lets drop baseball and add hockey

[tjbison]

This is dumb!!!!!!!!!! I vote one more of the smilies be added and thats BEATING A DEAD HORSE

[ndsubison1]

It would be interesting to see the financials of the other wcha schools (st cloud, Duluth, etc) to see how much money they make or lose with hockey. Obviously, if you had to add womens hockey, you'd lose money on that, but baseball's never gonna make any money.

If ushl teams can draw 4000 fans, ndsu should be able to do at least that.

With regards to Moorhead state talking about adding hockey, they must see some way to break even because there isn't a sport at msum that makes money. Plus, being a mn state school, they can't have state aid.

it would take decades to become a money maker like und in hockey. im guessing und is one of the few that actually makes money

[SlickVic]

Let's drop baseball and not add hockey lol

[SDbison]

Any sport but hockey.

Nothing wrong with hockey.....its way better than men's soccer, men's volleyball or men's tennis. Of course Hando we know your favorite, men's gymnastics, is not going to happen.

[aces1180]

Nothing wrong with hockey.....its way better than men's soccer, men's volleyball or men's tennis. Of course Hando we know your favorite, men's gymnastics, is not going to happen.

I like hockey too...It's just so damn expensive and has those bullshit Title IX guidelines that also come into play.

[Twentysix]

Where's the money gonna come from for that? NDSU can't even finish the SHAC financially.

To startup a hockey team its supposed to cost 88 million dollars we are having a rough time scraping toghether 1/3 of that for a multisport complex. source: penn state hockey, use google.

I would guess you would have to have both mens and womens hockey for this to work, probably about 2-3 million a year in upkeep. Its very likely the sport could pay for its yearly cost after a few years. But it would take ALONG time to make back damn near 100 million dollars (startup cost+6 years operation)...........Could the sport make 12 million in 6 years? Maybe. Could it make 100 million HELL NO.

http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports...rogram/3253091

Maybe if the scheels family and a few others take direct interest in DI hockey in fargo, otherwise its not gonna happen.

$14,261,707 guessing our athletic budget would have to be a minimum of 16-17 million for this to even be remotly feasible.. Id rather spend that money on football and basketball

[rustywallace]

Part of that 88 million is bieng used to build a new rink. I believe around 50 of it is. So around 40 million to start a hockey team as we already have a hockey arena thats more then capable right now.

Whats going to hurt a lot of these teams now is no gophers no scoonie. Those are almost guarentee sell outs. So a lot of these wcha teams are going to be losing revenue. Everyone is going to want UND who on there home schedule as they are the most hated right now and sell out any where they go thats in Minnesota and colorado.

[lakesbison]

whats this "WE" crap/

[BlueBisonRock]

whats this "WE" crap/

Someone heard you have a turd in your pocket.

[lakesbison]

rustywallace is hardly a bison fan.