re: Why doesn't LSU have a hockey team?

Would cost a lot of money for an NCAA team. If you're going to have a real team, you need a public rink for them to play on (not Leo's) and practice facilities. Not to mention coaches, player scholarships, equipment, et cetera. Finally, travel costs. There is only one NCAA hockey team in the southern United States, Alabama-Huntsville (not the main campus, the Huntsville campus.) The next-closest teams are in Colorado, Illinois and Ohio.

You could satisfy Title IX by having a women's hockey team too, but it's just very expensive. We already have an athletic department with a spotty record of supporting Olympic sports. No chance that they start up hockey teams. I'd love to see it because I enjoy going to hockey games, but it's not happening.