Re: lets drop baseball and add hockey

Originally Posted by
aces1180
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.
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
Last edited by Twentysix; 04-05-2011 at 07:12 PM.
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