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Who cares about Notre Dame? This isn't football or basketball. They have little to no hockey history. They aren't going to be a huge draw like North Dakota or Minnesota. UMaine fans aren't dumb enough to think that the Notre Dame hockey team is going to show up quarterbacked by Joe Montana.
Quinnipiac also has a better hockey program at this point, their arena is gorgeous, and they are a bus trip away from the Garden (aka might bring fans). All Notre Dame brings is a few extra games on NBCSN.
Thinking that adding Notre Dame would do ANYTHING for national exposure is foolish. College hockey is what it is, people who are interested in it will seek it out to watch. A casual fan on Friday night isn't going to say just happen to watch Notre Dame hockey and fall in love with Hockey East. People are already fans of certain things and will watch that (like NBA Fridays, or college hoops, or their local NHL team), especially because those things are just as easily available to watch. College hockey on NBCSN is less than a 0.1 ratings wise. That is less than 100,000 viewers. Go us.
Originally posted by umhockey91
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Quinnipiac also has a better hockey program at this point, their arena is gorgeous, and they are a bus trip away from the Garden (aka might bring fans). All Notre Dame brings is a few extra games on NBCSN.
Thinking that adding Notre Dame would do ANYTHING for national exposure is foolish. College hockey is what it is, people who are interested in it will seek it out to watch. A casual fan on Friday night isn't going to say just happen to watch Notre Dame hockey and fall in love with Hockey East. People are already fans of certain things and will watch that (like NBA Fridays, or college hoops, or their local NHL team), especially because those things are just as easily available to watch. College hockey on NBCSN is less than a 0.1 ratings wise. That is less than 100,000 viewers. Go us.
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