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NBR: UAH Alumni raise $17 million to secure the future of Chargers Hockey - blazerjay - 11-11-2020 03:06 PM Reminiscent of 2015... https://www.nhl.com/news/the-university-of-alabama-in-huntsville-hockey-program-preserved/c-319608712?tid=306702280 Quote:The University of Alabama in Huntsville, along with alumni and supporters, are committing $17 million to preserve and enhance the only NCAA Division I hockey team in the southeastern United States... https://www.al.com/news/2020/11/17-million-pledged-to-support-ice-hockey-at-uah-program-aims-for-long-term-future.html Quote:Ice hockey appears to have a “long-term” future at the University of Alabama in Huntsville after news about the embattled program today from UAH and the National Hockey League... RE: NBR: UAH Alumni raise $17 million to secure the future of Charger Hockey - BlazerGreen - 11-11-2020 03:45 PM Amazing news. Congratulations to UAH and Charger Hockey! RE: NBR: UAH Alumni raise $17 million to secure the future of Chargers Hockey - C-Finder - 11-11-2020 08:29 PM Congrats! The sport is growing a bit down here. I wonder who'll be their Bill Clark? RE: NBR: UAH Alumni raise $17 million to secure the future of Chargers Hockey - BlazerFromMD - 11-12-2020 08:45 AM That's great news. Now they need to find a new conference affiliation, because this is the last year of the WCHA. Everyone but UAH and Alaska-Fairbanks was invited to join the CCHA and Alaska-Anchorage is shutting their program down. It would be nice to see them get into the ECAC for hockey, which has several engineering-oriented schools. Unfortunately, the conference is also loaded with Ivy League blue bloods who would not welcome an Alabama school. RE: NBR: UAH Alumni raise $17 million to secure the future of Chargers Hockey - UAB Band Dad - 11-12-2020 03:32 PM I don't want to rain on the parade, but this is a patch, not a save. It's not enough for an arena. They don't have a viable conference affiliation, and if they do get into one they still face huge travel costs. I respect the effort and wish them all the best with it, but I'm afraid this is a long term losing effort unless they find a financial angel. RE: NBR: UAH Alumni raise $17 million to secure the future of Chargers Hockey - blazerjay - 11-12-2020 08:34 PM (11-12-2020 03:32 PM)UAB Band Dad Wrote: I don't want to rain on the parade, but RE: NBR: UAH Alumni raise $17 million to secure the future of Chargers Hockey - BlazerFromMD - 11-16-2020 09:00 AM Half of ECAC Hockey will not be playing this season. The Ivy League has cancelled all winter sports, including those that are are competed in a different conference. That leaves 6 teams active in the league. Some of those 6, such as RPI, are still not allowing any of their athletic teams to practice. I don't know if the WCHA is going to be allowing members to add more non-conference games. UAH has a non-conf series scheduled at Robert Morris, which is near Pittsburgh. I called their ticket office to see if they were allowing fans, but they are limiting attendance to 30! |