HOCKEY: ASU Hockey announces jump to varsity.

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HOCKEY: ASU Hockey announces jump to varsity.

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Yep, you read that right. The Arizona Sun Devils, whose ACHA D1 team knocked URI out of the second round of the tournament last year on their way the national title will transition said team to Division 1 of the NCAA. They join Penn State in the ranks of former ACHA national champions now playing hockey at the varsity level.



Arizona State to launch Division I hockey program
http://www.foxsports.com/arizona/story/ ... ram-111814

Whether you like URI hockey or not, it's hard not to feel like they lapped us here. We could always use an "angel" donor to drop some cash on us, but far as I know URI hasn't even begun the feasibility study that would tell us how to spend the money if it came our way.
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For people unfamiliar with college hockey, think it's not a revenue sport or have other misconceptions, this graphic is helpful for understanding why ASU would want this.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B2wSdVTCEAA6-Ag.jpg
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I prefer having a winning football program to adding hockey, but it's really hard to watch losses pile up in a decrepit stadium, realize that we don't have the money and will to fix football and still feel like the athletic department is using their resources properly.
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Our "club" hockey team is once again tearing it up and is a serious threat for another National Championship and we have 3 upcoming games scheduled vs. NCAA D3 opponents......

Let's roll them too....

Good luck to the Sun Devils, hope we are soon to follow. As stated before we don't need to add another sport for title IX the women's club hockey team is equally deserving of the jump to NCAA.
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RhowdyRam02 wrote:I prefer having a winning football program to adding hockey, but it's really hard to watch losses pile up in a decrepit stadium, realize that we don't have the money and will to fix football and still feel like the athletic department is using their resources properly.
Football should be dropped down, perhaps to D3, but not eliminated. Even this may not satisfy the budget police.....
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