IceGators returning ... to Blackham

Hmmm... will the Blackham undergo renovations?... I question the ability to maintain the ice with the Blackham in its current shape..

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Originally Posted by G3tY4S0m3

_ Hmmm... will the Blackham undergo renovations?... I question the ability to maintain the ice with the Blackham in its current shape.. _

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I would think that it would have to....

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Originally Posted by Turbine

_ Money Blackham makes off of general events along with the Mudbugs, and IceGators should go to R.C.A.F.

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I like that idea Turbine!!!

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Originally Posted by CajunCanaille

_ I agree. This is a good opportunity for the RCAF to get a boost.

I also like the idea of these teams doing some upgrades to Blackham like what the Bullfrogs did to the Tigue. I know some (maybe most) people don't agree but I would love to see the Cajun basketball team in a new upgraded Blackham in the future.

Either way, welcome back Icegators! _

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I would LOVE to see the basketball games held in Blackham again! My first semester at UL, because of the Katrina evacuees in the Dome, the bball games were held at Blackham. They were 10 times as fun as the ones in the Dome. We might actually fill Blackham because is so small, where do don't come close to doing that at the Dome.

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Originally Posted by jimbo

_ I like that idea Turbine!!! _

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Let's hope the SPHL doesn't get greedy like the ECHL and WPHL trying to put a team in every city in Louisiana. I really think this is what killed the IceGators the first time.

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Originally Posted by RCAJUN90

_ Let's hope the SPHL doesn't get greedy like the ECHL and WPHL trying to put a team in every city in Louisiana. I really think this is what killed the IceGators the first time. _

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Great point! Our attendance shrunk over the years for several reasons, but this one is huge. Once Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Lake Charles all got ice hockey teams it took away from the Icegators.

I just can't wait to do the CHOMP again. DAMN IT'S BEEN LONG ENOUGH! ..O..

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Originally Posted by TheRaginCajun06

_ Great point! Our attendance shrunk over the years for several reasons, but this one is huge. Once Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Lake Charles all got ice hockey teams it took away from the Icegators.

I just can't wait to do the CHOMP again. DAMN IT'S BEEN LONG ENOUGH! ..O.. _

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I would think just the opposite. Nothing like a rivalry with your neighbors. Beats the hell outta Biloxi or Florida. I seriously doubt that many traveled to Lafayette from BR, NOLA or LC to support the Ice Gators. Just sayin and have no proof of my theory. I think the collaspe of the original Gators was greed.

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Originally Posted by LSUTiger4RaginCajuns

_ I would think just the opposite. Nothing like a rivalry with your neighbors. Beats the hell outta Biloxi or Florida. I seriously doubt that many traveled to Lafayette from BR, NOLA or LC to support the Ice Gators. Just sayin and have no proof of my theory. I think the collaspe of the original Gators was greed. _

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Many folks traveled from BR and LC to the games. A few even traveled from NOLA. It made the IceGators something special then LC, BR and NOLA all got teams so they quit coming. Will that happen again? I don't know. It will depend on the atmosphere at the games. I stopped going the last two years of the IceGators because it just wasn't worth it. 1,500 in the Cajundome just was not as much fun as 12,000. It will not have the novelty affect as the first go around. It seems this league is perfectly suited for hockey in the South. It is mainly a weekend league. We shall see.

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Originally Posted by LSUTiger4RaginCajuns

I would think just the opposite. Nothing like a rivalry with your neighbors. Beats the hell outta Biloxi or Florida. I seriously doubt that many traveled to Lafayette from BR, NOLA or LC to support the Ice Gators. Just sayin and have no proof of my theory. I think the collaspe of the original Gators was greed.

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You'd actually be surprised how many people did drive to Lafayette from Baton Rouge and the Lake Charles area to watch the Ice Gators.

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Originally Posted by RaginCajun77

_ You'd actually be surprised how many people did drive to Lafayette from Baton Rouge and the Lake Charles area to watch the Ice Gators. _

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Dont forget about the 2 hour ride to Beaumont.

______ on the Iceholes::x::

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Originally Posted by LSUTiger4RaginCajuns

_ I seriously doubt that many traveled to Lafayette from BR, NOLA or LC to support the Ice Gators.

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Not true at all. Many traveled to Lafayette to see the games. North La. BR. LC. Texas and Mississippi. Only after these cities got a team did they stay home. The second year was sold out for every game except two...11,800 fans. The NHL sent reps. to check out the reason why a team in Lafayette that didn't know much about hockey packed them in.....Greed was the mean reason that started the fall. A family of four could see the game for $20. Then it went up to $36...