>From: Larry Winer <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: College Hockey Growth
>>I am convinced that college hockey can and will grow if we facilitate its
>transition from regional to national sport- Alabama Huntsville and UNO are
>great examples ot schools that have opened virgin markets for hockey. We need
>the Penn States and Illinois, Purdue et al to move forward. )
>
Lindsay would want me to add Rutgers University to the above, and I would
agree. The NJ Devils uniform has exactly the right colors for RU...
>a successful program can be run without losing money and a good rink on
>campus generates much positive good will for the school as the rink will be
>used around the clock by clubs and high schools and as a summer camp
>
But to build the necessary 5,000 + seat arena doesn't come cheap, and many
big venues you think would work have been built for hoops only...
Dan Doucette
Maine Hockey - we win it all in odd-numbered years
Bill Gates should be sentenced to using a Macintosh
for the rest of his natural life.
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