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RE: Gopher Illustrated reports that North Dakota will be invited to the Big Ten Hockey
(02-16-2017 10:02 AM)Scoochpooch Wrote: (02-15-2017 08:18 PM)NoDak Wrote: This is burning up Gopher Puck Live, but a report on Gopher Illustrated says UND will be offered Big Ten Hockey this summer. If UND doesn't accept, the Big Ten will offer Minn-Duluth or Omaha. Apparently, the AAU requirement will be waived and no other Big Ten schools will offer hockey in the near future. The same source was the first to report that Fleck will accept the Gophers job.
UND has been the leader in hockey attendance for some years, as Wisconsin no longer draws as well. UMINN and Wisconsin badly need the former rival who brings fans, as their games now are such low crowd energy. In the past week, a UND-Minnesota game in Las Vegas sold out in minutes, and UND brought impressive numbers to MSG in a face off with BC, and held up to 70% of the tickets in the last Frozen Four in Tampa. Our fans travel for hockey more than any school.
If this is offered, don't see any way that UND would turn it down, even if we get a lousy TV deal from the Big Ten Network. Thought our future in hockey was tied to Omaha and Denver and maybe Ariz St. Guess the Gophers and Badgers miss our fans. Have been conference mates with all the Big Ten hockey schools except Penn St (Ohio St is in our women's league).
Maybe even a conference tournament will return to the X in St Paul with fans.
Did you go to MSG for that game? I went to the Rangers-Hurricanes game earlier in the day and was pleased to see all the Fighting Sioux jerseys.
Had been planning to, but things happened to prevent that.
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