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OT 50k to pack Soldier Field to watch College Hockey
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Posted: 2/16/2013 11:38 PM
OT 50k to pack Soldier Field to watch College Hockey
Is it maybe time for Illinois to start taking a hard look at college hockey?
Illinois has:
-26000+ playing hockey in the state ranking it 6th nationally among state enrollments per USA Hockey
-Illinois now has 66 kids playing D1 hockey and the numbers continue to rise
-The state of Illinois has 0 D1 hockey teams
-The Big Ten just added ice hockey as a conference sport
Soldier field will have 50k show up to watch college hockey while the game will be played on the Big 10 Network.....will anyone from the Illinois Athletic Department take notice?
Last edited 2/16/2013 11:40 PM by scottsdaledevil
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Posted: 2/17/2013 1:24 AM
Re: OT 50k to pack Soldier Field to watch College Hockey
UIC should've gotten rid of their men's basketball team back in the 90's
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Is it maybe time for Illinois to start taking a hard look at college hockey?
Illinois has:
-26000+ playing hockey in the state ranking it 6th nationally among state enrollments per USA Hockey
-Illinois now has 66 kids playing D1 hockey and the numbers continue to rise
-The state of Illinois has 0 D1 hockey teams
-The Big Ten just added ice hockey as a conference sport
Soldier field will have 50k show up to watch college hockey while the game will be played on the Big 10 Network.....will anyone from the Illinois Athletic Department take notice?
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Posted: 2/17/2013 8:20 AM
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We don't need another men's non rev sport. With Title 13 and the money woes at Illinois for sports, any drain away from two biggest sports would be wasteful.
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Posted: 2/17/2013 10:25 AM
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illtex wrote: We don't need another men's non rev sport. With Title 13 and the money woes at Illinois for sports, any drain away from two biggest sports would be wasteful. Why would hockey have to be a non revenue sport? Given the statistics quoted earlier, I don't see why it could not be developed into a consistent revenue producing sport. University of Chief Illiniwek
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Posted: 2/17/2013 10:45 AM
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cuillini wrote:
illtex wrote: We don't need another men's non rev sport. With Title 13 and the money woes at Illinois for sports, any drain away from two biggest sports would be wasteful. Why would hockey have to be a non revenue sport? Given the statistics quoted earlier, I don't see why it could not be developed into a consistent revenue producing sport. with the need under Title IX to add an equal number of womens scholarships under a new sport, and the 25 schollies needed the proposed mens team, and the years it would take to competitive and draw fans, it would be a fairly costly sport to add. Is the ice arena still a viable building on campus? How many people does it hold?
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Posted: 2/17/2013 10:46 AM
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--------------------------------------------- --- cuillini wrote: illtex wrote: We don't need another men's non rev sport. With Title 13 and the money woes at Illinois for sports, any drain away from two biggest sports would be wasteful. Why would hockey have to be a non revenue sport? Given the statistics quoted earlier, I don't see why it could not be developed into a consistent revenue producing sport. --------------------------------------------- NCAA Hockey is definitely a revenue generating sport www.freakonomics.com/2012/04/0...and-basketball/ |
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Posted: 2/17/2013 11:13 AM
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Hockey is a real winner at many universities.
I thought we were looking at adding a team to the Big Ten members that play hockey.
Or, am I thinking of another sport - about a yr ago.
Big Bob in Brandon
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Posted: 2/17/2013 11:48 AM
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Penn St is adding mens hockey, that was the reason the B1G finally was making it a conference sport
I can not remember any sport that UI was going to add or proposing to add.
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Posted: 2/17/2013 11:54 AM
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I used to watch the Illini club hockey team a lot when I lived in Champaign. They're a really good team year in and year out. I've always wished that they would go DI
HudsonIllini wrote: Yeah remember when we had a TEAM to cheer for?! Without the people in A section (major donors) this program doesn't pay the bills. I sold or gave mine out so mine were not empty. Got good $ from a UM fan for today's game.
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Posted: 2/17/2013 12:31 PM
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Illinijockstrap wrote: I used to watch the Illini club hockey team a lot when I lived in Champaign. They're a really good team year in and year out. I've always wished that they would go DI yea, a good club team they would go winless in D1 college hockey. probably 2/3 the players on the club team would be ineligible on a ncaa sanctioned team
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Posted: 2/17/2013 3:58 PM
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scottsdaledevil wrote:Is it maybe time for Illinois to start taking a hard look at college hockey?
Soldier field will have 50k show up to watch college hockey while the game will be played on the Big 10 Network.....will anyone from the Illinois Athletic Department take notice? It doesn't look like 50k from these pictures (and these are the top 4 teams in the Midwest?): http://galleries.apps.chicagot...r-field-photos/ |
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Posted: 2/17/2013 4:30 PM
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UIEightyThree wrote:
Illinijockstrap wrote: I used to watch the Illini club hockey team a lot when I lived in Champaign. They're a really good team year in and year out. I've always wished that they would go DI
yea, a good club team
they would go winless in D1 college hockey.
probably 2/3 the players on the club team would be ineligible on a ncaa sanctioned team What I mean is that I wish Illinois would get a DI team because the club team is a lot of fun to watch and the atmosphere is a lot of fun, not that Illinois should have a U$C football or Kentucky basketball version of a hockey team (which I'm sure that you already know this). I guarantee that the club team wouldn't go winless if they played an all-DI team schedule.
HudsonIllini wrote: Yeah remember when we had a TEAM to cheer for?! Without the people in A section (major donors) this program doesn't pay the bills. I sold or gave mine out so mine were not empty. Got good $ from a UM fan for today's game.
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Posted: 2/17/2013 6:20 PM
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It might Be embarrassing that the hockey today might outdraw football next fall
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Posted: 2/17/2013 6:25 PM
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yeah, i will be shocked if we draw over 40k next year in Soldier Field. that game is a mistake. we are not at a point as a program that we need to leave anywhere and go play somewhere. Dominating the Chicago market isn't about playing a game there - its about winning games. illini34 wrote: It might Be embarrassing that the hockey today might outdraw football next fall |
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Posted: 2/17/2013 6:39 PM
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I think a lot more UW fans come than we realize. I have heard rumors that their alumni are trying to make it the travel game. Heck they might outdraw us. No one I know is interested in going --------------------------------------------- --- illiniranger wrote: yeah, i will be shocked if we draw over 40k next year in Soldier Field. that game is a mistake. we are not at a point as a program that we need to leave anywhere and go play somewhere. Dominating the Chicago market isn't about playing a game there - its about winning games. illini34 wrote: It might Be embarrassing that the hockey today might outdraw football next fall --------------------------------------------- |
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Posted: 2/17/2013 7:18 PM
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SriReddy wrote:
scottsdaledevil wrote:Is it maybe time for Illinois to start taking a hard look at college hockey?
Soldier field will have 50k show up to watch college hockey while the game will be played on the Big 10 Network.....will anyone from the Illinois Athletic Department take notice? It doesn't look like 50k from these pictures (and these are the top 4 teams in the Midwest?):
http://galleries.apps.chicagot...r-field-photos/ Hey Fonzie, that pic was taken during game 1 where game 2 was the main draw. The point is that none of these schools even reside in this state and are drawing 50k. Hockey can be a money maker at Illinois it just take the school making a commitment to going D1. Cut a few money losers and add hockey to increase the bottom line and the branding of the university in a hockey crazy state.
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Posted: 2/17/2013 7:37 PM
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People in Illinois don't care about hockey. At all.
Source: Me.
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Posted: 2/17/2013 8:06 PM
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chiefrunninggame wrote: People in Illinois don't care about hockey. At all.
Source: Me. Yeah, that's very untrue. |
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Posted: 2/17/2013 8:10 PM
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Def not 50 K at that game today !
Big Bob in Brandon
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Posted: 2/17/2013 9:00 PM
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Yep, that's why The 12-0-3 Blackhawks are avg over 21,000 per game  chiefrunninggame wrote: People in Illinois don't care about hockey. At all.
Source: Me. |
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