Add men's ice hockey and women's FIELD HOCKEY, there problem solved. Not that this has anything to do with collegiate hockey but our little rink at the Y in Fremont was paying 27K in utilities a month, I know in the scheme of things that doesn't seem like much, but taking into account all that goes into a D1 sport, I don't see how Nebraska can have hockey, at least while UNO has it, the sponsorship dollars can only go so far. Plus you would have to play a PNB and the cost to turnover from hockey to basketball and back is not cheap, plus I couldn't imagine the scheduling. Could it be done, sure but I don't see it happen.
From the recruiting standpoint, this area is not a hotbed of hockey, yes Arizona State has a program but they also have a pro team and who wouldn't want to play hockey then walk outside into 80 degrees in December/January.
Again, this thread was in jest, I love hockey and would love to see it in Lincoln, heck I might even give up two of my football tickets to get hockey tickets, but it is not prudent nor smart nor a good investment to have hockey at this time.
And NO, women's hockey is not real hockey.
From the recruiting standpoint, this area is not a hotbed of hockey, yes Arizona State has a program but they also have a pro team and who wouldn't want to play hockey then walk outside into 80 degrees in December/January.
Again, this thread was in jest, I love hockey and would love to see it in Lincoln, heck I might even give up two of my football tickets to get hockey tickets, but it is not prudent nor smart nor a good investment to have hockey at this time.
And NO, women's hockey is not real hockey.