This was from yesterday. Hope this isn't a repost form the past.

Would be awesome to get a rink on campus. Sure they would get students to go.

At least more than basketball....Maybe.

Maybe even locals.

https://northernstar.info/sports/ice-hoc...b4f4a.html

To D1 club status.

I believe they offer some form of scholarship as a friends co-workers son was offered a scholarship. Had no idea that was possible.

(11-13-2018 06:00 PM)NIUSAE Wrote:  I believe they offer some form of scholarship as a friends co-workers son was offered a scholarship. Had no idea that was possible.

Since they are a club team every member owes dues around 3k per year so I'm assuming they had some sort of "scholarship" to ease/lower those dues otherwise I doubt a club that charges dues has enough spare change to pay for tuition.

(11-13-2018 05:39 PM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  To D1 club status.

Ah, thanks for the clarification.

Where do the Huskies even play these days?

Leafs Ice Centre in West Dundee.

If your interested, check out https://niuhockey.com/ .

So they moved out of Fox Valley? Fox Valley is a nice rink with a restaurant (and an elevator for some skybox-ish seating iirc). West Dundee is new (~10 years old) but pretty bland.

(11-13-2018 06:16 PM)randyfensfanclub1 Wrote:  

(11-13-2018 05:39 PM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  To D1 club status.

Ah, thanks for the clarification.

They play under the ACHA as opposed to NCAA. There is quite the talent gap between the two. The very best Div. 1 ACHA teams can be somewhat competitive with Div. 3 NCAA.

Penn State and Arizona State are the only two ACHA schools that made the jump to NCAA.

One advantage of ACHA is that there is no Title IX compliance.

If you have dreams to play in the NHL, NCAA is of course the way to go. Only one ACHA player has ever been drafted by the NHL (5th round at #140) in 2014 and he currently plays in the AHL.

What is going to help the ACHA is the limited number of NCAA teams (60 in Div. 1 and 74 in Div. 3). There are nearly 400 ACHA teams in three divisions. Hockey is growing and not everyone can play in the NCAA. So players that are just under the radar (sound familiar fellow Huskie fans?) and wish to continue their playing career have the ACHA as an option.

If I remember correctly, scholarships are not offered to ACHA or Div. 3 NCAA players.

Oh, one more thing...ACHA teams really, really, REALLY HATE being referred to as "club teams".

Hope to someday see NIU make it to NCAA status. I envy Miami, BG and WMU.

(11-13-2018 06:10 PM)dogdangit Wrote:  

(11-13-2018 06:00 PM)NIUSAE Wrote:  I believe they offer some form of scholarship as a friends co-workers son was offered a scholarship. Had no idea that was possible.

Since they are a club team every member owes dues around 3k per year so I'm assuming they had some sort of "scholarship" to ease/lower those dues otherwise I doubt a club that charges dues has enough spare change to pay for tuition.

That reminds me of the multi-million dollar contract I was offered to play baseball for the Chicago Cubs. Unfortunately, I could not come up with the money.