Just upset the premier program of College Hockey.
UNLV Hockey
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Ok I'll start with it was an exhibition.
With that out of the way.
This is still an absolutely massive upset.
Denver is ranked #5 in the country this year. Won it all last season.
What a win for the boys. I really hope somebody steps up and helps fund their move to D1.
With that out of the way.
This is still an absolutely massive upset.
Denver is ranked #5 in the country this year. Won it all last season.
What a win for the boys. I really hope somebody steps up and helps fund their move to D1.
You'd think our friends down the street would be eager and willing...
Time for Knights to sponsor them, you can't tell me nice 20 million donation can't be done.
Maybe.
I think if Foley is going to spend big money on supporting a University it would be West Point.
The Knights have already spent millions to help out the UNLV hockey program including use of all of their facilities.
Not really. It'll spike interest temporarily but it's not easy to follow, watch, etc.
I'm down. And also down to go to games and grab a beer. I've been to a few and it's a fun experience. With VGK going it sometimes conflicts with UNLV. Makes it hard to make many games..(I have VGK season tickets)
I aware. I'm saying I don't think Foley is going to drop the million plus dollars to pay for the move to D1. VGK have basically given them free Ice time for games and practice. Some equipment etc. But fully going T-Boone Pickens not sure Foley would. Maybe after this?
all the games are on YouTube. Home games anyway. Here’s the site:
UNLV Hockey
The official YouTube channel of the UNLV Skatin' Rebels. Stay tuned for game live streams, player interviews, and other features. #RebelHockey
youtube.com
For context.
Read the replies.
Exhibition or not its a massive upset. The word embarrassing is popping up a lot.
It was Denver's whole starting lineup minus one player who is at world juniors and their head coach.
Rebs chased the starting goalie of the defending national champs after putting 4 biscuits in the basket on him.
all the games are on YouTube. Home games anyway. Here’s the site:
UNLV Hockey
The official YouTube channel of the UNLV Skatin' Rebels. Stay tuned for game live streams, player interviews, and other features. #RebelHockey
Nice. I've watched a few that way. I didn't realize they did all of them.
More context.
Denver had 5 power plays to UNLVs zero. That's nuts. Hockey refs almost always give you a soft call when the penalties get that lopsided. (It's not like some unwritten rule but you see it a lot)
Even more context..
Now to be fair hockey has the most amount of 'luck' of the major sports. Harmless shot from 20 feet out catches a skate takes weird angle goes in. Your team dominates puck possession triples the opponents high danger chances and somehow you're down 1-0 or 2-0.
If UNLV played Denver 10 times they are losing 9 of them. This just happened to be the one. And it's pretty damn impressive regardless.
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"Do you believe in miracles".............It can happen especially in an exhibition game. I guarantee you after 2nd intermission when they came out for the 3rd period Denver wasn't treating it like an exhibition game. Did they even post a line? Can you imagine Moneyline +25000
whatever the Howard vs UNLV (sorry for the reminder) line was and multiply that by a couple thousand and that would be the line. UNLV is just a club team playing a storied college hockey program that’s won multiple championships with multiple nhl draft picks.
It’s a huge win, adds legitimacy to unlv hockey.
Luck my ass. My REBELS are just too GOOD.
big win even in an exhibition Those kids will remember that game Cool experience
You can’t even get fullUNLv basketball games on YouTube. It’s pathetic.all the games are on YouTube. Home games anyway. Here’s the site:
UNLV Hockey
The official YouTube channel of the UNLV Skatin' Rebels. Stay tuned for game live streams, player interviews, and other features. #RebelHockey
$10 for kids, $15 for adults, not sure about rates for senior or if same as adults?
One thing I’ll say about Foley is he really has dropped the ball for supporting local hockey IMO. Does very little for youth hockey as far as funding and includes the rinks at t-mobile and Henderson rink as the required sheets of ice by the NHL. (Which the youth can’t really play at). The City of Henderson basically funded that who thing anyways. Yes him bringing the knights in sparked the youth hockey movement, but have been pretty disappointed by the lack of support especially with how this community has supported his team and made him millions.
He should be a huge advocate for UNLV hockey and fund raise to get them their own rink so they can get to D1. I’m assuming he doesn’t want competition either for the Silver Knights.
I am guessing you haven't followed UNLV hockey much? Foley has been very involved and done a lot for UNLV hockey as well as local hockey.
Move the Silver Knights to Reno (appropriate as the little brother) and support UNLV Hockey growth. Silver Knights would probably make more revenue up north.
I basically just follow UNLV Hockey on Twitter, so I know very little about the actual program, but it “feels” like we’ve been pretty decent over the course of the time I’ve been paying attention, at least amongst our regular competition.
What are next steps or what does it take to move up to D1 and is that something that seems realistic to happen in any near future?
Just curious.
What are next steps or what does it take to move up to D1 and is that something that seems realistic to happen in any near future?
Just curious.
He’s basically built one rink, CNA. The Water street rink the City of Henderson gave him that land and provided funding through the water street revival fund. Then the City of Henderson spent another $60 million towards the dollar loan center (lee’s currently). Then he took over Hylo where the Rebels used to play (so yes I’ve followed) to avoid having to build additional sheets of ice. Ice is a premium here in the valley that is constantly in use with hardly any availability .
I’m not discounting what he has done, because it’s been apparent with them moving into CNA. All I’m saying is the organization/ billionaire could really do a ton more for youth hockey and also help UNLV move into D1 status especially for a community that has supported his team so well.
