The news that the College Hockey Showcase was shutting down after this weekend’s run at Mariucci Arena may not have news outside Minneapolis, but it was one more piece of data indicating the Big Ten would be forming a hockey conference down the road. The decision to drop the College Hockey Showcase was fueled by […]
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Badgers adding new arena to athletic complex
{jathumbnail off} The University of Wisconsin is adding a smaller arena to its oncampus facilities: La Bahm Arena, a practice facility that will also serve as the home to the nationally ranked UW women’s hockey team, received state approval and should be open in the fall of 2012. The new arena will seat 2,400 and […]
No drastic makeover expected for The Ralph
As the University of North Dakota prepares to retire the Fighting Sioux name and logo after the end of the current academic year, the future of Engelstad Arena and its 2,200 or so embedded Sioux logos is addressed by school officials. Engelstad Arena isn’t actually owned by the University of North Dakota: it is privately […]
Penn State adding hockey, building arena
Penn State University is building a major on-campus arena to house a new men’s Division I hockey program, launching talk that the Big Ten could form a hockey conference by 2014. The move was fueled by an $88-million gift from Terrence M. and Kim Pegula to fund a new multi-purpose arena on campus. The University […]
Consol Energy Center to host 2013 Frozen Four
Another big news items in a big week of news for Pittsburgh’s Consol Energy Center: the arena has landed the 2013 NCAA Frozen Four tournament. Robert Morris University, in conjunction with VisitPittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Penguins, will serve as host of the event at the Consol Energy Center, the new home of the Penguins set […]
Concrete floor poured at new Duluth arena
A milestone of sorts was reached yesterday at Duluth’s Amsoil Arena: the concrete floor, requiring 32 loads and 615 tons of concrete to cover 60,000 feet of coolant, was poured. All went smoothly. The new arena, set to open this December as the University of Minnesota-Duluth hockey teams, will be a little quiet in the […]
New for 2010-2011: Amsoil Arena
The new arena on Duluth’s harbor will be known as Amsoil Arena, as the local firm ponies up $6 million in a naming-rights deal. Amsoil is a manufacturer of synthetic lubricants and a major Twin Ports employer. The arena, slated to serve as the home of the University of Minnesota-Duluth mens’ hockey team, is part […]
UMass Lowell buying Tsongas Arena
The home of the UMass Lowell River Hawks and the AHL's Lowell Devils will shift from the city to the university at a bargain price: $800,000. The home of the UMass Lowell River Hawks and the AHL's Lowell Devils will shift from the city to the university at a bargain price: $800,000. Of course, there […]
Construction of new Duluth arena ahead of schedule — slightly
Construction of a new arena at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center is ahead of schedule by two weeks — but that could easily be wiped out with one bad stretch of weather this winter. Construction of a new arena at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center is ahead of schedule by two weeks — […]
UND: No more Fighting Sioux
The University of North Dakota finally succumbs to the inevitable and declares the Fighting Sioux logo and nickname will be eliminated by Aug. 1, 2010 unless another Sioux tribe approves it.The University of North Dakota finally succumbs to the inevitable and declares the Fighting Sioux logo and nickname will be eliminated by Aug. 1, 2010 […]
WCHA tables admission of Bemidji State
WCHA leaders tabled a proposal to admit Bemidji State into the conference for the 2011-2012 season until another school can be found to even the number of teams.Western Collegiate Hockey Association leaders tabled a proposal to admit Bemidji State into the conference for the 2011-2012 season until another school can be found to even the […]
Tribal vote will determine fate of Fighting Sioux logo
The Engelstad Foundation says it will abide by a vote among members of a local tribe to determine the fate of the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo. The Engelstad Foundation, which runs and funds the Engelstad Arena at the University of North Dakota, says it will abide by a schedule tribal vote Tuesday that will determine […]
