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<blockquote data-quote="SnakePlissken" data-source="post: 1766213" data-attributes="member: 746392"><p>Yep. Whitman listed the reasons in the <a href="https://fightingillini.com/news/2022/5/2/general-illinois-athletics-discontinues-exploration-of-mens-ice-hockey.aspx" target="_blank">press release</a>:</p><p></p><p>Since we began our exploration of hockey years ago, meaningful landscape changes have pushed us to this unfortunate conclusion. We have stated repeatedly that we would not advance the hockey project without a sound funding and financial plan. To date, we have been unable to generate the financial support necessary to greenlight the project — a concern that grew even more daunting through the pandemic, when we saw cost projections for the new facility increase by 30%. </p><p></p><p>In addition, as has been well documented, college athletics is now existing in an incredibly fluid, dynamic environment, including <em>Alston</em> awards, NIL, and student-athlete employment rights. We are investing heavily in new benefits for student-athletes, which increases the marginal cost associated with any new sport offerings. Such intense disruption has created ambiguity about the future, and we believe it unwise for Illinois Athletics to expand our sport model in such an uncertain environment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SnakePlissken, post: 1766213, member: 746392"] Yep. Whitman listed the reasons in the [URL='https://fightingillini.com/news/2022/5/2/general-illinois-athletics-discontinues-exploration-of-mens-ice-hockey.aspx']press release[/URL]: Since we began our exploration of hockey years ago, meaningful landscape changes have pushed us to this unfortunate conclusion. We have stated repeatedly that we would not advance the hockey project without a sound funding and financial plan. To date, we have been unable to generate the financial support necessary to greenlight the project — a concern that grew even more daunting through the pandemic, when we saw cost projections for the new facility increase by 30%. In addition, as has been well documented, college athletics is now existing in an incredibly fluid, dynamic environment, including [I]Alston[/I] awards, NIL, and student-athlete employment rights. We are investing heavily in new benefits for student-athletes, which increases the marginal cost associated with any new sport offerings. Such intense disruption has created ambiguity about the future, and we believe it unwise for Illinois Athletics to expand our sport model in such an uncertain environment. [/QUOTE]
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