Timothy A
Let's go RED!
Does this affect their women's program?
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Michigan Getting a Women's Team?
- Thread starter Hockeybuckeye
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No… it’s safe for now but how long.
It can’t be far behind.
It will still exist at D1.
The women are still able to get some significant wins each year both in number of wins, and name brand of opponent which probably helps keep the women’s program going.
The women’s program has lately recruited Europeans who then hit the portal so who knows what the long term future is. Maybe gotta go back to those Stoney Creek girls.
I’m just really interested in the long term path for the sport as a whole from youth all the way up. Lots of things don’t look sustainable unless you have a money tree.
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Well, the billionaire Illitch family can MAKE money off of a pro team, whereas they would have to GIVE money to fund a college team. Vultures.
Timothy A
Let's go RED!
And there's so much red tape involved with working with a university that you really have not much control over
Hockeybuckeye
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From my experience with UM it all comes down to money. Their two options are expand the south end of Yost or build a new arena. From what I hear there is if a new facility is built the administration prefers placing both the men and women's teams in it as they baulk at the thought and cost of operating two separate venues if the men were kept in Yost. After the feasibility study was released there was a lot of pushback from the alumni and some of the larger donors against abandoning Yost.
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Hockeybuckeye
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Only a section of the metal sheeting on the roof came off. Easily repairable.
Also the Veterans Park ice rink in Ann Arbor lost a wall.
Here's a link to view the Yost damage.
See storm damage to Yost Ice Arena at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
Yost Ice Arena was damaged after overnight storms swept through Ann Arbor.
www.clickondetroit.com
Hockeybuckeye
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Here's a new story on it but a lot of the same old same old, all talk no action.
www.fox17online.com
Bid to launch women's DI hockey at Michigan moving forward, regent Denise Ilitch tells the AP
University of Michigan regent Denise Ilitch told The AP she believes there’s enough support for the Big Ten school to launch a Division I women’s hockey program.
www.fox17online.com
This is actually a recycled article from a couple of months ago.Here's a new story on it but a lot of the same old same old, all talk no action.
Bid to launch women's DI hockey at Michigan moving forward, regent Denise Ilitch tells the AP
University of Michigan regent Denise Ilitch told The AP she believes there’s enough support for the Big Ten school to launch a Division I women’s hockey program.
Hockeybuckeye
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Funding college sports is crazy and unstable currently which is the main factor Ohio State isn't pulling the trigger on the long promised new hockey arena without a mega donor and other Big Ten schools getting a women's hockey program.
So then OSU is never getting a new rink is what you are saying.
Hockeybuckeye
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No, but it sure feels like that at times. The current plan they have projects it at 5 years out but it's been pushed back so many times over the past ten years it wouldn't surprise me if something else came up to delay it.
Hockeybuckeye
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If it bothers you so much then put up or shut up. Where's your donation towards a new barn?
Timothy A
Let's go RED!
One would think BADger fans would love to see them in the tin can forever. I certainly don't mind at all, even to the point of sacrificing the ability to clearly watch the games on the internet.