On Sun, 20 Sep 1998, Indulis R Rutks wrote:
 
> >From Sid Hartman's column (Mpls. Star-Tribune, Sept. 20):
>
> "The Gophers hockey players attending captains' practices at Mariucci
> Arena have to pay $200 apiece for ice time. 'If we didn't charge them it
> would be an extra benefit under NCAA rules', said men's athletic director
> Mark Dienhart."
>
> I don't have a clue to what ice time normally costs, but $200 per player
> seems kinda high to me! Anyone know if the cost is typical?
 
$200 per player would be about $5,000. So I would assume that that is an
aggregate total, not $200 per player per session.
 
Given that captains' practices go for about a month or so, I could see the
total cost for ice being that much, if one assumes 1-2 hours of ice per day.
 
My school's on-campus rink charges $75/hour, I think. That said, ice time
costs will vary depending on supply and demand.
 
See you later,
John
 
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