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

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Jun 20, 2021
9:05:28am

MarkWatney Devil’s avocado here, Larry

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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.

Division Bell

6/19/21 12:59pm

You mean siblings of players would date each other?

JohnnyComeLately

6/19/21 1:03pm

This is not true

Junior Deputy

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

JohnnyComeLately

6/19/21 12:58pm

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

Chicago Cougar

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.

Division Bell

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

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