NHL teams want local NCAA teams. The Blackhawks support Illini hockey, the Sabres owner built the Penn St rink let’s Canisius use the Sabres practice rink with 2000 seats and may support a Buffalo NCAA team, the Red Wings want Oakland U to start a Detroit area NCAA team, and the Penguins are rumored to be behind an effort to get Pitt a team. No idea if the Islanders secretly are pushing for an NCAA team, but the Nassau County Coliseum will need teams in the future. LIU could well fit the bill.