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With ASU’s upstart NCAA team being the talk of college hockey, their fellow PAC-12 schools are taking notice, and some hope to emulate their overnight success.  The University of Oregon’s club team is working diligently to position themselves alongside ASU and other big name schools in NCAA hockey.

With the recent success of Arizona State University’s NCAA hockey team (as well as University of Oregon’s club hockey team), it’s time for an in-depth look at the potential for PAC-12 hockey.

During Seattle’s recent acceptance into the NHL, a sound byte from the league mentioned the three pillars of a successful franchise:  solid ownership, robust fan support, and a modern arena. This article will discuss where Portland stands in all three facets.

Portland’s hockey community continues to be under-served in terms of public sheets of ice, and the metro area almost lost one of the three sheets this past summer when Mountain View Ice Arena’s closure was halted at the eleventh hour.  Between that and the anticipated opening of a two sheet facility in Beaverton, the community’s future is up in the air. This post will discuss the current situation regarding all of the individual rinks in the area.