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Posted on 4/1/15 at 6:12 pm to 5thTiger
Posted on 4/1/15 at 6:12 pm to 5thTiger
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I've heard Hockey is awesome in person, but have never been. Like lacrosse, will always be a niche sport.
Umm, what?
Hockey isn't anything close to the same ballpark as lacrosse.
Are you on crack?
Hockey is a legit major sport.
Arena's are packed across North America, it's also the most global sport beside soccer. All of Europe, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Canada, US -- all excel at hockey.
It's growing as a revenue sport in college too, a lot of campuses it's right there with basketball, or even more important.
This post was edited on 4/1/15 at 6:13 pm
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Posted on 4/2/15 at 8:07 am to hipgnosis
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Hockey is a legit major sport.
Arena's are packed across North America, it's also the most global sport beside soccer. All of Europe, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Canada, US -- all excel at hockey.
It's growing as a revenue sport in college too, a lot of campuses it's right there with basketball, or even more important.
Penn State has been very successful with their hockey program in an extremely small amount of time. I fully expect Arizona State to be competing for Frozen Fours within a decade - all that school has to do is recruit Southern California, Arizona, and Texas, and they'll be very successful.
I'd like to see an SEC school devote some time/resources to making a varsity program. Kentucky or Arkansas could probably pull it off the fastest. Unfortunately, Title IX pretty much guarantees that unless a wealthy, hockey-loving alumni (such as Pegula at PSU) want the game, the school isn't going to go out on a limb for it.
Posted on 4/2/15 at 8:54 am to hipgnosis
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Hockey isn't anything close to the same ballpark as lacrosse.
Are you on crack?
Hockey is a legit major sport.
Arena's are packed across North America, it's also the most global sport beside soccer. All of Europe, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Canada, US -- all excel at hockey.
It's growing as a revenue sport in college too, a lot of campuses it's right there with basketball, or even more important
It's not that I disagree with you, just the fact that they both have a limited ceiling. Good luck getting Hockey to catch on in South America or Africa.
Hockey is a sport that is mostly played in the North and Northeast. There is 1 university south of the Mason Dixon with hockey.
The NCAA has 59 D1 teams. College wrestling has more teams than that.
I wasn't saying that Hockey and lacrosse were on the same level, just that they are both niche sports. Lacrosse is too similar to soccer(and more expensive). Never been a fan of lacrosse.
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