Michigan Getting a Women's Team?

[Lindsay]

Women's month weekly: The time for Division I women's hockey is now

There were 16 minutes left on the clock. After a game-tying goal at the end of the third period, the United States women’s hockey team forced overtime against Canada in the Olympic gold medal game. A stretch pass traveled the length of the ice before landing on the tape of defenseman Megan...

www.michigandaily.com

Nothing too new here but pretty strong call out of Michigan for not having a team.

 

[Arreis]

Women's month weekly: The time for Division I women's hockey is now

There were 16 minutes left on the clock. After a game-tying goal at the end of the third period, the United States women’s hockey team forced overtime against Canada in the Olympic gold medal game. A stretch pass traveled the length of the ice before landing on the tape of defenseman Megan...

www.michigandaily.com

Nothing too new here but pretty strong call out of Michigan for not having a team.

One statement in the article gives you hope.

“I’m tired of watching Ohio State win,” Ilitch said.

But then later it states they have been exploring this since 1998. That unfortunately makes it feel like all they will do is find excuses not to add a women's team.

 

[Hockeybuckeye]

But then later it states they have been exploring this since 1998. That unfortunately makes it feel like all they will do is find excuses not to add a women's team.

The main difference is the exploring of it has just been discussions here and there, now the Regents have funded and completed the feasibility study of it giving them two options. Expand Yost into the parking lot on the south end to accommodate locker, equipment and office space or build an entirely new arena with the idea of housing both the men & women's teams but the idea they would need to or should move the men out of Yost is absurd. They just don't want the cost of operating two separate facilities.

 

[Arreis]

The main difference is the exploring of it has just been discussions here and there, now the Regents have funded and completed the feasibility study of it giving them two options. Expand Yost into the parking lot on the south end to accommodate locker, equipment and office space or build an entirely new arena with the idea of housing both the men & women's teams but the idea they would need to or should move the men out of Yost is absurd. They just don't want the cost of operating two separate facilities.

Still feels like Lucy holding the football for Charlie Brown.

 

[Lindsay]

Yes it’s another version of “OSU is building a women’s rink”

The addition of Red Berensen is interesting. He was a villain in the narrative for years whether or not that was factual. I wonder what influence or level of interest he has.

Kind of feels like if Ilitch wants it, her family will need to fund it.

 

[Arreis]

Also, how is the NCAA advancing women's hockey by having OSU host regional playoffs in a rink that has 600 seats?

 

[BuckyB]

OSU should be prohibited from hosting ANY NCAA post season games in that dump of a rink.
It’s just flat out embarrassing and not a level playing field for the poor teams that draw that regional.
Michigan will never expand Yost to the south and eliminate parking for the precious football building… NEVER.
The answer is to build a new facility to host the Men and new Women’s hockey teams and the perfect scenario is to acquire the property at the now closed Concordia College on the North Side of campus.