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Originally posted by Split-N View PostNavy would make sense from the standpoint of its being the only D1 Service academy without hockey but I live in that general area and haven't heard anything to that effect on the hockey grapevine. Pure speculation on my part but UNLV wouldn't surprise me. Plenty of $$$ (at least until recently), and some acceptable venues relatively close by.
Personally I'd love to see Syracuse or Rhode Island make the jump to fill out Hockey East but I won't hold my breath.If you want to be a BADGER, just come along with me
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Originally posted by ExileOnDaytonStreet View PostI’m basing it off of Trefzger’s comments on the USCHO podcasts this year and the part where the DMV (if you consider DC, Maryland, and Virginia as a collective state) is probably the market most underserved by non-NHL hockey teams in the nation.
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Originally posted by ExileOnDaytonStreet View PostI’m basing it off of Trefzger’s comments on the USCHO podcasts this year and the part where the DMV (if you consider DC, Maryland, and Virginia as a collective state) is probably the market most underserved by non-NHL hockey teams in the nation.
Interestingly, Navy has had a consistently competitive ACHA D1 club team for years so hockey is not unknown in Annapolis. But if the academy had any varsity hockey intentions, it almost certainly would have designed the new rink it built not so many years back to meet NCAA D1 minimums. It didn't.
All of that being said, the Washington Caps are wildly popular in the DMV and youth hockey in this part of the world is stronger than it has ever been. So D1 college hockey at places like Navy, Maryland, and George Mason would likely have success. As noted, Navy already has a rink and George Mason has an ice-making capability at its Patriot Center arena. Georgetown and George Washington would very much be longshots as they would need to build arenas and have precious little available land on which to build anything.
But even without the current public health situation, I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for any of this to happen.Last edited by Split-N; 04-23-2020, 12:49 PM."Through the years, we ever will acclaim........"
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Originally posted by Split-N View PostThere have been rumors and speculation involving Navy going back at least 30 years--sometimes involving Maryland (20 miles away) coming along with it--but amounting to nothing more than what the Navy would call "Scuttlebutt."
Interestingly, Navy has had a consistently competitive ACHA D1 club team for years so hockey is not unknown in Annapolis. But if the academy had any varsity hockey intentions, it almost certainly would have designed the new rink it built not so many years back to meet NCAA D1 minimums. It didn't.
All of that being said, the Washington Caps are wildly popular in the DMV and youth hockey in this part of the world is stronger than it has ever been. So D1 college hockey at places like Navy, Maryland, and George Mason would likely have success. As noted, Navy already has a rink and George Mason has an ice-making capability at its Patriot Center arena. Georgetown and George Washington would very much be longshots as they would need to build arenas and have precious little available land on which to build anything.
But even without the current public health situation, I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for any of this to happen.
Yeah, Navy buried their opportunity when they built their new rink (with donated money) with the express purpose of having indoor tennis courts. GMU is the most likely option. There are no venues in that 2k range. In theory I think you could do some retrofitting at the St James (inside beltway springfield, edsall road) with some money if a college wanted to go varsity to get to minimal standards... the St James is in an industrial area and has some $$$$ behind the operation as they consider themselves a premier facility with an indoor football/soccer field amongst other things. I think MedStar in Arlington might sit 1k... but yeahBS UML '04, PhD UConn '09
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Originally posted by Terry Switzer View PostAs an old retired sailor, I want a Navy team, maybe they can do better that Wisconsin right now.bigmrg74: "You can't drink the day away if you don't start early!"
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WHOA! Maybe Navy starting D1 hockey isn't such a pipe dream after all. Following is an excerpt from a tweet by Mike McMahon, of College Hockey News:
"...Been told by enough people that the AHA is holding out hope that Navy will go D1 soon, and lots of people believe that is in the works and in the planning stages. If you're asking me, expect Navy in AHA.""Through the years, we ever will acclaim........"
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Originally posted by UncleRay View PostThe University of Mazatlan and Long Island University will win a DI hockey NC before Illinois has a team.Preserving Michigan Tech's Hockey History
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Originally posted by Split-N View PostThere have been rumors and speculation involving Navy going back at least 30 years--sometimes involving Maryland (20 miles away) coming along with it--but amounting to nothing more than what the Navy would call "Scuttlebutt."
Interestingly, Navy has had a consistently competitive ACHA D1 club team for years so hockey is not unknown in Annapolis. But if the academy had any varsity hockey intentions, it almost certainly would have designed the new rink it built not so many years back to meet NCAA D1 minimums. It didn't.
All of that being said, the Washington Caps are wildly popular in the DMV and youth hockey in this part of the world is stronger than it has ever been. So D1 college hockey at places like Navy, Maryland, and George Mason would likely have success. As noted, Navy already has a rink and George Mason has an ice-making capability at its Patriot Center arena. Georgetown and George Washington would very much be longshots as they would need to build arenas and have precious little available land on which to build anything.
But even without the current public health situation, I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for any of this to happen.
Last edited by The Zlax45; 04-30-2020, 11:32 PM.Yes I am the former member known as Zlax45
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Originally posted by The Zlax45 View PostLiberty would be my pick in that area...They pack the house for Club Hockey and even have games on ESPN+...."Through the years, we ever will acclaim........"
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Originally posted by Split-N View PostHowever, Lynchburg is literally in the middle of nowhere, isolated in the southern part of Virginia, and nowhere close to the DC metro area. Very hard to get to.Russell Jaslow
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Originally posted by The Zlax45 View PostLiberty would be my pick in that area...They pack the house for Club Hockey and even have games on ESPN+.
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