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False Dude
post Sep 10 2007, 03:27 PM
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http://www.depts.ttu.edu/communications/ne...ckey-letter.php

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With a sensational season behind us, we now look to a cloudy future. With the departure of the Lubbock Cotton Kings of the Central Hockey League, and the collapse of the ice plant which makes the ice and maintains hockey here at the City Bank Coliseum in Lubbock, Texas, the Texas Tech hockey program’s future in Lubbock may be in jeopardy. The ice plant must be replaced in order for hockey to survive in the Hub City, and not just Tech hockey. The Lubbock Youth Hockey program, as well as the Lubbock Adult Hockey program, the Lubbock Figure Skating Club, General Public Skating, Open Skates, and any ice event that may take place at the City Bank Coliseum will be done. Action must be taken, we must come together as a community, as a family and save a sport and a recreational outlet that all will truly miss.

Finances for this ice plant and the future growth of hockey in Lubbock and its surrounding South Plain cities are the key to success. Texas Tech hockey has committed itself to that growth and prosperity, and will take on the role of leader and director of all hockey operations at the City Bank Coliseum. To do this will cost money, and the cost we are looking at is approximately $250,000. This money will give us the means to purchase a new ice plant ($100,000), purchase a new Zamboni machine ($40,000), and purchase the hockey materials and machinery to run the facility and to also pay to staff the City Bank Coliseum with the right hockey personnel ($50,000). The remaining funds will be distributed towards the Tech Hockey program, the youth program, adult program and any other areas that will encompass the usage of the ice ($60,000).


Looks like no more hockey for Tech or anyone in Lubbock.


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post Sep 10 2007, 04:44 PM
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Waste of time/money/effort/etc.


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post Sep 10 2007, 04:50 PM
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for lubbock i'd rather see them invest in a minor league baseball team. esp if they could latch onto the rangers or astros farm system.
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post Sep 10 2007, 06:40 PM
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Why so serious?


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QUOTE (impala454 @ Sep 10 2007, 05:50 PM) *
for lubbock i'd rather see them invest in a minor league baseball team. esp if they could latch onto the rangers or astros farm system.

The Crickets baseball team went under years ago.


I blame the name choice...

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post Sep 10 2007, 07:04 PM
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yeah but they weren't a real minor league team. it was some dumbass league just like the cotton kings were in. i'm talkin a real A or AA or even AAA major league farm club. i.e. round rock express, corpus christi hooks, etc
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post Sep 10 2007, 07:11 PM
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QUOTE (impala454 @ Sep 10 2007, 08:04 PM) *
yeah but they weren't a real minor league team. it was some dumbass league just like the cotton kings were in. i'm talkin a real A or AA or even AAA major league farm club. i.e. round rock express, corpus christi hooks, etc


it would be nice be we couldn't support it.
i remember when tech baseball was good (like top 25 team) and the attendance was ultra-shabby.
there is no way we could maintain a single A team.


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post Sep 10 2007, 07:29 PM
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I always thought the Cotton Kings team name was GHEY then I hear of the "Crickets"??? That's uber-GHEY.

People in Lubbock need to learn how to name sports teams, the names are supposed to be intimidating.
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post Sep 10 2007, 08:09 PM
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QUOTE (blaarg @ Sep 10 2007, 08:11 PM) *
it would be nice be we couldn't support it.
i remember when tech baseball was good (like top 25 team) and the attendance was ultra-shabby.
there is no way we could maintain a single A team.

eh people don't get into college baseball as easily... corpus christi isn't that much bigger than lubbock and they have a AA team that's really popular there (the hooks) that's in the astros farm system. i think lubbock could support one. i heard stuff last year about someone trying to get the money together to build a stadium... just never heard anything else.
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post Sep 11 2007, 01:01 PM
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The tech hockey team just signed a lease with the City to use the coliseum. Unless something drastic happened i think this is an old press release.
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post Sep 11 2007, 01:05 PM
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QUOTE (impala454 @ Sep 10 2007, 09:09 PM) *
eh people don't get into college baseball as easily... corpus christi isn't that much bigger than lubbock and they have a AA team that's really popular there (the hooks) that's in the astros farm system. i think lubbock could support one. i heard stuff last year about someone trying to get the money together to build a stadium... just never heard anything else.


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If we couldn't support not even an A team what makes you believe that we could do a farm system team?

I guess quality of play would be better but I just don't see it working out here. People are pretty much indifferent to sports other than football here.


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post Sep 11 2007, 02:08 PM
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LOL ... so how much are they charging to play on it this season, $5,000?

last year they fucking wanted $3,000 ....


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post Sep 11 2007, 02:12 PM
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Yep. Says in the letter that last year students had to pay $3200.


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