(05-07-2019 04:00 PM)DavidSt Wrote:  

(05-06-2019 10:21 PM)AZcats Wrote:  

(05-06-2019 09:33 PM)DavidSt Wrote:  

(05-06-2019 07:54 PM)AZcats Wrote:  

(05-06-2019 06:39 PM)DavidSt Wrote:  I think the schools out west that do have club hockey out west should start a varsity program because it would help the schools out west more. The Alaska twins could switch hockey conferences for sure. Arizona State and UNLV would have a home.

There has been talk for several years on the hopes of more hockey teams in the west but it's much easier said than done. Hockey is one of the most expensive college sports; so, does the school have the finances to support a competitive team? You also have T9 issues; Arizona State had to add women's lacrosse and women's triathlon to satisfy T9 when hockey was added at additional costs.

So David, are you going to make donations to these schools in order for them to add varsity hockey?

Several schools out west already spending money on club or emerging sports already in place. Just need to upped the money for scholarships. Colorado Mesa and Central Washington are 2 schools that do have sports in place that could go varsity. I think the D1 and D2 schools in California also have some club sports in place like LAX that could go varsity. It is just when they get enough money in place to go varsity.

Really? Show this information.

It is on their athletics' websites saying that their club sports are emerging sports. The schools sponsor them as club teams and listed them as emerging.
Mesa's emerging sports are men's hockey, cheer-leading, cycling, rodeo, Alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, and rugby.
The schools list three categories of sports.
Varsity
Emerging
Club
Varsity is full scholarships.
Emerging is like a club team, but more like varsity like rodeo is not an NCAA sanction sport which is put in emerging. But, there are others like men's hockey being treated as a club, but is being tested to become a varsity team. That was how South Alabama's first year of football was. A build up on the program to get the players ready for the big time. Many new sports teams were built up first as a club team until the school made them a varsity team. Arizona State, UNLV and Illinois men's hockey teams are club teams, but are also called emerging sport. Emerging sport is a step up from club team before entering varsity status. It is a way for schools to test which sports to add, but it would be cheaper just by adding scholarships since they already got the equipment and a place to play.

1) That did not answer the question. No surprise. 2) Absolutely nothing is correct in this post. Again, no surprise.