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Rumor has it this project is still on the books. It's a done deal or close. LOL. I didn't get enough information why it's taking so long. LOL. We will see here.Slap Shot - 444 might want to consider a restraining order.
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I was told by an inside source that Illinois is 100% committed to D-I hockey, unless they decide not to field a team. So it is clear to me that the team is going to happen unless is doesn't.Preserving Michigan Tech's Hockey History
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Originally posted by geezerTech has the best of everything, even the best jersey nerd.Originally posted by manurespreader...I really enjoyed listening to Ryan Johnson. He sounded intelligent.
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Originally posted by JohnsonsJerseys View PostI was told by an inside source that Illinois is 100% committed to D-I hockey, unless they decide not to field a team...
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Basically nothing yet other than they’re still talking. At this point I’m happy he’s saying that instead of they’re giving up.
Whitman weighs in on football struggles, facility upgrades, hockey and more
https://www.news-gazette.com/sports/...a1044f636.html
“We have restarted some of those conversations. This was an idea that obviously was very much front of mind for us for a number of years. When the pandemic hit, that conversation moved very quickly to the back burner when we left it until just recently when we re-opened some of those discussions with all of the different stakeholders,” Whitman said. “We just want to get a sense of the room in how their worlds have changed as our world has changed, and is there still an appetite to undertake this project? That’s an ongoing conversation now.”
Whitman didn’t offer a timeline on when any decisions about the future of hockey at Illinois would take place.
“It was a pretty complex conversation before,” he said. “I would say it certainly hasn’t gotten any simpler in light of the pandemic.”
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It is worth reiterating that the arena that is the centerpiece of this deal isn’t just for Illinois and there are other stakeholders involved.
So it isn’t very surprising that the pandemic has been a bigger hurdle here than, say, an Augustana scenario where just one or two big donors can make it happen out of nothingness.
Originally posted by The Sicatoka View PostTrev Alberts, former Nebraska LB, former AD at UN-Omaha, named new AD at Nebraska-Lincoln.
Let the speculation commence.
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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."
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Not sure why I’m bothering, but here you go. Still being discussed but it’s not dead yet.
https://herald-review.com/sports/hoc...6fa91e2ab.html
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March of 2020: “We were two weeks away from announcing that we were going to add varsity hockey and move forward with the downtown facility and then COVID hit,” Illinois Associate Director of Athletics Kent Brown said.
March of 2022: Josh Whitman announced those efforts were put back into motion but there is still a ways to go... Since the process is in the beginning stages, a timeline for decision making or next steps is also a work in progress.
Sooo... the program is ready to go, but they're just in the beginning stages of planning. Yep, that kind of talk is absolutely how administrators keep their jobs and politicians get elected - big promises with no firm commitment to actually DO anything.
Meanwhile, LIU is finishing their second season in D-I.Preserving Michigan Tech's Hockey History
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Originally posted by geezerTech has the best of everything, even the best jersey nerd.Originally posted by manurespreader...I really enjoyed listening to Ryan Johnson. He sounded intelligent.
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Originally posted by JohnsonsJerseys View PostMarch of 2020: “We were two weeks away from announcing that we were going to add varsity hockey and move forward with the downtown facility and then COVID hit,” Illinois Associate Director of Athletics Kent Brown said.
March of 2022: Josh Whitman announced those efforts were put back into motion but there is still a ways to go... Since the process is in the beginning stages, a timeline for decision making or next steps is also a work in progress.
Sooo... the program is ready to go, but they're just in the beginning stages of planning. Yep, that kind of talk is absolutely how administrators keep their jobs and politicians get elected - big promises with no firm commitment to actually DO anything.
Meanwhile, LIU is finishing their second season in D-I.Russell Jaslow
[Former] SUNYAC Correspondent
U.S. College Hockey Online
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Originally posted by slowe View PostNot sure why I’m bothering, but here you go. Still being discussed but it’s not dead yet.
https://herald-review.com/sports/hoc...6fa91e2ab.htmlSlap Shot - 444 might want to consider a restraining order.
dggoddard - Minnesota is THE ELITE Program in all of college hockey.
wasmania - you have to be the very best to get ice time with the great gophers!
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