tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529431819607756290.post4523215480302568283..comments2023-12-19T03:02:57.387-09:00Comments on Alaska Nanooks Hockey Blog: NHL Entry Draft, Recruits, AD Changes, and the WCHABrittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11577417012572988186noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529431819607756290.post-22591138703535697462012-07-02T18:05:21.120-08:002012-07-02T18:05:21.120-08:00I love a good Sully-bashing as much as anybody els...I love a good Sully-bashing as much as anybody else, but the Aces bring in way more revenue for that arena than UAA does. <br /><br />That the new UAA sports arena being built without ice is beyond baffling.<br /><br />Personally I'd love to get Nanook hockey back on campus after patching the Carlson is no longer feasible. Not paying rent to the Borough would probably save the program tens of thousands of dollars annually, nevermind the accessibility for students to watch the University's flagship sports program. <br /><br />The announcement today of the new dorms and commons on campus via a public-private partnership is probably how such a facility for hockey would come to be; the less we have to go to the legislature begging for money and hat in hand the better. I would envision a full-scale rebuild of the Patty Center and SRC to house ALL of the sports, with capacity somewhere around 5,000 for hockey.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838695737954654280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529431819607756290.post-39725463730668310182012-07-02T17:56:31.774-08:002012-07-02T17:56:31.774-08:00Jason beat me to it. Nice work!Jason beat me to it. Nice work!Brittonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577417012572988186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529431819607756290.post-55752057407425970872012-07-02T17:54:47.586-08:002012-07-02T17:54:47.586-08:00At least an umbrella isn't required attire at ...At least an umbrella isn't required attire at the Carlson. The Sullivan arena is an oversized dump that UAA fans only fill less than 1/3rd of on a weekly basis. What you need is your own version of the Patty Ice Arena; an intimate, bleacher style arena that seats about 1,500 people which would give ample room for your program's fanbase to grow. <br /><br />But the reason ACC won't receive a new arena is the same reason the Nanooks won't either. Both teams are the primary revenue source for their respective publicly-owned facilities. Neither ACC nor UAF will vacate their facilities for a fear of crippling these facilities more than they already are. The Carlson is leaps and bounds above the Sully, but neither of them belong even in the shadow of the new arena at Notre Dame, North Dakota, or even Bemidji. <br /><br />On top of all of this, Chad Johnson and Jordan Hendry have both inked respective deals with two different clubs. Johnson with Phoenix and Hendry with Anaheim. Hopefully we'll get to see these guys in the show next year.Brittonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577417012572988186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529431819607756290.post-54363024125764448222012-07-02T17:12:33.461-08:002012-07-02T17:12:33.461-08:00A couple of hockey alums inked NHL deals this week...A couple of hockey alums inked NHL deals this weekend...<br /><br />Chad Johnson is headed to the desert and the Phoenix Coyotes.<br /><br />Our resident Stanley Cup winner Jordan Hendry is going to Anaheim and the Ducks.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838695737954654280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529431819607756290.post-25073756116950537252012-07-02T16:01:15.420-08:002012-07-02T16:01:15.420-08:00Explain how Sully is better than the Carlson in an...Explain how Sully is better than the Carlson in any way, shape, or form? Carlson Center is newer, brighter, better maintained, has an overhead jumbotron, better acoustics, free parking, and you don't have to piss in a trough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529431819607756290.post-73298579082905706662012-07-01T13:49:31.081-08:002012-07-01T13:49:31.081-08:00I'll still take the Sully ANY day over the dum...I'll still take the Sully ANY day over the dumpy Carlson Center and it's bleachers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529431819607756290.post-65339017571872208722012-06-25T12:25:39.279-08:002012-06-25T12:25:39.279-08:00I thought there was some grassroots movement now t...I thought there was some grassroots movement now to get on-campus ice in another building? Sullivan Arena needs to be imploded.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838695737954654280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529431819607756290.post-68912738475849008332012-06-25T08:44:32.094-08:002012-06-25T08:44:32.094-08:00I wish our incompetent AD would move to be closer ...I wish our incompetent AD would move to be closer to his family. He is driving one of the final hammers on our programs coffin. New sports complex on campus, and no ICE. He's a fuckin' retard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529431819607756290.post-53369511017207044372012-06-23T20:50:06.506-08:002012-06-23T20:50:06.506-08:00I never got the vitriol some people had for Forres...I never got the vitriol some people had for Forrest, and I think you're right that he made the best out of what he had. I hope the University recognizes that this is going to be a very important hire and acts accordingly. Good luck to him at NMU. <br /><br />Thanks for the recruiting updates. Sounds like Parayko could be a real steal.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838695737954654280noreply@blogger.com