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Arizona State wishes it had D1 hockey

Re: Arizona State wishes it had D1 hockey

lmg6841 said:
ASU charges for their club games. I refused to pay the $5-10 to watch an ASU club team play when for the same price I can at least watch an AHA team play.
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Find a AHA team that has six former USHL players on there roster like ASU does. ASU would have no trouble competing with most AHA schools.
 
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ATTENTION USCHO FORUM MEMBERS -- I INTERRUPT THIS THREAD FOR AN IMPORTANT ANNOUCEMENT:

ARIZONA STATE IS NOT ADDING HOCKEY


You may now return to your regularly scheduled programming:
 
Re: Arizona State wishes it had D1 hockey

Six currently, plus more in the pipeline.

http://www.uscho.com/stats/roster/rit/mens-hockey/2014-2015/

While I'm not going to argue they couldn't grab a handful of wins, don't act like ASU doesn't recruit these kids. I was friends with several people involved with the program and to get a spot on any of their club Division teams (1,2, 3) is competitive.

MaizeRage said:
Find a AHA team that has six former USHL players on there roster like ASU does. ASU would have no trouble competing with most AHA schools.
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As a local ASU guy, I'm excited about the possibilities. It's certainly a long ways from happening, but ASU has some things they are putting in place to give the athletic department additional funding over the long haul. They are developing a sizable chunk of land along Tempe's Town Lake, with several good sized office buildings under construction and plans for more of that, plus restaurants, etc. That's all on ASU land and funds from that would go to the athletic department. Short term those funds will help remodel Sun Devil Stadium, but long term those funds will undoubtedly go to other purpopes.

Ray Anderson seems to be making a lot of good moves since coming to ASU and I could see him pulling this off if certain things fall into place.

Attendance numbers can be deceiving, as they play at Oceanside Arena. I've gone to their games before there, and there are not a lot of seats there, so until they play somewhere else, it's hard to gauge whether a bigger arena would lead to more attendance.

The right setup here in Phoenix can work, as the old Phoenix Roadrunners minor league teams at times drew quite well, but their arena was centrally located, unlike the Coyotes, who are in the far northwest part of the valley, which really cuts down on their drawing folks from a large chunk of the east side of the Phoenix metro area.

Interesting comment from someone who said that Wells Fargo arena, where ASU basketball plays, could possibly be retrofitted for hockey. If so, that's probably a lot cheaper than building a whole new hockey arena from scratch.
 
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Ray Anderson, AD of Arizona State is still talking about D1 ice hockey. Sounds like the interest is quite high. Obviously it's all talk until the money is there, but the enthusiasm is refreshing.

http://www.houseofsparky.com/2014/9/23/6836847/asu-hockey-athletic-director-ray-anderson-ncaa


Friday night the Sun Devils opened the season with Anderson in attendance. He spoke to the team, and made clear that his desire has not slowed down.

"He told them he's trying very hard to elevate the program to what he calls varsity status," said team general manager Ken Lind, who was in the locker room when Anderson addressed the team. "He'll do the best he can to make sure that everything starts to match up, and at some point, if we keep performing and raise the appropriate amount of capital, this program could become a varsity sport."

"We are trying to put together the support. We will certainly do the work we need to do with the NCAA," Anderson told the site. "It's aspirational but we have to make sure to go out and get the funding for it. We think we have some possibilities to take this to the next level."
 
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From Let's Play Hockey (a pretty reputable source)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Sources have told LPH that Arizona State is in talks with Don Levin to be the lead donor to fund ASU hockey’s rise to NCAA Division I status</p>— Let's Play Hockey (@LetsPlay_Hockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/LetsPlay_Hockey/status/530849299676930050">November 7, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Don Levin is an owner of the AHL’s Chicago Wolves and founder of DRL Enterprises. His son, Robert, is a sophomore goalie at Arizona State.</p>— Let's Play Hockey (@LetsPlay_Hockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/LetsPlay_Hockey/status/530849330572165120">November 7, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>According to sources, Arizona State would play two more seasons of ACHA hockey and begin Division I play in 2016-17 as an independent.</p>— Let's Play Hockey (@LetsPlay_Hockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/LetsPlay_Hockey/status/530849367389765632">November 7, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>The plan calls for Arizona State to play at the on-campus Wells Fargo Arena, home of the Sun Devils’ basketball teams.</p>— Let's Play Hockey (@LetsPlay_Hockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/LetsPlay_Hockey/status/530849394531119104">November 7, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Arizona State, under head coach Greg Powers, won the 2014 ACHA Division 1 National Championship.</p>— Let's Play Hockey (@LetsPlay_Hockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/LetsPlay_Hockey/status/530849423073349632">November 7, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Also in serious talks to add an NCAA Division I hockey program is the University of Buffalo.</p>— Let's Play Hockey (@LetsPlay_Hockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/LetsPlay_Hockey/status/530849539834404865">November 7, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Re: Arizona State wishes it had D1 hockey

I'm always on board for a new team, but have become a bit jaded as an Illinois fan. LPH had "sources" had them going D1 once or twice I think. The family connection is an interesting twist, but until something official comes out file it as interesting speculation. I like the random throw in of "Oh yeah, Buffalo too..."

EDIT: Yup, already an official and conclusive denial.

http://www.houseofsparky.com/2014/11/7/7176047/asu-hockey-don-levin-deny-reports-from-lets-play-hockey-of-ncaa-move
 
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slowe said:
I'm always on board for a new team, but have become a bit jaded as an Illinois fan. LPH had "sources" had them going D1 once or twice I think. The family connection is an interesting twist, but until something official comes out file it as interesting speculation. I like the random throw in of "Oh yeah, Buffalo too..."
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I found a couple links regarding D-1 hockey at Buffalo after Googling this, both more than 3 years old, one of which is a USCHO story:

http://www.uscho.com/2011/09/26/buffalo-bringing-back-hockey-adding-to-ccha/

http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/201...ding-hockey-uah-still-considering-dropping-it

I call B.S.
 
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blackswampboy said:
yep, B.S.
one month fresh.
http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/n...ffiliations-remain-subject-to-change-20141005
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Yup, right out of the horse's mouth:

Western New Yorkers can put the idea of the University at Buffalo adding Division I hockey on the back burner. Athletic director Danny White has said there are no plans to consider adding the sport.

“I get the question all the time,” White said. “Does it make sense? Yeah. It’s the No. 1 hockey market in the country. Sure it makes a lot of sense. But we’re not going to realize our potential until we figure out this football thing, figure out how to consistently be competitive in football and be good at all the sports we have. When we do that, we’ll generate more revenue and maybe we’ll be in a different position. But right now, I don’t see how it’s something we could look at realistically. “
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