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Carver Arena Wet Spots

when the Rivermen play, do they repeatedly have to stop the game to fix the dry spots on the ice?

In my opinion, the Rivermen ARE a dry spot.
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With the attendance the Rivermen have, they could play their boxing matches, I mean games, at Lakeview. Especially when they make the playoffs. Too bad the Civic Center needs the revenue.
 
I'm not sure what the cost will be to clean this up but it is costing BU money not to fix this. When we played Villanova I remeber their head coach then saying one reason he will not play us again was because of the horrible court conditions. This has to be a priority for Carver! When is our contract up? I know we do not have much of a bargining chip but we could put pressure by proposing to build a on-campus basketball only arena. Carver management is just another 2nd rate organization that better get their priorities in line or else we should explore alternatives. This is just embarrassment for the university and Peoria that after so many years they cannot find a work around to this problem.
 
There is a thread on this everytime it happens because it is never fixed. It is an embarrassment to Bradley, the Civic Center, and the City of Peoria. It is never fixed because in spite of the pronouncements the Civic Center management doesn't really take it seriously. Maybe they will next month if Michigan State players are falling all over the court and Izzo pulls them off and refuses to send them back while the world watches on Sports Center. Or maybe when a high school player gets hurt and the IHSA pulls the state tournament out of Peoria. The truth is they have been very lucky over the years but eventually something very serious will happen. It doesn't matter how hard it is or how much it costs, the Civic Center needs to get serious and fix it or they need to choose between basketball and hockey.
 
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