Captain Crash
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Decision seems to come out of nowhere. Certainly a disappointing development.
A small school with limited reach and a minuscule endowment and a tiny rink cut a sport that costs a lot more to play than it brings in in revenue. Not shocking.
But they were also the lone D1 hockey program in an NHL market with growth in youth hockey. They had a good relationship with the Penguins, Nailers, Tomahawks, and local youth and high school hockey. I'm looking at it as more of a setback for a metro area that has started to cultivate hockey talent.
It's more nuanced than thatA small school with limited reach and a minuscule endowment and a tiny rink cut a sport that costs a lot more to play than it brings in in revenue. Not shocking.
I'm not even exaggerating- the hockey programs' attendance likely matched or even exceeded the football teams. And the arena isn't even on campusI absolutely agree. It's a huge setback for hockey in greater Pittsburgh and a shortsighted move by the school. They could've dropped the FCS football program that literally no one cares about.
It's more nuanced than that
They also just built a new arena on campus that, for some reason, wasn't outfitted for hockey. The hockey teams are arguably the most popular on campus and at worst right behind basketball. Being the only D1 program in the region meant something, and it's just an incredibly short-sighted move to eliminate the programs.
I'm not even exaggerating- the hockey programs' attendance likely matched or even exceeded the football teams. And the arena isn't even on campus
They also just built a new arena on campus that, for some reason, wasn't outfitted for hockey. The hockey teams are arguably the most popular on campus and at worst right behind basketball. Being the only D1 program in the region meant something, and it's just an incredibly short-sighted move to eliminate the programs.
As I suspected.Oh, there is a lot more to the story...
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Robert Morris hockey players now represented by lawyer who beat the NCAA in Supreme Court, represented Tom Brady
Tim Benz
Monday, June 28, 2021 11:09 a.m.
A coalition of members from the recently eliminated men’s and women’s hockey programs at Robert Morris University is now being represented by Jeffrey Kessler, an attorney perhaps best known in Pittsburgh as Tom Brady’s lawyer in his legal battle against the NFL in “Deflategate.” ...
On Monday morning, Kessler sent a letter to Robert Morris, alerting the university to legal rights the players feel may have been compromised by the elimination of their hockey programs. It was the first of two such letters the university received Monday. ...
About five hours after Kessler’s correspondence, Ohio attorney Kevin Spellacy sent a letter to Robert Morris university president Dr. Christopher Howard, informing the university that he is representing a hockey player and RMU student.
Robert Morris officials acknowledged that they received the letters and were reviewing them. ...
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I think it is more of a way to for the administration to try and save face to say "hey look we tried to save it"This has FAIL 3.0 written all over it.