While watching the NCAA Frozen Four Tournament on ESPNU over the past week, it got me thinking about expanding athletics at PITT by 1 or 2 sports.  And with hockey you could add a men’s and women’s team.

It’s a simple question, Can PITT support NCAA Hockey teams’?

PITT already has a club hockey team that is a member of the ACHA and they made their first ever trip to Nationals before losing in OT to Oklahoma this season.

But imagine them in the Atlantic Hockey Conference (AHC) with Robert Morris. Then, just imagine playing Penn State in a home and home every season in hockey and just the atmosphere that there would be at that game and every hockey game for that matter.

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