[NU Sports] PENN STATE TO START VARSITY HOCKEY; BIG TEN TO FOLLOW?

[SjT (Stephen J. Truog)]

Well, I know the club team (Icers) had been around for awhile at PSU, so I went to see where they play and found that the plans are to build a new 5000-6000 seat arena on campus:

http://php.scripts.psu.edu/clubs/up/psuicers/index.php

I'm kind of surprised the Bryce-Jordan Center couldn't be used in some way since it's a pretty modern multi-use arena.

I can just see the Big Ten hockey conference's big outdoor games at the Big House, Camp Randall, Beaver Stadium, Ohio Stadium, etc. I don't totally understand hockey, but I love watching, so I can't wait until it's on the Big Ten Network!

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

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--- On Sun, 9/19/10, AirSnod at aol.com <AirSnod at aol.com> wrote:

> From: AirSnod at aol.com <AirSnod at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] PENN STATE TO START VARSITY HOCKEY; BIG TEN TO FOLLOW?
> To: nwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com
> Date: Sunday, September 19, 2010, 9:14 PM
> Penn State is adding women's as
> well.
>  
> When I asked by our WMVP AM on-air talent to ask Rick
> Taylor in 1995 why  
> Northwestern doesn't have a hockey team (I was an '84-'88
> club hockey  
> member) he said that we didn't have the $21 Million we
> would need. (The number  
> has stuck with me all these years). The $88 Million that
> was donated to Penn  
> State would cover those costs for both a men's and women's
> team (but not an  
> arena -- do they have one on campus? Anyone?)
>  
> My opinion is that the next school to go Div I (if there
> were any to  
> follow) would be Illinois women (Title IX) then men...but
> that's just 100%  
> conjecture. Remember: hockey is and can be a revenue sport!
> (Boston Univ dropped  
> unprofitable Div 1AA football program, but to this day
> maintains it's 
> PROFITABLE  Men's Hockey program -- thank you Bean
> Pot).
>  
> Oh, and btw - off topic -- my niece, an upcoming senior at
> Eastview  High 
> School in Eagan, MN, just accepted her full ride to play
> women's hockey at  U 
> Conn (says the proud uncle)! :)
>  
> Go Big Ten hockey!!!!
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