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Tonnes if snowbirds down there.
Also Tkachuk is a **** head on the ice, but a heck of a player.

Had a buddy play at UF and he was an awful player here (scale of 1 to 10 he was a 4) but was the best on campus and the captain of the team.

A lot of ppl I know have gone to Florida just to watch a leafs game.cause it's that much cheaper.
 
PennsylvaniaCane said:


Matt Tkachuk saying he wants to help Miami get a D1 hockey program.
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The question is whether he will help find the money to build a hockey complex on or near campus, you likely can't use the Watsco Center for that. It's talk, talk that doesn't make an iota of sense. For Miami to add a D1 hockey program, we will likely need to also fund a women's hockey program too, in order to stay Title IX compliant. We'd be better off trying to build a softball program, that's a sport Miami would be able to dominate...
 
PennsylvaniaCane said:
With the amount of northern transplants growing daily I’d imagine the market is there.
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Growing daily? This place is nothing but northern transplants for the past 125 years (except for our friends from the big island south of us and Central & South America). It's simply a matter of when they came.

The market is definitely here. The Panthers have been around for over 30 years now and have had a devoted following through 25 years of really crappy years. Fast sport and violent, what's not to like?

I think the biggest issue is the closest D1 school is near St. Louis, MO. Does the school want to get in a sport where the closest competition is like 1,200 miles away?
 
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Canedude08 said:
The question is whether he will help find the money to build a hockey complex on or near campus, you likely can't use the Watsco Center for that. It's talk, talk that doesn't make an iota of sense. For Miami to add a D1 hockey program, we will likely need to also fund a women's hockey program too, in order to stay Title IX compliant. We'd be better off trying to build a softball program, that's a sport Miami would be able to dominate...
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Couldn't we have a women's field hockey?

We should have softball or gymnastics though.
 
Canedude08 said:
The question is whether he will help find the money to build a hockey complex on or near campus, you likely can't use the Watsco Center for that. It's talk, talk that doesn't make an iota of sense. For Miami to add a D1 hockey program, we will likely need to also fund a women's hockey program too, in order to stay Title IX compliant. We'd be better off trying to build a softball program, that's a sport Miami would be able to dominate...
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Also, serious question because I know nothing about hockey...why can't you use the Watsco Center for hockey? I'm curious since so many professional arenas are used for both basketball and hockey. Would have to be completely rebuilt?
 
caneingville said:
Also, serious question because I know nothing about hockey...why can't you use the Watsco Center for hockey? I'm curious since so many professional arenas are used for both basketball and hockey. Would have to be completely rebuilt?
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There’s no way you could fit a regulation rink in there. It barely fits a basketball court as is…
 
Canedude08 said:
There’s no way you could fit a regulation rink in there. It barely fits a basketball court as is…
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Ah, I didn't realize hockey rinks were so much larger than basketball courts. Actually, I didn't realize they were larger than basketball courts at all until you said this.
 
CaneinBroward said:
Growing daily? This place is nothing but northern transplants for the past 125 years (except for our friends from the big island south of us and Central & South America). It's simply a matter of when they came.

The market is definitely here. The Panthers have been around for over 30 years now and have had a devoted following through 25 years of really crappy years. Fast sport and violent, what's not to like?

I think the biggest issue is the closest D1 school is near St. Louis, MO. Does the school want to get in a sport where the closest competition is like 1,200 miles away?
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They have one of if not the lowest spectators in the league and constantly lose money.

The Northern transplants are old and aren't consistent viewers. They may go to one year.
Florida is a tough market for hockey.
 
Arehel said:
They have one of if not the lowest spectators in the league and constantly lose money.

The Northern transplants are old and aren't consistent viewers. They may go to one year.
Florida is a tough market for hockey.
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Somehow here in Tampa the Lightning have been selling out for years. It's an easy and great night out. Wasn't always that way though. Would much rather have other sports (softball, lacrosse) than hockey though at UM. I could care less about college hockey.
 
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Arehel said:
They have one of if not the lowest spectators in the league and constantly lose money.

The Northern transplants are old and aren't consistent viewers. They may go to one year.
Florida is a tough market for hockey.
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Top 5 in attendance during this current run. Like every other sport, win and people will go.
 
I have to move to Miami in July for work and for my girlfriend who's from Miami, coming from Detroit and need to find somewhere to play men's league hockey lol if any suggestions. Preferably a good competitive skate/ league lol
 
CaneinBroward said:
Top 5 in attendance during this current run. Like every other sport, win and people will go.
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Is it really? Crazy.

A lot of sun belt teams have a hard time. The established American franchises (outside of Vegas, they're hockey crazy) and Canadian ones do well. But Phoenix, Florida when they're mediocre or bad, is empty, Nashville.

But you're right Miami likes winners only.
 
Two sports I’ve always thought could do well at UM are hockey and wrestling. Both sports get their collegiate talent from the Northeast, which is where a large coalition of our student body and alumni call home anyway. The panthers have ignited a fandom for hockey down here and we already know the popularity of mma/grappling. Both sports do not pose a ceiling for smaller private schools either. On top of that, what hockey player or wrestler wouldn’t want to come train down here and chase chicks lol
 
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