{"id":355942,"date":"2021-10-21T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/behind-the-scenes-as-liu-launched-a-new-ncaa-hockey-program\/"},"modified":"2021-10-21T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T10:00:00","slug":"behind-the-scenes-as-liu-launched-a-new-ncaa-hockey-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/behind-the-scenes-as-liu-launched-a-new-ncaa-hockey-program\/","title":{"rendered":"#Behind the scenes as LIU launched a new NCAA hockey program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3065771950c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3065771950c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/behind-the-scenes-as-liu-launched-a-new-ncaa-hockey-program\/#As_sports_were_shutting_down_amid_the_pandemic_LIU_was_daring_to_start_a_Division_I_hockey_program_How_the_nations_youngest_coach_and_a_last-minute_roster_of_dreamers_scored_this_unlikely_power_play\" >As sports were shutting down amid the pandemic, LIU was daring to start a Division I hockey program. How the nation\u2019s youngest coach and a last-minute roster of dreamers scored this unlikely power play.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Behind the scenes as LIU launched a new NCAA hockey program<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/liu-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"As_sports_were_shutting_down_amid_the_pandemic_LIU_was_daring_to_start_a_Division_I_hockey_program_How_the_nations_youngest_coach_and_a_last-minute_roster_of_dreamers_scored_this_unlikely_power_play\"><\/span>As sports were shutting down amid the pandemic, LIU was daring to start a Division I hockey program. How the nation\u2019s youngest coach and a last-minute roster of dreamers scored this unlikely power play.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Where to begin?<\/p>\n<p>Brett Riley was to build a Division I hockey program from scratch. He had a handful of months to cobble together a roster. Riley, then 29, arrived at Long Island University as the youngest coach in the country, heading the nation\u2019s first new D-I program in five years, the first this century without a long-standing campus club team to serve as a foundation.<\/p>\n<p>There was no blueprint to follow. There was no shortage of challenges. There was no locker room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe converted an old snack bar and arcade into a pretty cool spot,\u201d Riley said of last season\u2019s makeshift locker room. \u201cWe were taking the trash out, bringing chairs in, ordering carpets and rugs, adding signage. There\u2019s a lot of different jobs I could add to my resume. That\u2019s part of the build. You\u2019re the fashion coordinator, you\u2019re getting kids visas, you\u2019re the ops director, you have to order tape, you\u2019re trying to find a staff, you schedule, then you reschedule. \u2026 Our practice jerseys came in the day of our first practice, our one set of jerseys, and I admittedly forgot numbers on the sleeve, which is an NCAA rule. You make mistakes.<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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