Nothing against BYU hockey, but BYU baseball is actually nationally relevant

Report problem with this ad

Jun 19, 2021
7:31:09pm

The Chelsea Dagger Playmaker

Nothing against BYU hockey, but BYU baseball is actually nationally relevant

While BYU hockey provides a good opportunity to those who want to continue to play hockey but don't have the talent or interest in playing professionally or even at the highest levels of college hockey, it's not like BYU baseball, which has produced a decent amount of MLB talent (including a HOFer).

That said, BYU does need to figure out how to sanction an NCAA soccer team. To cover the 9.9 scholarships required for men's soccer, BYU could add a women's beach volleyball team (6.0 scholarships) and a women's bowling team (5.0 scholarships). I'm sure men's soccer and women's beach volleyball would be break-even sports at BYU.

Report problem with this ad

The Chelsea Dagger

Previous username: Chelsea Dagger
New username: Ski-U-Mah
Bio page: The Chelsea Dagger
Joined: Jun 28, 2017
Last login: Jun 14, 2022
Total posts: 0 (0 FO)

Report problem with this ad

Messages

Author

Time

BYU no longer sponsoring a hockey team. What a disappointing step backward.

MarkWatney Devil’s avocado here, Larry

6/19/21 12:40pm

I played back when they were the Icecats. Still sad to see the affiliation go.

JohnnyComeLately

6/19/21 12:43pm

Can they go back to being the Icecats?

couldge

6/20/21 9:01am

They cannot. Their league no longer allows unaffiliated programs. Without the BYU connection they have no league.

MarkWatney

6/20/21 9:05am

Nobody watches college hockey except players parents, unfortunately.

BlooCoog

6/19/21 12:44pm

More attendees at hockey games than at your average women’s basketball game.

JohnnyComeLately

6/19/21 12:45pm

When’s the last time you went to a BYU hockey game? Tons of fun and always packed.

MarkWatney

6/19/21 12:47pm

This poster unfortunately does not present facts….. more concerned about the

kotacoug

6/19/21 12:49pm

Ha...the ultraconservative dentist who thinks he’s smarter than everyone &

BlooCoog

6/19/21 8:09pm

Uhh… I’ve had probably 10-12 friends family play on the team over the last

kotacoug

6/20/21 12:32am

Went last season

2Blue4U

6/19/21 2:43pm

And?

Benfica1

6/19/21 3:20pm

Games were a lot of fun. Packed house the times we went. Definitely bummed it's

2Blue4U

6/19/21 5:42pm

I’m half kidding. Attendance at these games is so so. I’m talking about college

BlooCoog

6/19/21 8:07pm

According to the feasibility study commissioned by U of Illinois, the team would

The Chelsea Dagger

6/20/21 12:43am

Factually incorrect… and as a club team it’s for….. wait for it…

kotacoug

6/19/21 12:48pm

Was a fun family outing….

BlueTeach

6/19/21 12:57pm

Also saw a lot of kids on dates at games.

6/19/21 12:59pm

You mean siblings of players would date each other?

JohnnyComeLately

6/19/21 1:03pm

This is not true

6/19/21 1:10pm

False

Mitty

6/19/21 1:19pm

False. Google Ralph Engelstad Arena

IokweDude

6/19/21 5:04pm

I hate that place

The Chelsea Dagger

6/19/21 7:32pm

Not true.

(Private)

6/19/21 6:01pm

Not true, it’s through college hockey that I gained my fandom of the sport

pegushin

6/19/21 6:13pm

Maybe club college hockey. NCAA hockey is a good draw though--probably the

The Chelsea Dagger

6/19/21 7:15pm

Just read more and they said the league no longer allows unaffiliated teams to compete.

JohnnyComeLately

6/19/21 12:58pm

Not a Title lX issue….It’s a BYU Issue

6/19/21 1:00pm

BYU ski team had a similar arrangement in the 90s.. byu was crazy then

cougfanz

6/19/21 1:01pm

The student-athlete would have to pay all their travel costs etc.. often topping $8k / season.

6/19/21 1:05pm

RE: BYU no longer sponsoring a hockey team. What a disappointing step backward.

Bluedarts

6/19/21 1:02pm

Sounds like the key driver here is the playgroup/league making it untenable, no?

BlackBart

6/19/21 1:05pm

IceCats were unaffiliated. Then the ACHA said: "no more unaffiliated teams" and

ryebrye

6/19/21 5:38pm

Title IX sucks. Killing dreams left and right.

Mitty

6/19/21 1:20pm

Too sad. One of the most consistently fun teams to support at the Y.

benMN

6/19/21 2:18pm

Way back when, didn’t wrestling suffer the same fate?

coastcat

6/19/21 3:44pm

Wrestling was a scholarship sport

HiLife

6/19/21 4:50pm

Need to do the same with baseball... then add soccer. BYU would be a top 10

coot20

6/19/21 3:49pm

Probably true

Great38

6/19/21 4:05pm

Nothing against BYU hockey, but BYU baseball is actually nationally relevant

The Chelsea Dagger

6/19/21 7:31pm

Have you tried ponying up big time to if they’ll reconsider?

Bullrider

6/19/21 5:36pm

Literally I was looking at women’s college teams for ice hockey with my daughter

(Private)

6/19/21 6:03pm

Mormons play hockey?

LEDSFW

6/19/21 6:07pm

They should, but alas many seek lower kingdoms.

(Private)

6/19/21 6:14pm

Back to the Provo IceCats once again?

eysikal

6/19/21 6:55pm

someone on here has to know the inside story about what happened.

Kolipoki

6/19/21 11:43pm

A few former players have commented above in this thread. Parents/relatives of former players have commented. No one

Icecat

6/20/21 7:52am

My daughter knows current players

bluelands

6/20/21 2:01pm

The world’s most popular sport is men's soccer

run26

6/20/21 9:34am

Here are the reasons for the decision:

byubyu

6/23/21 3:50pm

The matriculated students seems pretty easily solved. The other ones seem like they may be tough to overcome.

MarkWatney

6/23/21 5:03pm

Control and Hassle I believe…..never saw non-students playing

6/23/21 6:02pm

Report problem with this ad

Posting on CougarBoard

In order to post, you will need to either sign up or log in.

Report problem with this ad