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  • #61
    Re: Pandemic and budget strain: Will any schools drop hockey?

    Not a major surprise, but sadly CHN reporting numerous sources citing UAH will eliminate Men's Hockey effective immediately.

    Sorry, gfm

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    • #62
      Originally posted by hockeyplayer1015 View Post
      Not a major surprise, but sadly CHN reporting numerous sources citing UAH will eliminate Men's Hockey effective immediately.

      Sorry, gfm
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      • #63
        Re: Pandemic and budget strain: Will any schools drop hockey?

        Well given how much the rest of the college hockey world has told them to **** off in the last 15 years, it’s amazing that they lasted this long.

        Most of the other programs I can think of that dropped hockey played in lousy arenas and/or were lucky to draw 1000 fans to a game.

        At their lowest point, UAH (as a secondary-at-best tenant getting sub-optimal time slots for home games) still more than 1200 a game, and had several points where they drew well over 2000 fans a game.

        By that measure, this is one of the most successful programs that we’ve lost. Iona, Findlay, Fairfield, Kent State… they could barely fill a coat room with fans. The Chargers could draw better than them literally any day of the week, and I think we will all miss them.
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        • #64
          Re: Pandemic and budget strain: Will any schools drop hockey?

          Originally posted by hockeyplayer1015 View Post
          Not a major surprise, but sadly CHN reporting numerous sources citing UAH will eliminate Men's Hockey effective immediately...(
          And equally sadly, likely not the last shoe (skate?) to drop.

          Originally posted by ExileOnDaytonStreet View Post
          ...At their lowest point, UAH (as a secondary-at-best tenant getting sub-optimal time slots for home games) still more than 1200 a game, and had several points where they drew well over 2000 fans a game.....
          Huntsville (the city) and the surrounding area has had a strong and well-established youth hockey organization for decades. Also co-host of a regional Jr franchise in recent years. The only thing UAH needed was D1 opponents in that part of the world. Something that just wasn't going to happen in SEC country.
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          • #65
            Originally posted by ExileOnDaytonStreet View Post
            ... and I think we will all miss them.
            I always enjoyed watching UAH play at Abel Arena. One of my favorite players I've seen okay, outside of the Lakers, was Guerriero. I'll be missing the Chargers for no sure.
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            • #66
              Originally posted by Split-N View Post
              And equally sadly, likely not the last shoe (skate?) to drop.
              I know Wodon isn’t an optimist by any definition, but reading between the lines of his tweet tells me that Anchorage is also going to drop this off-season.
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              • #67
                Re: Pandemic and budget strain: Will any schools drop hockey?

                I think SCSU is dropping education (I’ll let you make the smart-*** remark)
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                • #68
                  Re: Pandemic and budget strain: Will any schools drop hockey?

                  Originally posted by Split-N View Post
                  And equally sadly, likely not the last shoe (skate?) to drop.



                  Huntsville (the city) and the surrounding area has had a strong and well-established youth hockey organization for decades. Also co-host of a regional Jr franchise in recent years. The only thing UAH needed was D1 opponents in that part of the world. Something that just wasn't going to happen in SEC country.
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                  • #69
                    Re: Pandemic and budget strain: Will any schools drop hockey?

                    Originally posted by Sean Pickett View Post
                    Sports Equipment, Uniforms, Supplies - $5 million
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                    Not issuing new jerseys, pants, helmets, socks, gloves and shoes to every player every game like every program wants to do now-a-days for football...
                    New budget $250,000.

                    It wouldn't be a bad thing at all if NCAA football has to take major steps backwards, and reset their expectations or is even dropped by a lot of universities. Then the NFL can come in and take over their minor league and pay for its operation. The fact that billions of dollars is being spent on one sport in college athletics like money grows on trees is beyond dumb when nearly every campus has their hand out looking for money to pay for academic programs.
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                    • #70
                      Re: Pandemic and budget strain: Will any schools drop hockey?

                      It might suck but unlike a school like ASU that has money, it was never gonna workout long term for such an outlier like UAH. The Alaska schools will suffer the same fate eventually.

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                      • #71
                        Re: Pandemic and budget strain: Will any schools drop hockey?

                        I can't really see schools dropping football since that is a primary money maker but I suppose I could see programs like UConn and UMass ditching football but that's no loss anyway. Dumpster fire programs like that. Highly doubtful any P5 school drops football.

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                        • #72
                          Originally posted by JohnsonsJerseys View Post
                          Not issuing new jerseys, pants, helmets, socks, gloves and shoes to every player every game like every program wants to do now-a-days for football...
                          New budget $250,000.

                          It wouldn't be a bad thing at all if NCAA football has to take major steps backwards, and reset their expectations or is even dropped by a lot of universities. Then the NFL can come in and take over their minor league and pay for its operation. The fact that billions of dollars is being spent on one sport in college athletics like money grows on trees is beyond dumb when nearly every campus has their hand out looking for money to pay for academic programs.
                          ASU gets uniforms & gear for free. Roughly break even on revenue vs expenses for football. But it is a crazy amount of money!
                          Last edited by Sol Diablo; 05-22-2020, 08:00 PM.

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                          • #73
                            Re: Pandemic and budget strain: Will any schools drop hockey?

                            Probably the only sport that is "cut-proof" in this would be Men's & Women's Bouncy Ball. Is there a single D-I or D-II program that DOESN'T offer bouncy ball? If it comes down to it, you will see the entire athletic department fold before cutting that.
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                            • #74
                              Re: Pandemic and budget strain: Will any schools drop hockey?

                              Originally posted by Sol Diablo View Post
                              ASU gets uniforms & gear for free. Roughly break even on revenue vs expenses for football. But it is a crazy amount of money!
                              OK, but then what did ASU spend the $6.3 million they reported as Sports Equipment, Uniforms, and Supplies expenses for the 2017-18 season? Also, ASU reported a nearly $2.7 million loss on football ($52.8 million total expenses) for 2017-18.

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                              • #75
                                Re: Pandemic and budget strain: Will any schools drop hockey?

                                Originally posted by RaceBoarder View Post
                                Probably the only sport that is "cut-proof" in this would be Men's & Women's Bouncy Ball. Is there a single D-I or D-II program that DOESN'T offer bouncy ball? If it comes down to it, you will see the entire athletic department fold before cutting that.
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