Couldn't the CEC be retrofitted to allow for hockey? Also the vast majority of CU's out of state population is from California, which is now amazingly enough a hotbed for hockey recruits. Most of these recruits are forced to play Junior Hockey and NCAA hockey on the east coast or Midwest. I am of the opinion CU could corner the market on California and In-State recruits. As for hockey tradition, I see your view, but if University of Nebraska-Omaha and University of Alabama-Huntsville can field D-I hockey teams (and find recruits) CU should have no problem. Also if you look specifically at the Big-10 schools, Ohio State, Mich, Mich State, and Wisconsin they all field terrific football and hockey programs, the same is true of Notre Dame. I would really get behind this idea if it were ever proposed. You could alternate home and away with B-ball maximizing revenue for the CEC and athletic dept. while opening up your school to a whole new potential student base.