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re: Should LSU (or the SEC as a whole) have an ice hockey team?
Posted on 1/14/26 at 11:23 am to Lasix
Posted on 1/14/26 at 11:23 am to Lasix
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The cost to build, operate, maintain, and participate is enormous. The electric and insurance is mind blowing, and that is just for starters.
This. I’ve programmed the systems for 2 pro sports arenas in the past and can tell you that Hockey is a total pain in the arse and extremely expensive in terms of energy usage. Any time an application requires maintaining indoor temps below 68 and low humidity, you are talking about spending big to make that happen, especially when you get to Spring and early Summer in the South. If you don’t do it just right, you get fog on the ice or ice melt.
And that’s just the HVAC. The low temp chillers to maintain the ice slab are also expensive to run and maintain and are completely separate from the HVAC Central Plant. Because of all this, adding Hockey would drive up the cost on the new arena mechanical systems quite a bit.
Considering the crowds you would expect at a southern school, the sport would never have a shot at breaking even at LSU and could be a huge loser. It just doesn’t make sense financially.
The fact that Arizona State has a team has been mentioned. I can tell you from talking to people who work at T-Mobile Arena in Vegas that Hockey is much less expensive to operate makes a lot more sense out West. They don’t have to worry about the same expensive dehumidification that teams in the South do, and that’s where a lot of the expense is. That takes a lot of the operational cost burden off the arenas and teams.
This post was edited on 1/14/26 at 11:25 am
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Posted on 1/14/26 at 11:24 am to Garlicsauce
There aren’t many money making sports. How much money can LSU afford to lose?
Posted on 1/14/26 at 11:31 am to Old Money
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Best sport besides football
100% agree, I would also add that baseball is for sissies
Posted on 1/14/26 at 9:14 pm to misey94
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Any time an application requires maintaining indoor temps below 68 and low humidity, you are talking about spending big to make that happen, especially when you get to Spring and early Summer in the South.
This here. What I wanna hear is …. what sense does it make to have the Winter Classic in Florida? SOUTH Florida …. and outside.
What’s the ice like for THAT game?
Posted on 1/14/26 at 9:16 pm to JeauxyB9
Is Leo’s ice rink still in Baton Rouge?
Posted on 1/14/26 at 9:29 pm to Garlicsauce
Heck yeah.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 9:47 pm to p226
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This here. What I wanna hear is …. what sense does it make to have the Winter Classic in Florida? SOUTH Florida …. and outside. What’s the ice like for THAT game?
That’s what I wondered as soon as I saw the first commercial for that game. Those Ice Chillers are going to be working overtime.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 10:09 pm to Garlicsauce
College hockey is awesome. It sure would be entertaining to see it in the SEC.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 6:57 am to Tiger in NY
Oh boy…you found the one exciting play of that game. Like I said…tremendous athletes…painfully boring game. Soccer on ice.
When the only thing people get excited over are big hits and fights, why not just go to an MMA event? At least then you avoid all of the fluff and boredom and skip straight to focusing on the fighting.
When the only thing people get excited over are big hits and fights, why not just go to an MMA event? At least then you avoid all of the fluff and boredom and skip straight to focusing on the fighting.
This post was edited on 1/15/26 at 6:59 am
Posted on 1/15/26 at 7:16 am to Garlicsauce
Personally I wish the SEC had men’s soccer. Would be lit.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 7:17 am to Recoveringcajun
quote:aren’t you the fig obsessed with women’s sports? You comment on literally every women’s bball post letting us know you promise you dont want watch
Oh boy…you found the one exciting play of that game. Like I said…tremendous athletes…painfully boring game. Soccer on ice.
Get a life
Posted on 1/15/26 at 8:39 am to Garlicsauce
Hell Yes, Can you imagine the intense SEC Hockey games
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[/url][/img]Posted on 1/15/26 at 8:46 am to Willie Stroker
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There aren’t many money making sports. How much money can LSU afford to lose?
Most of the big school hockey teams all turn a profit, but lets be honest, except for Football and Mens Basketball what teams turn a profit? all other sports are just an extension of Marketing for the universities.
Hockey and College Hockey are taking off, I suspect that if the SEC schools started in hockey ESPN would jump on and lock them down to a TV contract which would guarantee profitability.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 8:51 am to Garlicsauce
We lived in Tampa for 10 years and became big Lightning fans. Been to many games, including Stanley Cup series, and hockey is the most exciting sport beyond football.
Then lived in Cincinnati for 14 years and our son is a senior at Miami of Ohio. Huge hockey school and the games are a blast!
Then lived in Cincinnati for 14 years and our son is a senior at Miami of Ohio. Huge hockey school and the games are a blast!
Posted on 1/15/26 at 10:22 am to Who_Dat_Tiger
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aren’t you the fig obsessed with women’s sports?
When you have lots of figs in your life it can become easy to get confused. Gradually, everyone starts to look like they’re part of your circle.
Alas…I am not one of you. But thank you for inquiring about my interest in same sex relations.
Best of luck to you in your search for figs.
This post was edited on 1/15/26 at 11:09 am
Posted on 1/15/26 at 10:23 am to Garlicsauce
It would be cool but Hockey is a Very Expensive Sport to fund and run.
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