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Post by cruskater31 on Nov 16, 2022 20:26:46 GMT -5
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Post by hc89 on Nov 17, 2022 6:23:50 GMT -5
I believe the current chair of the Athletics Committee is Rich Flaherty. |
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Nov 17, 2022 7:22:53 GMT -5
I believe the current chair of the Athletics Committee is Rich Flaherty. Thank you. Holy Cross' list of the members of the Board of Trustees gives Flaherty's position as co=founder and managing partner of College Hill Capital Partners, in Boston. In checking College Hill Capita Partners, I can find no reference to Flaherty. The co-founder and managing partner of College Hill is Lorn Davis, '90.
Perhaps, Flaherty, '85. is the 'silent' co-founder. In any event, Flaherty in all business directories I looked at is President and CEO of Cove Risk Services, LLC, an insurance firm headquartered in Boston. He is originally from the Albany NY area. Flaherty's Twitter, which is very interesting, to say the least. Flaherty's Twitter, see link below, all but confirms he is chair of the BoT's athletics committee. twitter.com/richatcoveriskWhich led to this:
And which led to this:
You will need to click on the image to see the head of young Mr. simmons. I'll cross-post this post in the football forum. |
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Post by timholycross on Nov 17, 2022 9:08:19 GMT -5
I'd have to say the Hartford Civic Center's scoreboard met the same fate in 1978, given that the roof collapsed. In any case, lucky for all concerned that the collapse happened at or close to 3AM. |
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Post by bfoley82 on Nov 28, 2022 20:09:46 GMT -5
Sacred Heart's new rink
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Post by sader1970 on Nov 28, 2022 20:32:44 GMT -5
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Post by DFW HOYA on Nov 28, 2022 21:00:56 GMT -5
He said if Fitton were ever rebuilt, it would be downsized to 14-15,000 seats. The Hart court is right-sized at about 3,500. The rink should hold 2,200-2,300 (The expanded stadium for soccer/lacrosse would seat 3,000. Field hockey and track will probably see more seating than now in conjunction with increased seating for the soccer stadium. The new softball field will probably have more seating than present.) Talk about locking a program into the Patriot League. The Hart Center not only doesn't buy a look from the Big East, it's really too small for any aspirant conference for the program in the Northeast, Look at the A-10: Dayton (UD Arena): 13,435 St. Louis (Chaifetz Arena): 10,600 George Mason (EagleBank Arena): 10,000 UMass (Mullins Center): 9,493 URI (Ryan Center): 8,000 VCU (Siegel Center): 7,617 Richmond (Robins Center): 7,201 Bona (Reilly Center): 5,480 Davidson (Belk Arena): 5,223 Loyola Chicago (Gentile Arena): 4,963 George Washington (Smith Center): 4,338 St Joe's (Hagan Arena): 4,200 Duquesne (Cooper Fieldhouse): 3,500 La Salle (Tom Gola Arena): 3,400 Fordham (Rose Hill): 3,200 |
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Post by longsuffering on Nov 28, 2022 21:14:19 GMT -5
He said if Fitton were ever rebuilt, it would be downsized to 14-15,000 seats. The Hart court is right-sized at about 3,500. The rink should hold 2,200-2,300 (The expanded stadium for soccer/lacrosse would seat 3,000. Field hockey and track will probably see more seating than now in conjunction with increased seating for the soccer stadium. The new softball field will probably have more seating than present.) Talk about locking a program into the Patriot League. The Hart Center not only doesn't buy a look from the Big East, it's really too small for any aspirant conference for the program in the Northeast, Look at the A-10: Dayton (UD Arena): 13,435 St. Louis (Chaifetz Arena): 10,600 George Mason (EagleBank Arena): 10,000 UMass (Mullins Center): 9,493 URI (Ryan Center): 8,000 VCU (Siegel Center): 7,617 Richmond (Robins Center): 7,201 Bona (Reilly Center): 5,480 Davidson (Belk Arena): 5,223 Loyola Chicago (Gentile Arena): 4,963 George Washington (Smith Center): 4,338 St Joe's (Hagan Arena): 4,200 Duquesne (Cooper Fieldhouse): 3,500 La Salle (Tom Gola Arena): 3,400 Fordham (Rose Hill): 3,200 DCU Center 13,000 capacity for basketball one mile away. If ever needed. |
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Post by aaa8316 on Nov 29, 2022 0:58:30 GMT -5
Talk about locking a program into the Patriot League. The Hart Center not only doesn't buy a look from the Big East, it's really too small for any aspirant conference for the program in the Northeast, Look at the A-10: Dayton (UD Arena): 13,435 St. Louis (Chaifetz Arena): 10,600 George Mason (EagleBank Arena): 10,000 UMass (Mullins Center): 9,493 URI (Ryan Center): 8,000 VCU (Siegel Center): 7,617 Richmond (Robins Center): 7,201 Bona (Reilly Center): 5,480 Davidson (Belk Arena): 5,223 Loyola Chicago (Gentile Arena): 4,963 George Washington (Smith Center): 4,338 St Joe's (Hagan Arena): 4,200 Duquesne (Cooper Fieldhouse): 3,500 La Salle (Tom Gola Arena): 3,400 Fordham (Rose Hill): 3,200 DCU Center 13,000 capacity for basketball one mile away. If ever needed. And attended historically by not even a quarter of that capacity when HC plays there -- BBALL or HOCK. What problem(s) are we trying to solve here? |
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Post by longsuffering on Nov 29, 2022 1:05:45 GMT -5
DCU Center 13,000 capacity for basketball one mile away. If ever needed. And attended historically by not even a quarter of that capacity when HC plays there -- BBALL or HOCK. What problem(s) are we trying to solve here? There is no problem of overcrowding at the Hart but DFW Hoya is trying to prove that HC is locked into the Patriot League because the Hart is too small for any other league in the northeast. Moving to a more challenging league is the least of HC BB or hockey worries right now but if capacity is ever an issue, the DCU is similar to other civic center arenas other schools in higher level leagues play in. |
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Post by trimster on Nov 30, 2022 8:47:14 GMT -5
Talk about locking a program into the Patriot League. The Hart Center not only doesn't buy a look from the Big East, it's really too small for any aspirant conference for the program in the Northeast, Look at the A-10: Dayton (UD Arena): 13,435 St. Louis (Chaifetz Arena): 10,600 George Mason (EagleBank Arena): 10,000 UMass (Mullins Center): 9,493 URI (Ryan Center): 8,000 VCU (Siegel Center): 7,617 Richmond (Robins Center): 7,201 Bona (Reilly Center): 5,480 Davidson (Belk Arena): 5,223 Loyola Chicago (Gentile Arena): 4,963 George Washington (Smith Center): 4,338 St Joe's (Hagan Arena): 4,200 Duquesne (Cooper Fieldhouse): 3,500 La Salle (Tom Gola Arena): 3,400 Fordham (Rose Hill): 3,200 DCU Center 13,000 capacity for basketball one mile away. If ever needed. It won’t be. |
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Post by timholycross on Nov 30, 2022 10:30:17 GMT -5
It's an interesting league in that there are 8 haves in terms of decent-sized gyms, and 8 have-nots.
We certainly would be a have not. But nicer than the bottom two.
Duquesne's new place looks fantastic, even if it is small.
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Post by bfoley82 on Nov 30, 2022 12:03:32 GMT -5
It's an interesting league in that there are 8 haves in terms of decent-sized gyms, and 8 have-nots. We certainly would be a have not. But nicer than the bottom two. Duquesne's new place looks fantastic, even if it is small. Duquesne has a 19,758 seat arena right down the street (says 0.1 miles away) if they ever need it. |
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Post by purplehaze on Nov 30, 2022 12:16:25 GMT -5
Plenty of opportunities elsewhere to post on bball topics - Let’s get back to hockey facilities Please
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Post by cruskater31 on Nov 30, 2022 13:14:59 GMT -5
FWIW,I asked a couple of my high schoolers how much do facilities play a role in the decision making process. They said it is a complete package of weight rooms, athletic facilities in general, the canpus, and the arena (but one hinted that a cool atmosphere with bands and chanting does weight heavier than others). One commented on how awesome the Luth is but the rink would need to be updated.
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Post by longsuffering on Nov 30, 2022 18:46:40 GMT -5
Chants or similar revelry at the Hart Center have appeared during winning seasons. Band is harder to pin down. While you can count on the cheerleaders to show up to basketball games when school is in session, the band has been more sporadic. With the opening of the Prior Center for the Performing Arts, perhaps student musicians are being pulled in multiple directions.
Band members are student volunteers. I have thought about whether they should receive stipends but that might open a can of worms about which student volunteers get stipends and which don't.
I do think somebody in the administration should be attempting to equitably distribute whatever student musician time is available between basketball, hockey and the Prior.
I hope band members are loving being part of the undefeated football season. I also hope the NCAA funds band travel expenses to Frisco for the two schools that meet for the championship, whoever they are.
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Post by cruskater31 on Dec 1, 2022 9:51:01 GMT -5
Chants or similar revelry at the Hart Center have appeared during winning seasons. Band is harder to pin down. While you can count on the cheerleaders to show up to basketball games when school is in session, the band has been more sporadic. With the opening of the Prior Center for the Performing Arts, perhaps student musicians are being pulled in multiple directions. Band members are student volunteers. I have thought about whether they should receive stipends but that might open a can of worms about which student volunteers get stipends and which don't. I do think somebody in the administration should be attempting to equitably distribute whatever student musician time is available between basketball, hockey and the Prior. I hope band members are loving being part of the undefeated football season. I also hope the NCAA funds band travel expenses to Frisco for the two schools that meet for the championship, whoever they are. Interesting points! I feel like for a while in the mid-2010's we did have more games with the band (usually men's hockey) at Hart. Back about 12-13 years ago, I dabbled in the trumpet during my time at HC when I was dating the drum major. If I didn't have a club game I would play with the pep band. We barely had any hockey games. It appears the band is smaller than it was 12-13 years ago. I would hope that opening the Prior would draw more student musicians to HC and hopefully lead to more band members. I am not sure how much overlap there is between the Pep/Marching band and other musical ensembles. How about band schollies like we have an organ scholarship! |
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Post by longsuffering on Dec 1, 2022 12:53:22 GMT -5
How about the next update to the Hart include small organs (musical ones) installed in the basketball and hockey arenas so when the band isn't available an organ scholar can whip up the crowd like they do at Boston Garden and Fenway Park?
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Post by sader1970 on Dec 1, 2022 12:58:37 GMT -5
Pass.
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Post by longsuffering on Dec 1, 2022 15:18:57 GMT -5
Yes, the loud rap music is preferable. I still can't specifically recall if Worcester Auditorium had an organ player for HC games. |
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Post by fillfittonfield on Dec 1, 2022 18:42:32 GMT -5
Plenty of opportunities elsewhere to post on bball topics - Let’s get back to hockey facilities Please I second this motion! |
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Post by matunuck on Jan 26, 2023 16:31:42 GMT -5
Riga email today:
"A major component of establishing our program as a post-season contender each season is a facility renovation. We have started working toward that important project, and had an opportunity to receive feedback on initial concepts from a small group of program alumni and stakeholders this past weekend at Sacred Heart. I know that our hockey community is passionate about the potential of our program, and I look forward to sharing more information on this topic in the coming months."
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Post by timholycross on Jan 26, 2023 18:19:25 GMT -5
It's an interesting league in that there are 8 haves in terms of decent-sized gyms, and 8 have-nots. We certainly would be a have not. But nicer than the bottom two. Duquesne's new place looks fantastic, even if it is small. Duquesne has a 19,758 seat arena right down the street (says 0.1 miles away) if they ever need it. ...which they seem to play in as much as HC plays at DCU. As Pitt has a 12K seat arena, I'd say the Penguins' place is hockey only at this point. |
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Post by bfoley82 on Jan 26, 2023 20:49:31 GMT -5
Duquesne has a 19,758 seat arena right down the street (says 0.1 miles away) if they ever need it. ...which they seem to play in as much as HC plays at DCU. As Pitt has a 12K seat arena, I'd say the Penguins' place is hockey only at this point. They played six games there in 2019-2020 season when the new on campus building was open. They haven't played there since with the pandemic and stuff. |
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Post by cruskater31 on Jan 27, 2023 9:46:04 GMT -5
Having an on-campus rink or a nearby rink dedicated to the team (thinking about RMU and the Island Sports Center) is huge both for recruiting but also just morale. My high school played at a nearby, public rink which we shared with Tufts University (varsity not even a club team) and the local junior club team. Each organization had a dedicated varsity locker room decked out in the school colors with a custom carpet and nice lockers, but I couldn't imagine being a NCAA varsity hockey player and having a locker room the size of a broom closet. At least HC is ahead of Mercyhurst (their most recent renovation might have been painting the beams green as the only time I was there I feel like they were a regular old neutral color). First RIT opened their barn, then it was Canisius in the LECOM Harborcenter (not on campus), Bentley, and now Sacred Heart. When UConn was in the conference, they still played at the Freitas Ice Forum. The Toscano Forum at UConn is beautiful and certainly befitting a Hockey East team. The Niagara rink is similar to ours but is newer so perhaps the facilities are a bit better and larger.
Point is, we are at or near the bottom of capacity in all of D1, but not far off from some other Atlantic Hockey teams. I guess the rink project will tell us a lot about the direction of our program, conferences, etc.
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