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Re: OT: LIU Combining Athletic Programs
« Reply #15 on: October 04, 2018, 04:58:15 pm »
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.

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Re: OT: LIU Combining Athletic Programs
« Reply #16 on: October 04, 2018, 06:23:54 pm »
Interesting how the Pro teams silently or openly support D1 college hockey. That's good for the sport and the school .  Hopefully a team sees  SBU as a startup sort of .  Our team is club is always ranked  . 

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Re: OT: LIU Combining Athletic Programs
« Reply #17 on: October 04, 2018, 07:02:40 pm »
Don’t live in the metro and have been exposed to much college hockey.  Just want to see it grow.  Vastly prefer the Islanders.
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Re: OT: LIU Combining Athletic Programs
« Reply #18 on: October 04, 2018, 07:57:02 pm »
Interesting how the Pro teams silently or openly support D1 college hockey. That's good for the sport and the school .  Hopefully a team sees  SBU as a startup sort of .  Our team is club is always ranked  .
Would have thought that the Islanders wanted SBU as an NCAA partner as SBU is more reputable, but LIU starting women’s hockey is a major indication that LIU had much more interest.  The combo Brooklyn and Post made hockey at an LIU much more financially feasible.  LIU-Post put out a hiring post for a women’s hockey coach, but months later Brooklyn put out the same notice and the NEWHA was formed.  That seemed to me a sign that those athletic departments were working together with orders from above.

NHL teams need more kids being excited about hockey and the NCAA teams are a good way to do it, as tickets are so much cheaper.  California and Arizona kids are flocking to hockey.  Ariz St started a team and they have plans now to build a 5000 seat arena on campus.   Would not be surprised if Stanford, UCLA, UTah, UNLV, Oregon and Washington started it too.  The recruiting base out west has grown tremendously.  It’s not just Canada and Mass and Michigan and Minny any more.

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Re: OT: LIU Combining Athletic Programs
« Reply #19 on: October 14, 2018, 10:09:36 am »
ICYMI, Almonacy has transferred to Southern New Hampshire. Good landing spot.


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Re: OT: LIU Combining Athletic Programs
« Reply #20 on: October 21, 2018, 01:54:15 am »
So the Islanders have completed their practice facility in Nassau County but close to Belmont Park.  Here is some photos from their Architecture firm.  http://www.andrusarchitecture.com/ny-islanders.html

It looks like one of the rinks has several thousand seats.  Can’t find on the internet what the capacity is.  But since it’s rare for a DI school like LIU-Brooklyn at add women’s ice hockey without a men’s team, this could be the next step for the combined DI campuses.  Atlantic Hockey is at eleven and needs one more and a NY metro team would be perfect for them.

Any faults in my logic?  Presume the Post campus is close.