Notre Dame leaves Hockey East for Big 10

[mookie1995]

Re: Notre Dame leaves Hockey East for Big 10

- URI is a perfect fit for HEA (New England state school) and has a natural rivalry with PC from their hotly-contested basketball series.

another great place with fine golf clubs. hard pressed to find better courses in new england than newport cc & wannamoisett! (too bad the cities want to do away with the amps or mookie would move there)

[Spartanforlife4]

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Yes, but it's unlikely without a major donation. They built their arena back in the mid-00's in such a way that it could be expanded to be a D-1 rink (it's literally half finished - stands on one side and both ends with a scoreboard and a wall on the other side) very easily with a projected capacity of around 3,000-4,000. It's really nice, with a big foyer and good sightlines, but it needs expansion.

However, the state is in a bit of a financial crisis and has slashed a lot of funding for URI essentials already. There's no chance it could fund a brand new hockey program in its current shape. If a wealthy alum donated a few million dollars, this might be realistic, but right now it's pretty much impossible. It's too bad - URI is a perfect fit for HEA (New England state school) and has a natural rivalry with PC from their hotly-contested basketball series.

Imagine what they could build with all that money Curt Schilling stole.

[Middle Street]

another great place with fine golf clubs. hard pressed to find better courses in new england than newport cc & wannamoisett! (too bad the cities want to do away with the amps or mookie would move there)

LOL. Just like the BiG Ten Mookie has stringent requirements

[mookie1995]

Re: Notre Dame leaves Hockey East for Big 10

Imagine what they could build with all that money Curt Schilling stole.

spent. he spent the money

[mookie1995]

Re: Notre Dame leaves Hockey East for Big 10

LOL. Just like the BiG Ten Mookie has stringent requirements

standards. (and not just for graduate research money {which tD is gonna do away with})

[acohen527]

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Could you link to articles about the new rink and upcoming ground breaking? Thanks

Sean

Nothing public yet. I have personally seen the blueprints and designs of the rink on top of attending discussion boards with the AD, Dean and others. The only reason why ground breaking hasn't taken place yet is due to the demands of the adjunct professors (who admittedly don't get paid enough), but this dispute should be settled within the next few months.
Here's an article from last year by Dan Rubin: http://www.uscho.com/2015/03/10/bent...-campus-arena/

[gfmorris]

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Hey, if HE wants to replace the Golden Domers with a squad overshadowed by football country, well, UAH is already used to planes and buses, and it's not like you get into South Bend directly, so what's the difference between flying to Chicago or Atlanta? [Okay, it's a matter of the nature of the delay.]

GFM

[johnk]

I wonder where the TV networks stand on this. Does the BTN allow ND to stay on NBC Sports or is the decision ND's?

[turk181]

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I wonder where the TV networks stand on this. Does the BTN allow ND to stay on NBC Sports or is the decision ND's?

FWIW.......

Per sources, Notre Dame will keep its NBCSN contract ... League was given "travel" as primary reason for departure.

— Mike McMahon (@MikeMcMahonCHN) March 22, 2016

[The Zlax45]

Re: Notre Dame leaves Hockey East for Big 10

Holy Cross could play at the DCU also

[UML Puck Hawk]

Hey, if HE wants to replace the Golden Domers with a squad overshadowed by football country, well, UAH is already used to planes and buses, and it's not like you get into South Bend directly, so what's the difference between flying to Chicago or Atlanta? [Okay, it's a matter of the nature of the delay.]

GFM

You have my vote

[5mn_Major]

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FWIW.......

Per sources, Notre Dame will keep its NBCSN contract ... League was given "travel" as primary reason for departure.

— Mike McMahon (@MikeMcMahonCHN) March 22, 2016

??

Sorry domers, I don't see the value in this for the B1G. I know they're desperate to expand, but there's 50 schools that would jump. And BTN doesn't even get anything?

[HungryHungryHuskies]

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Darn ... I will miss them given my Huskies' recent success against them (8-2-2 since 2011). Those Compton wins were all especially fantastic, especially their first loss in their new shiny new arena: http://hockeyeastonline.com/men/boxe...p?mndmnoe1.d02 ****, that felt good ...

[FDNY99]

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Well, UConn and a potted plant are about equivalent academically (joking aside, they simply don't fit the big ten academically).

I hope you mean because Rutgers is AAU and UConn is not. You may want to take a look at where UConn ranks with other public Universities before making this statement.

[FDNY99]

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I live on Long Island. People here do not care about college sports. They especially have no interest in college hockey. Rutgers, a BIG program, gets little print or TV in the metro area unless it is regarding one of their sports scandals. That coverage is quite prevalent .

I'm across the sound in Weschester and have played in a few men's leagues on LI. That actually surprised me considering that LI kids dot the rosters of the USNTDP along with almost every HE team. LI has, does, and will continue to put out some serious hockey talent.